Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 2006
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Mar 12, 2006, 7:10 PM CST for Morgan County, Scott County, Illinois. It was in force for 35 min. 4 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
- Mar 12, 2006, 7:10 PM CST (01:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2006, 7:45 PM CST
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Morgan County, IL, Scott County, IL
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 7:29 PM CST | TORNADO 1 | 3 Se Alsey, IL | ENTERED COUNTY FROM GREENE COUNTY. PATH LENGTH 44 MILES, LIFTING IN SPRINGFIELD. |
| Mar 12, 7:30 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Alsey, IL | POWER POLES DOWN NEAR ALSEY ALONG ROUTE 106. |
| Mar 12, 7:45 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Murrayville, IL | DELAYED REPORT. 1 INJURY IN MURRAYVILLE CAUSED BY FLYING DEBRIS. 1 TRAILER DAMAGED...NO POWER IN TOWN...AN A 4 INCH GAS PIPE BROKE IN A GRAIN ELEVATOR BUT IS CAPPED. |
| Mar 12, 7:45 PM CST | TORNADO 1 | Murrayville, IL | *** 1 INJ *** CONTINUATION OF TORNADO. DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AND TREES. 1 TRAILER DAMAGED...NO POWER IN TOWN...AN A 4 INCH GAS PIPE BROKE IN A GRAIN ELEVATOR BUT IS CAPPED. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 11:49 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 730 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 565 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 286 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 322 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.5
- Supercell composite
- 5.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KILX 130111
TORILX
ILC137-171-130145-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0009.060313T0110Z-060313T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
710 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN MORGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
SOUTHERN SCOTT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
* UNTIL 745 PM CST
* AT 710 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES...14 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF GLASGOW...MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALSEY...
GLASGOW...
WINCHESTER...
MANCHESTER...
MURRAYVILLE...
WOODSON...
NORTONVILLE...
ALEXANDER...
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...FRANKLIN.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
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.
TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT...BECAUSE THEY ARE HARD
TO SEE.
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 3953 9059 3952 9030 3953 9002 3976 9003
3960 9058
$$
MILLER2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KILX 130127
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
727 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
ILC137-171-130145-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-060313T0145Z/
SCOTT-MORGAN-
727 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN
SCOTT AND SOUTHERN MORGAN COUNTIES...
AT 724 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GLASGOW...OR ABOUT
7 MILES NORTHWEST OF WHITE HALL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED...
MANCHESTER.
WOODSON.
MURRAYVILLE.
FRANKLIN.
ALEXANDER.
TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT...BECAUSE THEY ARE HARD
TO SEE. DO NOT REMAIN IN YOUR CAR OR MOBILE HOME. INSTEAD...TAKE
COVER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING. GO TO A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR.
REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGER...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3953 9059 3952 9030 3953 9002 3976 9003
3960 9058
$$
MILLER000
WWUS53 KILX 130139
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
739 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
ILC137-171-130145-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-060313T0145Z/
SCOTT-MORGAN-
739 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN
SCOTT AND CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTIES...
AT 735 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MANCHESTER...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
WINCHESTER...MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED...
WOODSON.
FRANKLIN.
ALEXANDER.
TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT...BECAUSE THEY ARE HARD
TO SEE. DO NOT REMAIN IN YOUR CAR OR MOBILE HOME. INSTEAD...TAKE
COVER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING. GO TO A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR.
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 3953 9059 3952 9030 3953 9002 3976 9003
3960 9058
$$
MILLER
&The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 7:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Morgan, Sangamon | 47 min |
| Mar 12, 8:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan, Sangamon | 50 min |
| Mar 12, 8:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Macon | 50 min |
| Mar 12, 9:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, McLean, Piatt | 52 min |
| Mar 12, 10:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Knox | 55 min |
| Mar 12, 10:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean | 13 min |
| Mar 12, 10:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Stark | 64 min |
| Mar 12, 11:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Knox, Peoria | 37 min |
| Mar 12, 11:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Schuyler | 37 min |
| Mar 12, 11:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Marshall, Peoria, Woodford | 67 min |
| Mar 12, 11:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Schuyler | 29 min |
| Mar 13, 12:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton | 55 min |
| Mar 13, 12:24 AM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton | 44 min |
| Mar 13, 12:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Peoria | 25 min |
| Mar 13, 1:21 AM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Morgan, Sangamon | 39 min |
| Mar 13, 2:00 AM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 30 min |
| Mar 13, 2:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 24 min |
| Mar 13, 2:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan | 27 min |
| Mar 13, 2:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian | 33 min |
| Mar 13, 3:05 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Coles, DeWitt, Douglas and 21 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:09 AM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian | 24 min |
| Mar 13, 3:20 AM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Macon | 25 min |
| Mar 13, 3:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Moultrie, Shelby | 30 min |
| Mar 13, 3:37 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Piatt | 23 min |
| Mar 13, 4:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Moultrie | 27 min |
| Mar 13, 5:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay, Richland | 42 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.