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Tornado Warning 80, NWS Lincoln, IL

July 19, 2006Fulton County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Jul 19, 2006, 3:59 PM CDT for Fulton County, Illinois. It was in force for 31 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
Jul 19, 2006, 3:59 PM CDT (20:59 UTC)
Expired
Jul 19, 2006, 4:30 PM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Fulton County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 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
Jul 19, 3:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 124 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 2006-07-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1900 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 2006-07-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -5 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
1900 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-143 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
874 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KILX 192059
TORILX
ILC057-192130-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0080.060719T2059Z-060719T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
359 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN FULTON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 430 PM CDT.

* AT 359 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 3 MILES
  EAST OF CANTON MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RURAL FULTON COUNTY...

DAMAGING HIGH WINDS ARE LIKELY FROM THIS LINE OF STORMS...WITH BRIEF
TORNADOES POSSIBLE ANYWHERE ALONG THE LINE. 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 4063 9000 4049 9006 4043 8995 4050 8989
      4060 8988

$$

CHURCHILL
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KILX 192115
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
415 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2006

ILC057-192130-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-060719T2130Z/
FULTON-
415 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
FULTON COUNTY...

AT 410 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF
ST. DAVID...OR ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CANTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 5 MPH.

PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED...
  ST. DAVID.
  DUNFERMLINE.
  BANNER.

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO...AS YOU MAY END UP
DRIVING INTO THE PATH OF THE STORM. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT ON THE ROAD
WHEN A TORNADO THREATENS...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING.
IF NONE IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT...AND
COVER YOUR HEAD. DO NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER OVERPASSES.

LAT...LON 4063 9000 4049 9006 4043 8995 4050 8989
      4060 8988

$$

CHURCHILL
000 
WWUS53 KILX 192132
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
432 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2006

ILC057-192142-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-060719T2130Z/
FULTON-
432 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN FULTON COUNTY EXPIRES AT 430 PM
CDT...

AT 426 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 ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM. REMAIN
ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE SEVERE WEATHER.

LAT...LON 4063 9000 4049 9006 4043 8995 4050 8989
      4060 8988

$$

CHURCHILL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 19, 3:21 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryILXCass, Christian, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon, Schuyler and 1 more40 hr
Jul 19, 2:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXKnox, Stark48 min
Jul 19, 3:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMarshall, Peoria, Woodford42 min
Jul 19, 3:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton, Knox45 min
Jul 19, 3:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton, Marshall, Mason, Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford48 min
Jul 19, 4:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCass, DeWitt, Fulton, Logan, McLean, Mason and 4 more67 min
Jul 19, 4:30 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMason30 min
Jul 19, 4:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, DeWitt, Macon, Morgan, Sangamon, Scott65 min
Jul 19, 5:14 PM CDTTornado WarningILXSangamon31 min
Jul 19, 5:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDeWitt, Piatt28 min
Jul 19, 5:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Macon, Morgan, Sangamon, Scott, Shelby64 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.