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Tornado Warning 32, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Apr 2, 2006, 7:14 PM CDT for McLean County, Woodford County, Illinois. It was in force for 31 min. 6 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
- Apr 2, 2006, 7:14 PM CDT (00:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2006, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties McLean County, IL, Woodford County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 7:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Gridley, IL | WINDOWS BLOWN OUT. ROOF REMOVED FROM SOUTH SIDE OF A BUILDING. |
| Apr 2, 7:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Sw Arrowsmith, IL | BARNS BLOWN DOWN OR DAMAGED. |
| Apr 2, 7:21 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 S Arrowsmith, IL | TWO BARNS AND TWO SILOS DAMAGED. POWER LINES DOWN. MACHINE SHED DOORS BLOWN OFF. |
| Apr 2, 7:22 PM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 3 W Gridley, IL | PATH LENGTH 2.25 MILES, WIDTH 50 YARDS. MOVED INTO LIVINGSTON COUNTY. |
| Apr 2, 7:22 PM CDT | TORNADO | 8 S Flanagan, IL | HALF OF BARN ROOF REMOVED. BLOWING DEBRIS DAMAGED FARMHOUSE AND KNOCKED DOWN POWER POLE. WFO ILX SURVEY INDICATED F0 DAMAGE. |
| Apr 2, 7:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Sw Saybrook, IL | TORNADO DAMAGE REPORTED BY COUNTY ESDA. |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 3:50 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 57 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1184 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 746 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 253 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 276 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 4.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KILX 030014
TORILX
ILC113-203-030100-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0032.060403T0014Z-060403T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
714 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN WOODFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
EASTERN MCLEAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
* UNTIL 800 PM CDT
* AT 714 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES...
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EL PASO TO 9 MILES
WEST OF BELLFLOWER...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES EAST
OF EUREKA TO 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF CLINTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50
MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BELLFLOWER...
PLEASANT HILL...
LEXINGTON...
GRIDLEY...
ARROWSMITH...
SAYBROOK...
COLFAX...
CHENOA...
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...COOKSVILLE...MINONK AND
ANCHOR.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
NICKLE SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OF 70 MPH.
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.
THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. DAMAGING HIGH WINDS ARE LIKELY
WITH THIS SYSTEM. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IN A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR
ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR STURDY
SHELTER.
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 4092 8929 4028 8869 4030 8848 4040 8846
4071 8859 4093 8896
$$
AUTEN2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KILX 030034 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 733 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 ILC203-030043- /O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-060403T0100Z/ WOODFORD- 733 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WOODFORD COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 731 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM THAT HAD PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGER...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 4076 8891 4040 8846 4062 8847 4074 8860 $$ ILC113-030100- /O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-060403T0100Z/ MCLEAN- 733 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN MCLEAN COUNTY... AT 731 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LINE OF TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS. THESE TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHENOA TO 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ANCHOR...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES WEST OF PONTIAC TO GIBSON CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED... CROPSEY. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKLE SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. 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 4076 8891 4040 8846 4062 8847 4074 8860 $$ AUTEN
000 WWUS53 KILX 030045 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 745 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 ILC113-030055- /O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-060403T0100Z/ MCLEAN- 745 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MCLEAN COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 741 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM THAT HAD PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM. REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE SEVERE WEATHER. REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGER...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 4076 8891 4040 8846 4062 8847 4074 8860 $$ AUTEN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Crawford | 33 min |
| Apr 2, 7:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 44 min |
| Apr 2, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Edgar | 26 min |
| Apr 2, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Tazewell | 23 min |
| Apr 3, 2:09 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar and 19 more | 13 hr |
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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.