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Tornado Warning 36, NWS Lincoln, IL

June 3, 2008Christian County, Macon County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Jun 3, 2008, 2:44 AM CDT for Christian County, Macon County, Illinois. It was in force for 31 min. 1 report 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: Jun 3, 2008, 2:44 AM CDT (07:44 UTC)
Expired: Jun 3, 2008, 3:15 AM CDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Christian County, IL, Macon County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 3, 3:04 AM CDT	HAIL 0.88	Blue Mound, 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
Jun 2, 9:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 76 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2506 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 86 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 
WFUS53 KILX 030744
TORILX
ILC021-115-030815-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0036.080603T0744Z-080603T0815Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
244 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  SOUTHWESTERN MACON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 315 AM CDT.

* AT 244 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 4 MILES
  NORTHEAST OF KINCAID...OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF TAYLORVILLE...
  MOVING EAST AT 48 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  STONINGTON...
  TAYLORVILLE...
  BLUE MOUND...
  ASSUMPTION...

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.

LAT...LON 3972 8904 3954 8903 3939 8904 3958 8945
      3971 8931
TIME...MOT...LOC 0744Z 290DEG 42KT 3962 8932

$$

SMITH

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KILX 030749
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
249 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

ILC021-115-030815-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-080603T0815Z/
CHRISTIAN-MACON-
249 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MACON AND NORTHERN CHRISTIAN COUNTIES...

AT 246 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF
SHARPSBURG...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTH OF TAYLORVILLE...MOVING EAST AT
46 MPH.

PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED...
  BLUE MOUND...
  OWANECO...
  ASSUMPTION...

OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...WILLEYS...STONINGTON AND KINCAID.

DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE
PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES BLOCK
TRAFFIC AND PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING OUT OF THE STORMS PATH AND
TO SHELTER. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...GET OUT OF
YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT.

LAT...LON 3972 8904 3954 8903 3939 8904 3958 8945
      3971 8931
TIME...MOT...LOC 0749Z 290DEG 40KT 3963 8927

$$

SMITH

000 
WWUS53 KILX 030758
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
259 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

ILC021-115-030815-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-080603T0815Z/
CHRISTIAN-MACON-
259 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MACON AND NORTHERN CHRISTIAN COUNTIES...

AT 255 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTH OF
STONINGTON...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF TAYLORVILLE...MOVING EAST
AT 46 MPH.

PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED...
  ASSUMPTION...

OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...WILLEYS...SHARPSBURG...OWANECO...
KINCAID AND BLUE MOUND.

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.

TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT...BECAUSE THEY ARE HARD
TO SEE. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU CAN SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...AS IT MAY
BE TOO LATE. INSTEAD...TAKE COVER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING. GO TO A
BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROON ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.

LAT...LON 3972 8904 3954 8903 3939 8904 3958 8945
      3971 8931
TIME...MOT...LOC 0759Z 290DEG 40KT 3959 8913

$$

SMITH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 2, 9:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Cass, Mason, Morgan, Schuyler	52 min
Jun 2, 10:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Morgan, Scott	52 min
Jun 2, 10:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Cass, Fulton, Mason, Schuyler	23 min
Jun 3, 12:54 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	Cass, Morgan, Sangamon	3 hr
Jun 3, 1:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	Cass, Menard, Sangamon	8 hr
Jun 3, 2:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Christian, Sangamon	48 min
Jun 3, 2:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Christian, Macon, Sangamon	43 min
Jun 3, 2:37 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Christian, Sangamon	23 min
Jun 3, 2:53 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Christian, Macon, Shelby	37 min
Jun 3, 3:06 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Christian, Macon, Moultrie, Shelby	24 min
Jun 3, 3:29 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Moultrie, Shelby	16 min
Jun 3, 4:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Morgan, Scott	47 min
Jun 3, 5:12 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	Logan, Mason, Menard	4 hr
Jun 3, 5:23 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	Cass, Morgan, Scott	4 hr
Jun 3, 5:57 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	Champaign, Macon, Piatt, Sangamon	3 hr
Jun 3, 7:11 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion	3 hr
Jun 3, 7:57 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Douglas, Edgar	3 hr
Jun 3, 8:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Clay	39 min
Jun 3, 8:16 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Clay	29 min
Jun 3, 8:43 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Clay, Richland	32 min
Jun 3, 9:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	Macon	3 hr
Jun 3, 9:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Schuyler	38 min
Jun 3, 9:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Fulton	42 min
Jun 3, 9:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Cass, Mason, Menard, Morgan	39 min
Jun 3, 10:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Fulton, Mason, Menard, Peoria, Tazewell	41 min
Jun 3, 10:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Scott	34 min
Jun 3, 10:14 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	Piatt	9 days
Jun 3, 10:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Logan, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon	40 min
Jun 3, 10:22 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	Cass, Mason	13 days
Jun 3, 10:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Mason, Peoria, Tazewell and 1 more	47 min
Jun 3, 10:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Christian, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby	39 min
Jun 3, 10:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	DeWitt, McLean, Piatt	50 min
Jun 3, 11:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Moultrie, Piatt	39 min
Jun 3, 11:28 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	Brown, Cass, Morgan, Schuyler	37 days
Jun 3, 11:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	McLean	3 hr
Jun 3, 11:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	Fulton, Mason	32 days
Jun 3, 11:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Cumberland, Shelby	43 min
Jun 3, 11:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Coles, Edgar	33 min
Jun 3, 12:01 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	Macon	3 hr
Jun 3, 12:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Crawford	20 min
Jun 3, 3:06 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	ILX	Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 27 more	30 hr
Jun 3, 3:54 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	Cass, Mason, Menard	11 days
Jun 3, 3:58 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	Menard	11 days

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.