Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 65, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Sep 12, 2008, 11:31 PM CDT for Woodford County, Illinois. It was in force for 44 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
- Sep 12, 2008, 11:31 PM CDT (04:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 13, 2008, 12:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Woodford County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 90 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
- 197 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 604 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 231 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KILX 130431
TORILX
ILC203-130515-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0065.080913T0431Z-080913T0515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1131 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN WOODFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT.
* AT 1131 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 4 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF ROANOKE...OR ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF EUREKA...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 28 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROANOKE...
MINONK...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 20 AND 29.
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.
TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT...BECAUSE THEY ARE HARD
TO SEE. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU CAN SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...AS IT MAY
BE TOO LATE. INSTEAD...TAKE COVER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING. GO TO A
BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.
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 4093 8914 4093 8895 4084 8896 4071 8924
4077 8933
TIME...MOT...LOC 0431Z 225DEG 24KT 4077 8923
$$
SMITH3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KILX 130442
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1142 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
ILC203-130515-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-080913T0515Z/
WOODFORD-
1142 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WOODFORD COUNTY...
AT 1139 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES EAST OF
ROANOKE...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF EUREKA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
27 MPH.
PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED...
BENSON...
MINONK...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 21 AND 28.
DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THIS STORM...THERE IS ALSO A RISK OF
LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS...VIADUCTS...AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT...BECAUSE THEY ARE HARD
TO SEE. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU CAN SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...AS IT MAY
BE TOO LATE. INSTEAD...TAKE COVER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING. GO TO A
BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROON ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.
LAT...LON 4084 8896 4078 8909 4078 8910 4076 8913
4076 8914 4075 8916 4080 8922 4091 8913
4093 8895
TIME...MOT...LOC 0442Z 228DEG 24KT 4080 8914
$$
SMITH000
WWUS53 KILX 130456
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1156 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
ILC203-130515-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-080913T0515Z/
WOODFORD-
1155 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WOODFORD COUNTY...
AT 1150 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
BENSON...OR ABOUT 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF EUREKA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
28 MPH.
PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED...
RURAL NORTHEAST WOODFORD COUNTY
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 20 AND 27.
DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THIS STORM...THERE IS ALSO A RISK OF
LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS...VIADUCTS...AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
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.
TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT...BECAUSE THEY ARE HARD
TO SEE. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU CAN SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...AS IT MAY
BE TOO LATE. INSTEAD...TAKE COVER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING. GO TO A
BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROON ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.
LAT...LON 4084 8896 4079 8908 4078 8909 4078 8911
4081 8917 4090 8911 4093 8895
TIME...MOT...LOC 0455Z 228DEG 24KT 4085 8903
$$
SMITH000
WWUS53 KILX 130513
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1213 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008
ILC203-130520-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-080913T0515Z/
WOODFORD-
1212 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WOODFORD COUNTY WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1215 AM CDT...
AT 1212 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE THUNDERSTORM THAT HAD PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED...
THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 4084 8896 4079 8908 4078 8909 4078 8911
4081 8917 4090 8911 4093 8895
TIME...MOT...LOC 0510Z 228DEG 24KT 4092 8893
$$
SMITHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford | 53 min |
| Sep 12, 10:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Marshall, Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford | 42 min |
| Sep 12, 11:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford | 8 hr |
| Sep 12, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Tazewell, Woodford | 46 min |
| Sep 13, 5:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton, Mason | 6 hr |
| Sep 13, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Morgan, Scott | 58 min |
| Sep 13, 5:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Schuyler | 6 hr |
| Sep 13, 6:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton, Marshall, Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford | 6 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.