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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Lincoln, IL

March 12, 2006Schuyler County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Mar 12, 2006, 11:56 PM CST for Schuyler County, Illinois. It was in force for 29 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Mar 12, 2006, 11:56 PM CST (05:56 UTC)
Expired
Mar 13, 2006, 12:25 AM CST
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Schuyler County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 13, 12:04 AM CSTHAIL 1Brooklyn, IL
Mar 13, 12:10 AM CSTHAIL 1Littleton, ILFROM SCHUYLER COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 12, 8:42 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 161 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2006-03-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2006-03-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 756 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
653 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
86 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
756 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
1064 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
5.3

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS53 KILX 130556
TORILX
ILC169-130630-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0015.060313T0556Z-060313T0630Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1156 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SCHUYLER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 1230 AM CST

* AT 1156 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES...9 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF HUNTSVILLE...OR ABOUT 21 MILES WEST OF RUSHVILLE...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BROOKLYN...
  LITTLETON...
  RUSHVILLE...
  RAY...

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...CAMDEN.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. THE STORM MAY
NOT BE PRODUCING A TORNADO AT THE MOMENT...BUT IS EXPECTED TO DURING
THE WARNING PERIOD. FOR YOUR SAFETY...GO INDOORS NOW TO AN INTERIOR
ROOM OR A BASEMENT...AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGER...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 4017 9092 4010 9090 4008 9064 4016 9045
      4029 9046 4028 9082

$$

MILLER
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KILX 130614
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1213 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006

ILC169-130630-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-060313T0630Z/
SCHUYLER-
1213 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CST FOR SCHUYLER 
COUNTY...

AT 1207 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LITTLETON...OR
ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF RUSHVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
1.5 TO 2 INCH HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT...BECAUSE THEY ARE HARD
TO SEE. DO NOT REMAIN IN YOUR CAR OR MOBILE HOME. INSTEAD...TAKE
COVER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING. GO TO A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR.

REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGER...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 4018 9080 4014 9073 4013 9068 4020 9052
      4029 9046 4028 9082

$$

MILLER
000 
WWUS53 KILX 130625
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1224 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006

ILC169-130634-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-060313T0630Z/
SCHUYLER-
1224 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SCHUYLER COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

AT 1224 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE THUNDERSTORM THAT HAD PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF
THE AREA...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM. REMAIN ALERT TO
THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE SEVERE WEATHER.

REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGER...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 4018 9080 4014 9073 4013 9068 4020 9052
      4029 9046 4028 9082

$$

MILLER

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 12, 7:10 PM CSTTornado WarningILXMorgan, Scott35 min
Mar 12, 7:43 PM CSTTornado WarningILXMorgan, Sangamon47 min
Mar 12, 8:25 PM CSTTornado WarningILXLogan, Sangamon50 min
Mar 12, 8:55 PM CSTTornado WarningILXDeWitt, Macon50 min
Mar 12, 9:38 PM CSTTornado WarningILXChampaign, DeWitt, McLean, Piatt52 min
Mar 12, 10:20 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXKnox55 min
Mar 12, 10:39 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean13 min
Mar 12, 10:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXStark64 min
Mar 12, 11:08 PM CSTTornado WarningILXKnox, Peoria37 min
Mar 12, 11:23 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton, Schuyler37 min
Mar 12, 11:38 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMarshall, Peoria, Woodford67 min
Mar 13, 12:10 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton55 min
Mar 13, 12:24 AM CSTTornado WarningILXFulton44 min
Mar 13, 12:58 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXPeoria25 min
Mar 13, 1:21 AM CSTTornado WarningILXMorgan, Sangamon39 min
Mar 13, 2:00 AM CSTTornado WarningILXSangamon30 min
Mar 13, 2:51 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXSangamon24 min
Mar 13, 2:57 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXLogan27 min
Mar 13, 2:59 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian33 min
Mar 13, 3:05 AM CSTWind AdvisoryILXCass, Champaign, Christian, Coles, DeWitt, Douglas and 21 more16 hr
Mar 13, 3:09 AM CSTTornado WarningILXChristian24 min
Mar 13, 3:20 AM CSTTornado WarningILXMacon25 min
Mar 13, 3:30 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMoultrie, Shelby30 min
Mar 13, 3:37 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXPiatt23 min
Mar 13, 4:00 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMoultrie27 min
Mar 13, 5:54 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClay, Richland42 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.