Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 45, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Jun 3, 2008, 8:43 PM CDT for DeWitt County, Macon County, Piatt County, Illinois. It was in force for 47 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 PM CDT (01:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2008, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties DeWitt County, IL, Macon County, IL, Piatt County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:47 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, 5:56 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 16 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
- 2538 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 775 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 240 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.9
- Supercell composite
- 14.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KILX 040142 TORILX ILC039-115-147-040230- /O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0045.080604T0143Z-080604T0230Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 843 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN MACON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... EASTERN DE WITT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... PIATT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... * UNTIL 930 PM CDT. * AT 843 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORSYTH...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF DECATUR... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 23 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... FORSYTH... OREANA... ARGENTA... CERRO GORDO... WELDON... MONTICELLO... DE LAND... BEMENT... OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...FARMER CITY. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 137 AND 169. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 159 AND 162. 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 200 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. LAT...LON 4029 8858 3989 8847 3987 8903 3996 8906 TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 243DEG 20KT 3991 8898 $$ BARNES
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KILX 040205 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 905 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008 ILC039-115-147-040230- /O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-080604T0230Z/ DE WITT-MACON-PIATT- 905 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR PIATT... EASTERN DE WITT AND NORTHEASTERN MACON COUNTIES... AT 901 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR OREANA...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF DECATUR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 23 MPH. PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED... ARGENTA... CERRO GORDO... CISCO... MILMINE... MONTICELLO... DE LAND... WELDON... LODGE... BEMENT... GALESVILLE... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 137 AND 169. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 159 AND 162. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. LAT...LON 4029 8858 3989 8847 3987 8903 3996 8906 TIME...MOT...LOC 0205Z 243DEG 20KT 3997 8884 $$ BARNES
000 WWUS53 KILX 040226 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 925 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008 ILC039-115-147-040235- /O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-080604T0230Z/ DE WITT-MACON-PIATT- 925 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR PIATT...EASTERN DE WITT AND NORTHEASTERN MACON COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 930 PM CDT... A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL PIATT COUNTY UNTIL 1015 PM CDT. AT 924 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. LAT...LON 4029 8858 3989 8847 3987 8903 3996 8906 TIME...MOT...LOC 0225Z 243DEG 20KT 4002 8871 $$ BARNES
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Morgan, Scott | 65 min |
| Jun 3, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Menard | 59 min |
| Jun 3, 7:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Morgan, Scott | 42 min |
| Jun 3, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Macon, Sangamon | 64 min |
| Jun 3, 8:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon | 40 min |
| Jun 3, 8:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Morgan, Sangamon | 50 min |
| Jun 3, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Mason, Menard, Sangamon | 48 min |
| Jun 3, 8:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Cass, Logan, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 3, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign | 60 min |
| Jun 3, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Mason, Tazewell | 58 min |
| Jun 3, 8:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 49 min |
| Jun 3, 9:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Morgan, Scott | 6 hr |
| Jun 3, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Sangamon | 40 min |
| Jun 3, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, McLean, Piatt | 56 min |
| Jun 3, 9:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Christian, DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Macon, Piatt and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 3, 9:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, Piatt | 51 min |
| Jun 3, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 60 min |
| Jun 3, 9:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon, Sangamon | 42 min |
| Jun 3, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean, Tazewell, Woodford | 45 min |
| Jun 3, 10:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 6 hr |
| Jun 3, 10:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox, Peoria | 3 hr |
| Jun 3, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Sangamon | 65 min |
| Jun 3, 10:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion | 51 min |
| Jun 3, 10:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Shelby | 63 min |
| Jun 3, 11:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 12:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Douglas | 29 min |
| Jun 4, 12:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Coles, Douglas, Edgar | 4 hr |
| Jun 4, 12:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Edgar | 42 min |
| Jun 4, 1:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan | 42 min |
| Jun 4, 1:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Logan, McLean, Mason, Tazewell | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 2:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Scott | 14 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, Macon, Piatt | 14 hr |
| Jun 4, 4:17 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion | 26 hr |
| Jun 4, 5:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Crawford | 16 min |
| Jun 4, 12:36 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Mason, Menard and 1 more | 62 hr |
| Jun 4, 1:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper | 24 min |
| Jun 4, 2:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Crawford, Cumberland, Jasper | 29 min |
| Jun 4, 2:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 32 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:31 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 8 days |
| Jun 4, 4:54 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Lawrence, Scott | 15 days |
| Jun 4, 5:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Clay, DeWitt, Logan, Macon, Piatt, Richland | 12 days |
| Jun 4, 5:36 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Champaign, Coles, Crawford, Douglas, Edgar, Jasper and 1 more | 9 days |
| Jun 4, 6:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, Macon, Piatt | 12 hr |
| Jun 4, 6:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Scott | 12 hr |
| Jun 4, 6:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Scott | 12 hr |
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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.