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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at May 30, 2008, 6:05 PM CDT for Champaign County, Illinois. It was in force for 40 min. 9 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, 6:05 PM CDT (23:05 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 2008, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Champaign County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 6:09 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | 4 W Tolono, IL | |
| May 30, 6:15 PM CDT | HAIL 4.25 | Philo, IL | |
| May 30, 6:30 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | Philo, IL | REPORT FROM COOP OBSERVER...AVERAGE GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL...UP TO 2.5 INCH DIAMETER |
| May 30, 6:34 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Philo, IL | SMALL TREES BLOWN DOWN AND ONE POWER POLE BROKEN |
| May 30, 6:36 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Sidney, IL | SIDNEY REPORTING STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE AT 1900E/1000N. POWER POLE DOWN AND ROOF BLOWN OFF PIERCE FERTILZER. |
| May 30, 6:36 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Tolono, IL | LARGE TREE DOWN DAMAGING CAR AND HOUSE |
| May 30, 6:36 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 3 Wsw Tolono, IL | |
| May 30, 6:38 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Tolono, IL | DAMAGE AT NEW CONSTRUCTION SITE AT ALLISON DRIVE. CASEYS CONVENIENT STORE HAS DAMAGE TO OVERHANG/ROOF. VIADUCT FLOODING AT ROUTE 45 |
| May 30, 6:44 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 W Tolono, IL | 1 INCH HAIL 2 MILES WEST OF TOLONO. NUMEROUS SMALL BRANCHES DOWN. |
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, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 40 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 302305 TORILX ILC019-302345- /O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0022.080530T2305Z-080530T2345Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 605 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... * UNTIL 645 PM CDT. * AT 605 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES WEST OF TOLONO...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHAMPAIGN...MOVING EAST AT 41 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... TOLONO... SAVOY... PHILO... URBANA... SIDNEY... ST. JOSEPH... OGDEN... 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. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. LAT...LON 4017 8796 3999 8797 3994 8843 4007 8842 TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 259DEG 36KT 4001 8836 $$ CHURCHILL
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KILX 302322 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 621 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008 ILC019-302345- /O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080530T2345Z/ CHAMPAIGN- 621 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL CHAMPAIGN COUNTY... AT 616 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAVOY...OR ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHAMPAIGN...MOVING EAST AT 41 MPH. AT 615 PM...SPOTTERS REPORTED SOFTBALL SIZED HAIL AT PHILO. PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED... SIDNEY... ST. JOSEPH... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 186 AND 196. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3996 8827 4010 8829 4017 8796 3999 8797 TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 259DEG 36KT 4006 8816 $$ CHURCHILL
000 WWUS53 KILX 302346 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 646 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008 ILC019-302356- /O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080530T2345Z/ CHAMPAIGN- 646 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL CHAMPAIGN COUNTY EXPIRES AT 645 PM CDT... AT 644 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. ANOTHER TORNADO CIRCULATION WAS BEING TRACKED WEST OF BROADLANDS MOVING EAST. A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY UNTIL 715 PM. LAT...LON 3996 8827 4010 8829 4017 8796 3999 8797 TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 259DEG 36KT 4006 8815 $$ CHURCHILL
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, 6:11 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.