Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 41, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Jun 3, 2008, 8:43 AM CDT for Clay County, Richland County, Illinois. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 3, 2008, 8:43 AM CDT (13:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2008, 9:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Clay County, IL, Richland County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 3, 3:31 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -233 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1611 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 471 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 031343
TORILX
ILC025-159-031415-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0041.080603T1343Z-080603T1415Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
843 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...
SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 915 AM CDT.
* AT 843 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 4 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF CLAY CITY...OR ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FLORA...
MOVING EAST AT 34 MPH. STORM SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUDS
WITH THIS STORM EARLIER NEAR XENIA.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLAY CITY...
SCHNELL...
NOBLE...
CALHOUN...
PARKERSBURG...
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 3873 8798 3857 8797 3858 8814 3860 8814
3861 8849 3871 8849
TIME...MOT...LOC 1343Z 270DEG 30KT 3864 8838
$$
GEELHART/SHIMON2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KILX 031400
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
859 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008
ILC025-031409-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-080603T1415Z/
CLAY-
859 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
AT 856 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE THUNDERSTORM THAT HAD PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF THE
AREA...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM. REMAIN ALERT FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF MORE SEVERE WEATHER.
LAT...LON 3858 8814 3860 8814 3861 8827 3862 8827
3869 8820 3873 8798 3862 8798 3857 8797
TIME...MOT...LOC 1359Z 280DEG 30KT 3861 8813
$$
ILC159-031415-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-080603T1415Z/
RICHLAND-
859 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
RICHLAND COUNTY...
AT 856 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF
SCHNELL...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OLNEY...MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH.
PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED...
PARKERSBURG...
CALHOUN...
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 3858 8814 3860 8814 3861 8827 3862 8827
3869 8820 3873 8798 3862 8798 3857 8797
TIME...MOT...LOC 1359Z 280DEG 30KT 3861 8813
$$
GEELHART/HARDIMAN000
WWUS53 KILX 031412
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
911 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008
ILC159-031421-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-080603T1415Z/
RICHLAND-
911 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN RICHLAND COUNTY EXPIRES AT 915 AM
CDT...
AT 910 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE THUNDERSTORM THAT HAD PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED...THUS
THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM. REMAIN ALERT FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF MORE SEVERE WEATHER.
LAT...LON 3858 8814 3860 8814 3861 8827 3862 8827
3869 8820 3873 8798 3862 8798 3857 8797
TIME...MOT...LOC 1411Z 280DEG 30KT 3859 8800
$$
GEELHART/HARDIMANThe 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, 2:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon | 31 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, 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 |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.