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Tornado Warning 68, NWS Lincoln, IL

May 17, 2006Peoria County, Stark County, Woodford County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at May 17, 2006, 5:01 PM CDT for Peoria County, Stark County, Woodford County, Illinois. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 17, 2006, 5:01 PM CDT (22:01 UTC)
Expired
May 17, 2006, 5:30 PM CDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Peoria County, IL, Stark County, IL, Woodford County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 17, 2:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 104 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 12:00Z on 2006-05-17Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2006-05-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 27 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1556 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KILX 172201
TORILX
ILC143-175-203-172230-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0068.060517T2201Z-060517T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
501 PM CDT WED MAY 17 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN WOODFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
  PEORIA COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
  STARK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 530 PM CDT

* AT 501 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES...NEAR
  TOULON...OR ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTH OF KEWANEE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
  55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LAURA...
  PRINCEVILLE...
  MONICA...
  BRIMFIELD...
  DUNLAP...
  ALTA...
  KICKAPOO...
  PEORIA...

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...DUNCAN...MOSSVILLE...SPRING
BAY...HANNA CITY...SMITHVILLE...NORWOOD...BELLEVUE...WEST PEORIA AND
BARTONVILLE.

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 4117 8979 4076 8946 4074 8956 4071 8956
      4067 8963 4059 8967 4060 8980 4105 8999
      4109 8999 4117 8982

$$

HJS
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KILX 172219
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
518 PM CDT WED MAY 17 2006

ILC143-175-203-172230-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0068.000000T0000Z-060517T2230Z/
STARK-PEORIA-WOODFORD-
518 PM CDT WED MAY 17 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR STARK...
PEORIA AND WESTERN WOODFORD COUNTIES...

AT 514 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 
NEAR PEORIA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.  TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED 
WELL DEFINED WALL CLOUD EAST OF WEST JERSEY NEAR PRINCEVILLE AT 513 
PM.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT...AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

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 4117 8979 4076 8946 4074 8956 4071 8956
      4067 8963 4059 8967 4060 8980 4105 8999
      4109 8999 4117 8982

$$

HJS
000 
WWUS53 KILX 172221 CCA
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
518 PM CDT WED MAY 17 2006

CORRECTED FOR LOCATION OF TORNADO

ILC143-175-203-172230-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0068.000000T0000Z-060517T2230Z/
STARK-PEORIA-WOODFORD-
518 PM CDT WED MAY 17 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR 
STARK...PEORIA AND WESTERN WOODFORD COUNTIES...

AT 514 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION.  TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED 
WELL DEFINED WALL CLOUD EAST OF WEST JERSEY NEAR PRINCEVILLE AT 513 
PM.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT...AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

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 4117 8979 4076 8946 4074 8956 4071 8956
      4067 8963 4059 8967 4060 8980 4105 8999
      4109 8999 4117 8982

$$

HJS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 17, 4:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMarshall, Peoria, Stark, Woodford48 min
May 17, 5:31 PM CDTTornado WarningILXPeoria, Tazewell, Woodford44 min
May 17, 5:31 PM CDTTornado WarningILXPeoria, Tazewell, Woodford44 min
May 17, 6:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean, Woodford41 min
May 17, 6:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMarshall, Peoria, Woodford52 min
May 17, 6:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDeWitt, Piatt50 min
May 17, 6:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean39 min

Nearby

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.