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Tornado Warning 49, NWS Lincoln, IL

June 4, 2008McLean County, Tazewell County, Woodford County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Jun 4, 2008, 8:19 PM CDT for McLean County, Tazewell County, Woodford County, Illinois. It was in force for 26 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 4, 2008, 8:19 PM CDT (01:19 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 2008, 8:45 PM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties McLean County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Woodford County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 4, 8:37 PM CDTTORNADOGoodfield, ILINTERSECTION OF RT 150 AND INTERSTATE 74...TRAINED SPOTTER

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 4, 7:02 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 73 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2008-06-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2437 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2008-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 81 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2437 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1115 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
212 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.2
Supercell composite
9.5

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KILX 050119
TORILX
ILC113-179-203-050145-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0049.080605T0119Z-080605T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
819 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN TAZEWELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  WESTERN MCLEAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  SOUTHERN WOODFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 845 PM CDT.

* AT 819 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A
  TORNADO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GOODFIELD...OR ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTH OF
  EUREKA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 24 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  GOODFIELD...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 110 AND 119.

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO..AS YOU MAY END UP
DRIVING INTO THE PATH OF THE STORM. TAKE SHELTER IN A STRONG
BUILDING. IF NONE IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT
AND COVER YOUR HEAD. DO NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER OVERPASSES.

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 4071 8906 4063 8900 4053 8935 4059 8940
TIME...MOT...LOC 0119Z 244DEG 21KT 4057 8932

$$
GEELHART/BARNES
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KILX 050129
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
829 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008

ILC113-179-203-050145-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-080605T0145Z/
MCLEAN-TAZEWELL-WOODFORD-
829 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
WOODFORD...WESTERN MCLEAN AND EASTERN TAZEWELL COUNTIES...

AT 825 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF GOODFIELD...OR ABOUT 11 MILES
SOUTH OF EUREKA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 22 MPH.

PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED...
  GOODFIELD...
  CONGERVILLE...
  EVERGREEN LAKE...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 111 AND 119.

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.

LAT...LON 4063 8900 4054 8931 4060 8934 4071 8906
      4067 8903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 247DEG 19KT 4057 8928

$$
GEELHART/GOETSCH
000 
WWUS53 KILX 050143
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
842 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008

ILC113-179-203-050152-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-080605T0145Z/
MCLEAN-TAZEWELL-WOODFORD-
842 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN TAZEWELL COUNTY EXPIRES AT 845 
PM CDT...

AT 842 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM 
SPOTTERS INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM THAT HAD PROMPTED THE 
WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF TAZEWELL COUNTY...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN 
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MCLEAN AND SOUTHEASTERN 
WOODFORD COUNTIES HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 915 PM.

LAT...LON 4063 8900 4054 8931 4060 8934 4071 8906
      4067 8903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 247DEG 19KT 4060 8920

$$
GEELHART/BARNES

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 7:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXTazewell, Woodford44 min
Jun 4, 7:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean, Tazewell, Woodford52 min
Jun 4, 8:41 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMcLean, Woodford34 min
Jun 4, 10:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMarshall21 min
Jun 5, 10:20 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningILXLogan24 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.