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Tornado Warning 68, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Dec 27, 2008, 12:44 PM CST for 4 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 31 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
- Dec 27, 2008, 12:44 PM CST (18:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2008, 1:15 PM CST
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties DeWitt County, IL, Logan County, IL, Macon County, IL, Sangamon County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 12:52 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Nw Warrensburg, IL | BARN ROOF BLOWN OFF AT CORNER OF DUROCK AND STROWN RD. |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 10:58 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 42 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
- 87 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -128 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 538 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 451 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 455 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KILX 271844 TORILX ILC039-107-115-167-271915- /O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0068.081227T1844Z-081227T1915Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1244 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EXTREME NORTHEASTERN SANGAMON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... NORTHWESTERN MACON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... WESTERN DE WITT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... SOUTHEASTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... * UNTIL 115 PM CST. * AT 1245 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOUNT PULASKI...OR ABOUT 14 MILES SOUTH OF LINCOLN... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CHESTNUT... KENNEY... BEASON... CLINTON... WAPELLA... 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. DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS...AND VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES BLOCK TRAFFIC. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...GET OUT OF YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT. 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 4029 8895 4010 8882 3991 8930 4005 8943 TIME...MOT...LOC 1845Z 224DEG 49KT 4001 8927 $$ SMITH
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS53 KILX 271914 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 114 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 ILC039-107-115-167-271925- /O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0068.000000T0000Z-081227T1915Z/ DE WITT-LOGAN-MACON-SANGAMON- 115 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LOGAN...WESTERN DE WITT... NORTHWESTERN MACON AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN SANGAMON COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 115 PM CST... AT 112 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM THAT HAD PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LAT...LON 4029 8895 4010 8882 3991 8930 4005 8943 TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 224DEG 49KT 4030 8890 $$ SMITH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 6:11 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton | 6 days |
| Dec 27, 3:47 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ILX | Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford and 16 more | 12 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:47 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ILX | Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford and 16 more | 35 min |
| Dec 27, 3:52 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Schuyler | 3 hr |
| Dec 27, 10:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Fulton, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Schuyler and 1 more | 65 min |
| Dec 27, 11:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox, Peoria, Stark | 56 min |
| Dec 27, 11:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon, Scott | 66 min |
| Dec 27, 11:51 AM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Peoria | 24 min |
| Dec 27, 12:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Fulton, Logan, McLean, Mason, Menard and 3 more | 58 min |
| Dec 27, 12:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, Woodford | 54 min |
| Dec 27, 12:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Woodford | 48 min |
| Dec 27, 12:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, DeWitt, Logan, Macon, Menard, Sangamon and 1 more | 60 min |
| Dec 27, 12:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Macon, Piatt and 3 more | 38 min |
| Dec 27, 12:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Moultrie, Sangamon, Shelby | 66 min |
| Dec 27, 12:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Macon, Piatt and 3 more | 34 min |
| Dec 27, 12:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Logan, Macon, Sangamon | 37 min |
| Dec 27, 12:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Shelby | 63 min |
| Dec 27, 12:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Marshall, Woodford | 31 min |
| Dec 27, 1:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Macon, Moultrie and 3 more | 65 min |
| Dec 27, 1:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, McLean, Macon, Piatt | 33 min |
| Dec 27, 1:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Macon, Piatt | 44 min |
| Dec 27, 1:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt | 41 min |
| Dec 27, 1:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt | 40 min |
| Dec 27, 1:26 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton | 3 hr |
| Dec 27, 1:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon, Moultrie, Shelby | 25 min |
| Dec 27, 1:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland, Moultrie, Shelby | 60 min |
| Dec 27, 1:49 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | McLean, Tazewell, Woodford | 22 hr |
| Dec 27, 2:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 41 min |
| Dec 27, 2:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, Vermilion | 34 min |
| Dec 27, 2:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Coles, Cumberland, Effingham, Moultrie, Shelby | 43 min |
| Dec 27, 2:51 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Stark | 3 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:11 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Schuyler | 3 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, Piatt and 1 more | 49 min |
| Dec 27, 3:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham | 45 min |
| Dec 27, 3:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Moultrie, Shelby | 24 min |
| Dec 27, 3:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Edgar, Vermilion | 27 min |
| Dec 27, 4:28 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton | 12 hr |
| Dec 27, 5:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay | 43 min |
| Dec 27, 5:22 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 11 hr |
| Dec 27, 5:44 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Stark | 6 hr |
| Dec 27, 5:55 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Stark | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.