Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 25, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Oct 18, 2007, 6:26 PM CDT for Champaign County, Douglas County, Vermilion County, Illinois. It was in force for 34 min. 2 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
- Oct 18, 2007, 6:26 PM CDT (23:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 18, 2007, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Champaign County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Vermilion County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 6:55 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Ogden, IL | POWERLINES DOWN IN OGDEN...ALSO 6 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN. MEASURES 58 MPH WIND GUST |
| Oct 18, 6:57 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 58 | Ogden, IL |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 3:23 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 47 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
- 44 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -272 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1498 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 84 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 282 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 260 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KILX 182327 TORILX ILC019-041-183-190000- /O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0025.071018T2326Z-071019T0000Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 626 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... SOUTHERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... WESTERN VERMILION COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... * UNTIL 700 PM CDT. * AT 626 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR PESOTUM... OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTH OF TUSCOLA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... TOLONO... SAVOY... PHILO... CHAMPAIGN... URBANA... SIDNEY... HOMER... ST. JOSEPH... FITHIAN... OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...FAIRMOUNT...OAKWOOD AND OGDEN. ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES...IS LIKELY IN THE WARNED AREA. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM...AND ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS SUPPORT THAT ROTATION REACHING THE GROUND. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. 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 4031 8794 4010 8772 3982 8826 3998 8842 TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 231DEG 46KT 3992 8823 $$ GEELHART/BARKER
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KILX 182342 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 641 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 ILC041-182351- /O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-071019T0000Z/ DOUGLAS- 641 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IS CANCELLED... AT 638 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM THAT HAD PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IS IN A TORNADO WARNING... FROM A STORM CURRENTLY LOCATED NEAR MATTOON. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM. LAT...LON 4010 8772 3990 8810 4004 8826 4031 8794 TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 231DEG 46KT 4004 8803 $$ ILC019-183-190000- /O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-071019T0000Z/ CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION- 641 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR WESTERN VERMILION AND EASTERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTIES... AT 638 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO THREAT WAS LOCATED NEAR SIDNEY...OR ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHAMPAIGN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED... FITHIAN... OGDEN... ROYAL... FAIRMOUNT... OAKWOOD... OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...ST. JOSEPH...PHILO AND HOMER. ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...IS LIKELY IN THE WARNED AREA. DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES BLOCK TRAFFIC AND PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING OUT OF THE STORMS PATH AND TO SHELTER. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...GET OUT OF YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT. LAT...LON 4010 8772 3990 8810 4004 8826 4031 8794 TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 231DEG 46KT 4004 8803 $$ GEELHART/BARKER
000 WWUS53 KILX 190002 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 702 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 ILC019-183-190012- /O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-071019T0000Z/ CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION- 702 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY EXPIRES AT 700 PM CDT... AT 657 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM THAT HAD PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN VERMILION COUNTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 730 PM. LAT...LON 4010 8772 3990 8810 4004 8826 4031 8794 TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 231DEG 46KT 4005 8801 $$ GEELHART/BARKER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 1:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Morgan, Scott | 38 min |
| Oct 18, 2:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Morgan, Sangamon | 44 min |
| Oct 18, 3:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham, Jasper, Richland | 32 min |
| Oct 18, 4:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland, Shelby | 37 min |
| Oct 18, 4:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Crawford, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland | 40 min |
| Oct 18, 4:34 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Coles, Douglas | 26 min |
| Oct 18, 4:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion | 39 min |
| Oct 18, 4:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Edgar | 29 min |
| Oct 18, 5:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 32 min |
| Oct 18, 9:36 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 29 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 18, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon, Moultrie, Shelby | 45 min |
| Oct 18, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, DeWitt, Macon, Piatt | 41 min |
| Oct 18, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon | 41 min |
| Oct 18, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Macon, Piatt | 35 min |
| Oct 18, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby | 42 min |
| Oct 18, 5:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby | 43 min |
| Oct 18, 5:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland, Effingham, Shelby | 41 min |
| Oct 18, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, McLean, Piatt | 40 min |
| Oct 18, 6:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Moultrie | 40 min |
| Oct 18, 6:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion | 48 min |
| Oct 18, 6:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 32 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.