Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 20, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at May 30, 2008, 5:14 PM CDT for Morgan County, Scott County, Illinois. It was in force for 46 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
- May 30, 2008, 5:14 PM CDT (22:14 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 2008, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Morgan County, IL, Scott County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 5:23 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 W Chapin, IL | 4 INCH LIMBS DOWN WITH PEA SIZE HAIL |
| May 30, 5:26 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 W Chapin, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KILX 302214
TORILX
ILC137-171-302300-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0020.080530T2214Z-080530T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
514 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN SCOTT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHERN MORGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 600 PM CDT.
* AT 514 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
TORNADO 4 MILES WEST OF JACKSONVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 47 MPH. ANOTHER
STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF
WINCHESTER...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JACKSONVILLE...
LITERBERRY...
ALEXANDER...
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...BLUFFS...CHAPIN...EXETER...
MEREDOSIA AND NAPLES.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 43 AND 77.
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO..AS YOU MAY END UP
DRIVING INTO THE PATH OF THE STORM. TAKE SHELTER IN 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.
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 3983 9060 3983 9059 3987 9059 3988 9002
3967 9000 3965 9063 3971 9064
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 257DEG 41KT 3974 9027
$$
MILLER3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KILX 302232
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
531 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008
ILC137-171-302300-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-080530T2300Z/
MORGAN-SCOTT-
531 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MORGAN AND NORTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTIES...
AT 525 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF
JACKSONVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 39 MPH. EMERGENCY MANAGERS ALSO
REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD WITH A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR CHAPIN.
THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED...
CHAPIN...
JACKSONVILLE...
PRENTICE...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 49 AND 78.
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
LAT...LON 3988 9046 3988 9002 3967 9000 3966 9036
3966 9041 3966 9042 3965 9050 3971 9052
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 256DEG 34KT 3976 9009
$$
MILLER000 WWUS53 KILX 302244 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 544 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008 ILC171-302254- /O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-080530T2300Z/ SCOTT- 544 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTY IS CANCELLED... AT 539 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 3988 9002 3967 9000 3970 9026 3984 9029 TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 265DEG 39KT 3976 9019 $$ ILC137-302300- /O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-080530T2300Z/ MORGAN- 544 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY... AT 539 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED ABOUT 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF JACKSONVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. SPOTTERS REPORTED STRONG ROTATION WITH THIS STORM. PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED... SINCLAIR... ALEXANDER... PRENTICE... DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD. LAT...LON 3988 9002 3967 9000 3970 9026 3984 9029 TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 265DEG 39KT 3976 9019 $$ MILLER
000 WWUS53 KILX 302304 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 603 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008 ILC137-302313- /O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-080530T2300Z/ MORGAN- 603 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN MORGAN COUNTY EXPIRED AT 600 PM CDT... AT 603 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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT. LAT...LON 3988 9002 3967 9000 3970 9026 3984 9029 TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 265DEG 39KT 3976 9019 $$ MILLER
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, 5:31 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, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Fulton, Mason, Morgan, Schuyler | 46 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.