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Tornado Warning 30, NWS Lincoln, IL

May 30, 2008Christian County, Sangamon County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at May 30, 2008, 7:30 PM CDT for Christian County, Sangamon County, Illinois. It was in force for 45 min. 7 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, 7:30 PM CDT (00:30 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2008, 8:15 PM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Christian County, IL, Sangamon County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 30, 7:34 PM CDTHAIL 1.75Pawnee, IL
May 30, 7:36 PM CDTHAIL 0.88Chatham, IL
May 30, 7:38 PM CDTHAIL 1.75Chatham, IL
May 30, 7:40 PM CDTHAIL 2.51 Nw Divernon, ILREPORT RECEIVED FROM NWS DAVENPORT
May 30, 7:45 PM CDTHAIL 1.52 Ne Chatham, IL
May 30, 8:15 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 03 N Taylorville, IL60 MPH WINDS WITH POWER OUTAGE...DIME SIZE HAIL.
May 30, 8:15 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 603 N Taylorville, IL60 MPH WINDS WITH POWER OUTAGE...DIME SIZE HAIL.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 7, 1:52 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC146 days
May 30, 1:56 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 84 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2008-05-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1830 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2008-05-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 0 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1830 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
984 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
0 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KILX 310031
TORILX
ILC021-167-310115-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0030.080531T0030Z-080531T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
730 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  SOUTHERN SANGAMON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT.

* AT 730 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A
  TORNADO NEAR WAVERLY...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF
  VIRDEN...MOVING EAST AT 53 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  AUBURN...
  CHATHAM...
  PAWNEE...
  DIVERNON...
  SPRINGFIELD...
  ROCHESTER...
  KINCAID...
  EDINBURG...

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...MOUNT AUBURN AND STONINGTON.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 78 AND 97.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 89 AND 104.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

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 3953 8978 3981 8983 3981 8916 3979 8915
      3971 8915 3966 8915 3965 8914 3954 8913
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 262DEG 46KT 3960 8979

$$

HARDIMAN
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KILX 310043 RRA
SVSILX

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

ILC021-167-310115-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-080531T0115Z/
CHRISTIAN-SANGAMON-
740 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
SANGAMON AND NORTHERN CHRISTIAN COUNTIES...

AT 735 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR AUBURN...OR ABOUT 5 MILES WEST OF PAWNEE...
MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

IN ADDITION...STRONG ROTATION WAS NOTED ON RADAR NEAR THE SOUTH SIDE
OF SPRINGFIELD.

PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED...
  SOUTH SIDE OF SPRINGFIELD...
  CHATHAM...
  TOVEY...
  SICILY...
  SANGCHRIS LAKE STATE PARK...
  BERRY...
  KINCAID...
  EDINBURG...
  ROBY...
  SHARPSBURG...
  WILLEYS...
  MOUNT AUBURN...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 78 AND 97.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 89 AND 104.

A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND AND IS LIKELY CAUSING DAMAGE. EVEN IF THIS
TORNADO DISSIPATES...THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE ADDITIONAL TORNADOES AT
ANY TIME. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC STORM...TAKE COVER
IMMEDIATELY

LAT...LON 3953 8978 3981 8983 3981 8916 3979 8915
      3971 8915 3966 8915 3965 8914 3954 8913
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 269DEG 48KT 3958 8958

$$

HARDIMAN
000 
WWUS53 KILX 310107
SVSILX

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

ILC167-310116-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-080531T0115Z/
SANGAMON-
806 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN SANGAMON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

AT 803 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 3953 8954 3966 8947 3973 8940 3981 8926
      3981 8916 3979 8915 3966 8915 3965 8914
      3954 8913
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 269DEG 48KT 3958 8913

$$

ILC021-310115-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-080531T0115Z/
CHRISTIAN-
806 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
CHRISTIAN COUNTY...

AT 803 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A POSSIBLE TORNADO. 
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WILLEYS...OR ABOUT 6
MILES NORTHEAST OF TAYLORVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

IN ADDITION...SPOTTERS NEAR TAYLORVILLE HAVE SPOTTED FUNNEL CLOUDS.

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 3953 8954 3966 8947 3973 8940 3981 8926
      3981 8916 3979 8915 3966 8915 3965 8914
      3954 8913
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 269DEG 48KT 3958 8913

$$

HARDIMAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 30, 7:01 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXMorgan, Scott3 hr
May 30, 7:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign, Vermilion38 min
May 30, 7:10 PM CDTTornado WarningILXEdgar, Vermilion33 min
May 30, 7:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMacon, Moultrie, Piatt34 min
May 30, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXScott30 min
May 30, 7:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXSangamon3 hr
May 30, 7:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXSangamon3 hr
May 30, 7:37 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXChampaign, Vermilion3 hr
May 30, 7:40 PM CDTTornado WarningILXDouglas, Moultrie, Piatt35 min
May 30, 7:52 PM CDTTornado WarningILXChristian38 min
May 30, 8:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDouglas, Edgar39 min
May 30, 8:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXVermilion39 min
May 30, 8:13 PM CDTTornado WarningILXChristian, Shelby47 min
May 30, 8:19 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXChristian116 min
May 30, 8:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXSangamon28 min
May 30, 8:37 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMoultrie, Shelby23 min
May 30, 8:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXEdgar33 min
May 30, 8:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Macon42 min
May 30, 8:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXColes, Douglas, Moultrie46 min
May 30, 9:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClark, Edgar42 min
May 31, 6:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClay52 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.