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Tornado Warning 79, NWS Lincoln, IL

June 22, 2006Coles County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 2006, 5:38 PM CDT for Coles County, Illinois. It was in force for 24 min. 3 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
Jun 22, 2006, 5:38 PM CDT (22:38 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2006, 6:02 PM CDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Coles County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:37 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
Jun 22, 5:46 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 60Mattoon, ILESTIMATED WIND GUST...REPORTED BY A TRAINED SPOTTER AT THE INTERSECTION OF IL ROUTE 16 AND I-57
Jun 22, 5:48 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 703 Ne Mattoon, ILREPORTED BY IL STATE POLICE 4 MILES N OF I-57 AND IL ROUTE 16 JCT
Jun 22, 5:49 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 60Trilla, ILESTIMATED WIND GUST...6 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN IN MANY LOCATIONS

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
Jun 22, 11:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 80 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2006-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1783 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2006-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1783 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-75 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1138 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
48 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.7

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KILX 222237
TORILX
ILC029-222315-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0079.060622T2238Z-060622T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
538 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN COLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 538 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 3 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF LERNA...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTH OF MATTOON...MOVING
  EAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CHARLESTON...
  ASHMORE...

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 3952 8841 3937 8842 3940 8802 3960 8798

$$

SHIMON

&
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KILX 222245
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
545 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2006

ILC029-222315-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-060622T2315Z/
COLES-
545 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
COLES COUNTY...

AT 542 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LERNA...OR ABOUT NEAR MATTOON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED...
  CHARLESTON.
  ASHMORE.

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 3950 8835 3939 8831 3940 8802 3956 8799

$$

SHIMON

&
000 
WWUS53 KILX 222302
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
602 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2006

ILC029-222312-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-060622T2315Z/
COLES-
602 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLES COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...

AT 557 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE THUNDERSTORM THAT HAD PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAD 
WEAKENED...THUS THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 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 3950 8835 3939 8831 3940 8802 3956 8799

$$

SHIMON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 6:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXKnox23 min
Jun 22, 7:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton39 min
Jun 22, 8:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXPeoria, Tazewell31 min
Jun 22, 8:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXWoodford60 min
Jun 22, 8:19 AM CDTTornado WarningILXTazewell12 min
Jun 22, 8:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean49 min
Jun 22, 11:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXVermilion27 min
Jun 22, 11:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXLawrence37 min
Jun 22, 3:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClay, Effingham54 min
Jun 22, 4:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXEffingham37 min
Jun 22, 4:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXShelby56 min
Jun 22, 5:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXColes56 min
Jun 22, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClark46 min
Jun 22, 5:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXEdgar56 min
Jun 22, 5:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCumberland19 min
Jun 22, 5:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDouglas, Moultrie43 min
Jun 22, 6:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClark13 min
Jun 22, 6:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXEdgar25 min
Jun 22, 6:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXColes, Moultrie, Shelby6 hr
Jun 22, 6:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXEffingham6 hr

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.