Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Apr 3, 2007, 1:25 PM CDT for Crawford County, Jasper County, Richland County, Illinois. It was in force for 35 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
- Apr 3, 2007, 1:25 PM CDT (18:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2007, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Crawford County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Richland County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:29 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 9:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:51 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -399 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1864 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 221 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 031825 TORILX ILC033-079-159-031900- /O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0005.070403T1825Z-070403T1900Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 125 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... SOUTHERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... SOUTHWESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... * UNTIL 200 PM CDT * AT 125 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A DEVELOPING TORNADO 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEWTON...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... STE. MARIE... WEST LIBERTY... WILLOW HILL... DUNDAS... OBLONG... OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...BOGOTA. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. 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. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS. LAT...LON 3908 8822 3892 8832 3877 8796 3905 8777 $$ BARKER
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KILX 031838 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 138 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ILC033-079-159-031900- /O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070403T1900Z/ CRAWFORD-JASPER-RICHLAND- 138 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN CRAWFORD...SOUTHERN JASPER AND NORTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTIES... AT 132 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF WEST LIBERTY...OR ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEWTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED... OBLONG... STOY... IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3908 8822 3892 8832 3877 8796 3905 8777 $$ BARKER
000 WWUS53 KILX 031845 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 143 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ILC033-079-159-031900- /O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070403T1900Z/ CRAWFORD-JASPER-RICHLAND- 143 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN CRAWFORD...SOUTHERN JASPER AND NORTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTIES... AT 137 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF WEST LIBERTY...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEWTON...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. ADDITIONAL BRIEF TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF A TORNADO OUTFLOW. PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED... OBLONG... STOY... STE MARIE... WILLOW HILL... WEST LIBERTY... IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3908 8822 3892 8832 3877 8796 3905 8777 $$ BARKER
000 WWUS53 KILX 031846 CCA SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 143 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ILC033-079-159-031900- /O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070403T1900Z/ CRAWFORD-JASPER-RICHLAND- 143 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN CRAWFORD...SOUTHERN JASPER AND NORTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTIES... AT 137 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF WEST LIBERTY...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEWTON...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. ADDITIONAL BRIEF TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF A TORNADO OUTFLOW. PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED... OBLONG... STOY... STE MARIE... WILLOW HILL... WEST LIBERTY... IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3908 8822 3892 8832 3877 8796 3905 8777 $$ BARKER
000 WWUS53 KILX 031859 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 159 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ILC033-079-159-031909- /O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070403T1900Z/ CRAWFORD-JASPER-RICHLAND- 159 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CRAWFORD...SOUTHERN JASPER AND NORTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 200 PM CDT... AT 153 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM THAT HAD PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LAT...LON 3908 8822 3892 8832 3877 8796 3905 8777 $$ BARKER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 8:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, McLean, Piatt | 50 min |
| Apr 3, 9:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Douglas, Vermilion | 44 min |
| Apr 3, 10:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion | 61 min |
| Apr 3, 10:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Morgan, Sangamon | 38 min |
| Apr 3, 10:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Sangamon | 34 min |
| Apr 3, 11:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Sangamon | 23 min |
| Apr 3, 11:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Douglas, Moultrie | 51 min |
| Apr 3, 11:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Logan, Macon, Sangamon | 41 min |
| Apr 3, 11:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Macon, Moultrie, Piatt | 27 min |
| Apr 3, 11:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar | 65 min |
| Apr 3, 12:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Douglas | 42 min |
| Apr 3, 12:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Champaign, Douglas | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 12:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clark, Cumberland | 29 min |
| Apr 3, 12:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Edgar | 40 min |
| Apr 3, 1:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay | 44 min |
| Apr 3, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay, Richland | 63 min |
| Apr 3, 2:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Lawrence | 54 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.