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Tornado Warning 68, NWS Lincoln, IL

December 27, 20084 counties in Illinois

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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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
Dec 27, 12:52 PM CSTTSTM WND DMG5 Nw Warrensburg, ILBARN 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Dec 27, 10:58 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC8 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2008-12-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 87 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 12:00Z on 2008-12-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 451 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 26, 6:11 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningILXFulton6 days
Dec 27, 3:47 AM CSTWind AdvisoryILXChampaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford and 16 more12 hr
Dec 27, 3:47 AM CSTWind AdvisoryILXChampaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford and 16 more35 min
Dec 27, 3:52 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningILXSchuyler3 hr
Dec 27, 10:55 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCass, Fulton, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Schuyler and 1 more65 min
Dec 27, 11:19 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton, Knox, Peoria, Stark56 min
Dec 27, 11:24 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCass, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon, Scott66 min
Dec 27, 11:51 AM CSTTornado WarningILXFulton, Peoria24 min
Dec 27, 12:02 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDeWitt, Fulton, Logan, McLean, Mason, Menard and 3 more58 min
Dec 27, 12:06 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, Woodford54 min
Dec 27, 12:12 PM CSTTornado WarningILXMarshall, Peoria, Stark, Woodford48 min
Dec 27, 12:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, DeWitt, Logan, Macon, Menard, Sangamon and 1 more60 min
Dec 27, 12:37 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign, DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Macon, Piatt and 3 more38 min
Dec 27, 12:39 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Moultrie, Sangamon, Shelby66 min
Dec 27, 12:41 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign, DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Macon, Piatt and 3 more34 min
Dec 27, 12:53 PM CSTTornado WarningILXChristian, Logan, Macon, Sangamon37 min
Dec 27, 12:57 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXShelby63 min
Dec 27, 12:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMarshall, Woodford31 min
Dec 27, 1:10 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Macon, Moultrie and 3 more65 min
Dec 27, 1:12 PM CSTTornado WarningILXChampaign, DeWitt, McLean, Macon, Piatt33 min
Dec 27, 1:16 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDeWitt, Macon, Piatt44 min
Dec 27, 1:19 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign, DeWitt, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt41 min
Dec 27, 1:20 PM CSTTornado WarningILXChampaign, DeWitt, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt40 min
Dec 27, 1:26 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningILXFulton3 hr
Dec 27, 1:35 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Macon, Moultrie, Shelby25 min
Dec 27, 1:45 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXColes, Cumberland, Moultrie, Shelby60 min
Dec 27, 1:49 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningILXMcLean, Tazewell, Woodford22 hr
Dec 27, 2:03 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXVermilion41 min
Dec 27, 2:16 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, Vermilion34 min
Dec 27, 2:32 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Coles, Cumberland, Effingham, Moultrie, Shelby43 min
Dec 27, 2:51 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningILXStark3 hr
Dec 27, 3:11 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningILXSchuyler3 hr
Dec 27, 3:11 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, Piatt and 1 more49 min
Dec 27, 3:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham45 min
Dec 27, 3:21 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMoultrie, Shelby24 min
Dec 27, 3:35 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXEdgar, Vermilion27 min
Dec 27, 4:28 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningILXFulton12 hr
Dec 27, 5:17 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClay43 min
Dec 27, 5:22 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningILXChampaign, Vermilion11 hr
Dec 27, 5:44 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningILXStark6 hr
Dec 27, 5:55 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningILXStark6 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.