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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 68, NWS Lincoln, IL

May 30, 20085 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2008, 6:29 PM CDT for 5 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 46 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: May 30, 2008, 6:29 PM CDT (23:29 UTC)
Expired: May 30, 2008, 7:15 PM CDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Cass County, IL, Fulton County, IL, Mason County, IL, Morgan County, IL, Schuyler County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 7, 1:52 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	146 days
May 30, 1:56 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 152 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 57 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -325 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1164 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 128 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 106 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KILX 302329
SVRILX
ILC017-057-125-137-169-310015-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0068.080530T2329Z-080531T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
629 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  NORTHERN MORGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  CASS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  EASTERN SCHUYLER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  SOUTHWESTERN MASON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT.

* AT 629 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE
  HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE
  LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF RUSHVILLE TO 9
  MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEARDSTOWN TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MEREDOSIA...
  OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF RUSHVILLE TO 9
  MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEARDSTOWN TO 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF
  PITTSFIELD...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 46 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BEARDSTOWN...
  ASTORIA...
  BROWNING...
  BLUFF SPRINGS...
  ARENZVILLE...
  VIRGINIA...
  LITERBERRY...
  CHANDLERVILLE...

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THIS WARNING INCLUDE...ASHLAND...BATH...HAVANA AND
KILBOURNE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG
BUILDING...BUT 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 4027 9055 4031 8995 4013 8997 4012 9000
      3982 9001 3978 9048 3979 9059 3988 9060
      3992 9055 3997 9053 3997 9060 4005 9062
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 270DEG 40KT 4022 9050 3996 9053
          3976 9064

$$

MILLER

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KILX 302355
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
655 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

ILC057-125-169-310005-
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-080531T0015Z/
FULTON-MASON-SCHUYLER-
655 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MASON...EASTERN
SCHUYLER AND SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

AT 654 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 CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 4002 9026 4004 9001 4002 9000 3982 9001
      3978 9048
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 270DEG 40KT 3998 9016 3980 9023

$$

ILC017-137-310015-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-080531T0015Z/
CASS-MORGAN-
655 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CASS AND NORTHERN MORGAN COUNTIES...

AT 654 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF
VIRGINIA TO 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LITERBERRY...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF VIRGINIA TO 5 MILES NORTH OF
JACKSONVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 46 MPH.

PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED...
  SINCLAIR...
  PHILADELPHIA...
  NEWMANSVILLE...
  PRENTICE...
  ASHLAND...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

LAT...LON 4002 9026 4004 9001 4002 9000 3982 9001
      3978 9048
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 270DEG 40KT 3998 9016 3980 9023

$$

MILLER

000 
WWUS53 KILX 310016
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
716 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

ILC017-137-310026-
/O.EXP.KILX.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-080531T0015Z/
CASS-MORGAN-
716 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CASS AND NORTHERN
MORGAN COUNTIES EXPIRED AT 715 PM CDT...

AT 712 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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT.

LAT...LON 4002 9026 4004 9001 4002 9000 3982 9001
      3978 9048
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 270DEG 40KT 3998 9016 3980 9023

$$

MILLER

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 30, 2:57 PM CDT, 3 hours 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 2:57 PM CDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
257 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

.DISCUSSION...
ISSUED 157 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008
SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON
ALONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARY LEFT OVER FROM OVERNIGHTS CONVECTION. HOW
LONG THIS LASTS IS THE FIRST ISSUE FOR THE FORECAST...NEXT WILL BE
A SHORTWAVE MOVING OUT OF THE WEST MONDAY NIGHT ALONG QUASI ZONAL
FLOW THAT SETS UP ACROSS THE MIDSECTION OF THE CONUS THROUGH THE
FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. WENT WITH THE MORE CONSERVATIVE ECMWF
FOR MUCH OF THE FORECAST...THOUGH THE MODELS ARE IN DECENT
AGREEMENT THROUGH DAY 5. BEYOND THAT...WAS VERY CONSERVATIVE IN
PUTTING TOO MUCH WEATHER IN...WHICH CORRESPONDED TO THE
ECMWF...WHEN THERE IS A MASSIVE PARTING OF SOLUTIONS IN THE
EXTENDED.

SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AS THE STORMS FIRE
ALONG THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY MAKING ITS WAY SWD THROUGH THE CWA.
WINDS AND HAIL ARE THE MAIN THREAT...BUT THE STORMS WILL BE FIRING
OFF OF DESTABILIZED AIR FROM DIURNAL HEATING. BTWN THE FORWARD
MOTION AND THE WARM AIR... STORMS SHOULD BE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 72
BY MIDNIGHT. INCREASED THE WIND GUSTS A BIT BEHIND THE SYSTEM AS
TODAYS CONVECTION HAS BEEN LEAVING SOME TIGHT GRADIENT WINDS WITH
THE RESULTING WAKE LOW. FRONT MOVES THROUGH IN THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY
MORNING HOURS...THOUGH THE TEMPERATURES FOR SATURDAY WILL NOT BE
COLD. HIGHS INTO THE LOWER 80S. TIME HEIGHTS HAVE VERY NARROW
RIBBON OF RH IN THE LOW LEVELS. OTHERWISE...A RATHER DRY COLUMN
SHOULD WARM QUICKLY AND HELP MIX OUT. AS A RESULT...WENT A LITTLE
LIGHT ON THE CLOUDS FOR THE FORECAST. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY DRY AND
RATHER WARM.

LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
A BIT OF A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MODELS IN THE ONSET OF MONDAY.
THE ECMWF ACTUALLY MAINTAINS TWO DIFFERENT SYSTEMS
COLLIDING...WAA SHOWERS OUT OF THE SOUTH...AND A WAVE MOVING IN
FROM THE WEST...AND IS SOMEWHAT SLOWER TO MERGE THEM...WITH THE
NORTHERN WAVE HITTING FIRST. FOR PERSISTENCE SAKE...AM GOING WITH
THE ECMWF. CHANCES INCREASING MONDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUING FOR
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT AS WAA CONTINUES OVER THE AREA. DRYING
OUT WEDNESDAY. AT THIS POINT KEEPING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY DRY AS
GFS IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PATTERN THIS FAR OUT...AND THE ECMWF
IS HINTING AT AN ATTEMPT AT A PATTERN CHANGE...GOING INTO A FAR
MORE AMPLIFIED FLOW.

HJS
&&

.AVIATION...
ISSUED 1212 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

INITIAL CONVECTION NORTHWEST OF INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR IS WEAKENING.
EXPECT ADDITIONAL STORM DEVELOPMENT AROUND MID AFTERNOON ALONG AN
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY THAT WILL STRETCH FROM AROUND UIN TO N OF CMI.
DISCRETE SUPERCELLS WILL BE LIKELY EARLY ON UNTIL AROUND 00Z...THEN
A TRANSITION TO A SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED WITH AN INCREASE IN STRONG
WINDS. MOST OF THE SEVERE CONVECTION SHOULD BE SOUTH/EAST OF THE
CENTRAL ILLINOIS TERMINALS BY 03Z. IN THE MEANTIME...EXPECT MAINLY
VFR CONDITIONS OUTSIDE OF PRECIPITATION AREAS WITH S-SW SURFACE
WINDS 10-20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. MAIN COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH AFTER 06Z...WITH A RETURN TO VFR CONDITIONS AND W-NW WINDS
10-15 KT.

04
&&

.ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 3:01 PM CDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
301 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

ILZ037-038-041>057-061>063-066-311100-
CASS-CHAMPAIGN-CHRISTIAN-CLARK-COLES-CUMBERLAND-DE WITT-DOUGLAS-
EDGAR-EFFINGHAM-LOGAN-MACON-MASON-MCLEAN-MENARD-MORGAN-MOULTRIE-
PIATT-SANGAMON-SCOTT-SHELBY-TAZEWELL-VERMILION-
301 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE FROM NORTHERN MISSOURI THROUGH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRIMARY TORNADO THREAT WILL BE IN THE
AREA FROM WINCHESTER THROUGH SPRINGFIELD AND LINCOLN TO THE
BLOOMINGTON AND CHAMPAIGN AREAS FROM 4 PM TO 8 PM. OTHER AREAS
WILL LIKELY SEE STORMS WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND
PERHAPS AN ISOLATED TORNADO. ALL OF THE SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD MOVE
EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA AFTER 9 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR SEVERE WEATHER ON
TUESDAY...SO KEEP ABREAST OF LATER FORECASTS AS THE THREAT BECOMES
BETTER DEFINED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THROUGH THIS EVENING.

ILZ067-068-071>073-311100-
CLAY-CRAWFORD-JASPER-LAWRENCE-RICHLAND-
301 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.

THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS WILL BECOME SEVERE AND MOVE
INTO SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS EARLY THIS EVENING. THE PRIMARY SEVERE
WEATHER THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. AN ISOLATED
TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE SUNSET. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT
SHOULD MOVE PAST THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR SEVERE WEATHER ON
TUESDAY...SO KEEP ABREAST OF LATER FORECASTS AS THE THREAT BECOMES
BETTER DEFINED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

ILZ027>031-036-040-311100-
FULTON-KNOX-MARSHALL-PEORIA-SCHUYLER-STARK-WOODFORD-
301 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY THIS EVENING.

AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL THROUGH EARLY
EVENING...WITH THE HIGHER SEVERE WEATHER THREAT BEING JUST TO THE
SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA. THE OVERALL CHANCES FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL END TOWARD SUNSET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR SEVERE WEATHER ON
TUESDAY...SO KEEP ABREAST OF LATER FORECASTS AS THE THREAT BECOMES
BETTER DEFINED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 30, 5:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
526 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0500 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LINCOLN                 40.15N 89.37W
05/30/2008                   LOGAN              IL   AMATEUR RADIO

            SEVERAL OBSERVATIONS AND REPORTS ACROSS LINCOLN OF LARGE
            TREE LIMBS DOWN. TREE LIMBS IN SOME CASES WERE UP TO 10
            INCHES ESTIMATED. ALSO, STREET FLOODING HAS BEEN
            REPORTED.

&&

SMITH

Local storm report, May 30, 5:32 PM CDT, 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
532 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0523 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 W CHAPIN              39.77N 90.44W
05/30/2008                   MORGAN             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            4 INCH LIMBS DOWN WITH PEA SIZE HAIL

0526 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     2 W CHAPIN              39.77N 90.44W
05/30/2008                   MORGAN             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

SMITH

Local storm report, May 30, 5:41 PM CDT, 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
541 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0535 PM     HAIL             5 S PLEASANT PLAINS     39.80N 89.92W
05/30/2008  E1.25 INCH       SANGAMON           IL   MESONET

&&

SMITH

Local storm report, May 30, 6:15 PM CDT, 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
615 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0613 PM     TORNADO          SPRINGFIELD             39.78N 89.64W
05/30/2008                   SANGAMON           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TORNADO REPORTED AT 5TH AND CEDAR IN SPRINGFIELD. FROM
            EMERGENCY MANAGER.

&&

SCHAFFER

Local storm report, May 30, 6:16 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
616 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0609 PM     HAIL             4 W TOLONO              39.99N 88.34W
05/30/2008  E2.75 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

SMITH

Local storm report, May 30, 6:21 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
621 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0616 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     SPRINGFIELD             39.78N 89.64W
05/30/2008                   SANGAMON           IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0615 PM     HAIL             PHILO                   40.00N 88.16W
05/30/2008  E4.25 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

SMITH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 30, 2:52 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	McLean, Tazewell, Woodford	4 hr
May 30, 3:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	McLean	27 min
May 30, 4:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Vermilion	49 min
May 30, 4:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Cass, Mason, Menard	31 min
May 30, 4:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Morgan, Scott	50 min
May 30, 4:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Logan	24 min
May 30, 4:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Vermilion	12 min
May 30, 4:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	DeWitt, Logan, Macon	46 min
May 30, 5:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Cass	38 min
May 30, 5:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Morgan, Scott	46 min
May 30, 5:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Champaign, McLean, Piatt	44 min
May 30, 5:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Sangamon	49 min
May 30, 5:56 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	McLean, Tazewell, Woodford	3 hr
May 30, 6:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Champaign	40 min
May 30, 6:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Morgan, Scott	49 min
May 30, 6:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Vermilion	36 min
May 30, 6:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Christian, Macon, Sangamon	43 min
May 30, 6:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	McLean	16 min
May 30, 6:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion	31 min
May 30, 6:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Morgan, Sangamon	47 min
May 30, 6:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Vermilion	35 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.