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Tornado Warning 64, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Apr 19, 2006, 12:18 AM CDT for Logan County, Illinois. It was in force for 27 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 19, 2006, 12:18 AM CDT (05:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2006, 12:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Logan County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 12:19 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Lincoln, IL | TREES DOWN AND ROOF DAMAGE TO STATE PRISON. IN ADDITION...80 FOOT HIGH VOLTAGE POWER POLES AND TREES DOWN ALONG OLD ROUTE 66 AND UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD TRACKS FOR A MILE...FROM ABOUT 2SW OF LINCOLN TO ABOUT 3 SW OF LINCOLN. |
| Apr 19, 12:19 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw Lincoln, IL | SEMI OVERTURNED ON I-55 AT MILE MARKER 123 |
| Apr 19, 12:19 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | 1 W Lincoln, IL | |
| Apr 19, 12:19 AM CDT | TORNADO | 2 W Lincoln, IL | *** 2 INJ *** 2 SEMI TRAILERS OVERTURNED ON I-55 AT MILE MARKER 126. |
| Apr 19, 12:19 AM CDT | TORNADO | 2 W Lincoln, IL | |
| Apr 19, 12:22 AM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Lincoln, IL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 69 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1825 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 276 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KILX 190518 TORILX ILC107-190545- /O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0064.060419T0518Z-060419T0545Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1218 AM CDT WED APR 19 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS * UNTIL 1245 AM CDT * AT 1218 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A TORNADO 2 MILES WEST OF LINCOLN .MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MOUNT PULASKI... LINCOLN... LAWNDALE... BEASON... CHESTNUT... 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 4023 8960 3998 8953 3998 8917 4026 8918 $$ SMITH
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KILX 190525 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1225 AM CDT WED APR 19 2006 ILC107-190545- /O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-060419T0545Z/ LOGAN- 1225 AM CDT WED APR 19 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTY... AT 1219 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LINCOLN...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED... CHESTNUT. BEASON. REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGER...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 4023 8950 4007 8949 4000 8917 4026 8918 $$ SMITH
000 WWUS53 KILX 190532 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1232 AM CDT WED APR 19 2006 ILC107-190545- /O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-060419T0545Z/ LOGAN- 1232 AM CDT WED APR 19 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT FOR EASTERN LOGAN COUNTY... AT 1230 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BEASON...OR ABOUT NEAR LINCOLN...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED... BEASON. CHESTNUT. 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 4022 8935 4005 8934 4000 8917 4026 8918 $$ SMITH
000 WWUS53 KILX 190547 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1247 AM CDT WED APR 19 2006 ILC107-190557- /O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-060419T0545Z/ LOGAN- 1247 AM CDT WED APR 19 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN LOGAN COUNTY EXPIRES AT 1245 AM CDT... AT 1241 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM THAT HAD PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGER...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 4022 8935 4005 8934 4000 8917 4026 8918 $$ SMITH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cumberland, Jasper | 33 min |
| Apr 18, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Crawford, Jasper | 47 min |
| Apr 18, 11:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Moultrie | 62 min |
| Apr 18, 11:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Lawrence | 59 min |
| Apr 18, 11:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Crawford | 56 min |
| Apr 19, 12:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Mason, Menard | 52 min |
| Apr 19, 12:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Lawrence | 50 min |
| Apr 19, 12:34 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Macon | 26 min |
| Apr 19, 12:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Piatt | 60 min |
| Apr 19, 12:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland | 58 min |
| Apr 19, 12:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Macon, Piatt | 31 min |
| Apr 19, 1:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean | 48 min |
| Apr 19, 1:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Douglas, Moultrie | 34 min |
| Apr 19, 1:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Piatt | 25 min |
| Apr 19, 1:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign | 56 min |
| Apr 19, 1:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Coles, Cumberland | 38 min |
| Apr 19, 1:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 49 min |
| Apr 19, 2:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Crawford, Jasper | 40 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.