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Tornado Warning 48, NWS Lincoln, IL

June 3, 2008Christian County, Macon County, Sangamon County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Jun 3, 2008, 9:38 PM CDT for Christian County, Macon County, Sangamon County, Illinois. It was in force for 42 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, 9:38 PM CDT (02:38 UTC)
Expired: Jun 3, 2008, 10:20 PM CDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Christian County, IL, Macon County, IL, Sangamon County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:38 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.

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, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 58 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: 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KILX 040238
TORILX
ILC021-115-167-040330-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0048.080604T0238Z-080604T0330Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EXTREME NORTHERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  NORTHEASTERN SANGAMON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  CENTRAL MACON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT.

* AT 938 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF ILLIOPOLIS...OR ABOUT 15 MILES EAST OF SPRINGFIELD...
  MOVING EAST AT 28 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ILLIOPOLIS...
  NIANTIC...
  HARRISTOWN...
  WARRENSBURG...
  DECATUR...
  FORSYTH...

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 3977 8937 3988 8940 3993 8923 3992 8922
      3992 8916 3995 8915 4001 8895 3982 8888
TIME...MOT...LOC 0238Z 258DEG 25KT 3982 8932

$$

BARNES

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KILX 040307
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1007 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

ILC167-040317-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-080604T0330Z/
SANGAMON-
1007 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

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

AT 1006 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 3978 8930 3982 8927 3982 8923 3992 8922
      3992 8916 3995 8915 4001 8895 3982 8888
TIME...MOT...LOC 0307Z 258DEG 25KT 3986 8906

$$

ILC021-115-040330-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-080604T0330Z/
CHRISTIAN-MACON-
1007 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MACON AND EXTREME NORTHERN CHRISTIAN COUNTIES...

AT 1006 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HARRISTOWN...OR
ABOUT 7 MILES WEST OF DECATUR...MOVING EAST AT 29 MPH.

PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED...
  DECATUR...
  FORSYTH...

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 3978 8930 3982 8927 3982 8923 3992 8922
      3992 8916 3995 8915 4001 8895 3982 8888
TIME...MOT...LOC 0307Z 258DEG 25KT 3986 8906

$$

000 
WWUS53 KILX 040320
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1020 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

ILC021-115-040330-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-080604T0330Z/
CHRISTIAN-MACON-
1020 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MACON AND EXTREME NORTHERN
CHRISTIAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

AT 1015 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 3978 8930 3982 8927 3982 8923 3992 8922
      3992 8916 3995 8915 4001 8895 3982 8888
TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 258DEG 25KT 3988 8894

$$

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, 8:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	DeWitt, Macon, Piatt	47 min
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, 9:45 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

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.