Tornado Warning 40, NWS Lincoln, IL

Issued

Jun 3, 2008, 8:16 AM CDT (13:16 UTC)

Expired

Jun 3, 2008, 8:45 AM CDT

In force

29 min

Issued by

NWS Lincoln, IL

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Clay County, IL

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS53 KILX 031316
TORILX
ILC025-031345-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0040.080603T1316Z-080603T1345Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 845 AM CDT.

* AT 816 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 10 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF XENIA...OR ABOUT 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF SALEM...MOVING
  SOUTHEAST AT 43 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  XENIA...
  FLORA...
  CLAY CITY...

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

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

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 3861 8829 3861 8871 3883 8871 3871 8829
      3870 8829 3869 8828
TIME...MOT...LOC 1316Z 297DEG 38KT 3872 8870

$$
GEELHART/HARDIMAN

000 
WWUS53 KILX 031333
SVSILX

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

ILC025-031345-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-080603T1345Z/
CLAY-
833 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
CLAY COUNTY...

AT 831 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
FLORA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 43 MPH.

PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED...
  CLAY CITY...

OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...XENIA AND LOUISVILLE.

ADDITIONALLY...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL OF GOLFBALL
SIZE OR LARGER.

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.

LAT...LON 3864 8829 3861 8829 3861 8866 3880 8861
      3871 8829 3870 8829 3869 8828
TIME...MOT...LOC 1333Z 299DEG 37KT 3863 8851

$$
GEELHART/SHIMON

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