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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this tornado warning at Jun 4, 2008, 8:52 PM CDT for Newton County, Indiana; Iroquois County, Illinois. It was in force for 41 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 4, 2008, 8:52 PM CDT (01:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2008, 9:33 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Iroquois County, IL, Newton County, IN
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 4, 7:02 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KLOT 050152 TORLOT ILC075-INC111-050245- /O.NEW.KLOT.TO.W.0013.080605T0152Z-080605T0245Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 852 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN IROQUOIS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CENTRAL NEWTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA... * UNTIL 945 PM CDT... * AT 850 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG ROTATION IN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES WEST OF MOROCCO...MOVING EAST AT 18 MPH. THIS STORM IS LIKELY TO PRODUCE A TORNADO. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... MOROCCO BY 910 PM... ENOS...AND BEAVER CITY BY 915 PM... TAKE COVER NOW IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. LAT...LON 4108 8728 4091 8728 4090 8762 4098 8764 TIME...MOT...LOC 0152Z 259DEG 16KT 4096 8757 $$ KREIN
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KLOT 050203 SVSLOT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 903 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 ILC075-INC111-050245- /O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080605T0245Z/ IROQUOIS IL-NEWTON IN- 903 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL NEWTON AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN IROQUOIS COUNTIES... AT 859 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MOROCCO...MOVING EAST AT 22 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ENOS...AND MOROCCO BY 910 PM CDT... MOUNT AYR BY 930 PM CDT... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. LAT...LON 4091 8728 4093 8754 4100 8756 4108 8728 TIME...MOT...LOC 0203Z 257DEG 19KT 4098 8750 $$ KREIN
000
WWUS53 KLOT 050220
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
920 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008
ILC075-050230-
/O.CAN.KLOT.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080605T0245Z/
IROQUOIS IL-
920 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN IROQUOIS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
LAT...LON 4098 8743 4103 8744 4108 8728 4099 8728
4098 8728
TIME...MOT...LOC 0220Z 245DEG 20KT 4103 8738
$$
INC111-050245-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080605T0245Z/
NEWTON IN-
920 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
NEWTON COUNTY...
AT 916 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL NEWTON
COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 23 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RURAL EASTERN NEWTON COUNTY AT 930 PM CDT
RURAL NORTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTY AT 940 PM CDT
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
LAT...LON 4098 8743 4103 8744 4108 8728 4099 8728
4098 8728
TIME...MOT...LOC 0220Z 245DEG 20KT 4103 8738
$$
KREIN000
WWUS53 KLOT 050233
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
933 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008
INC111-050243-
/O.CAN.KLOT.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080605T0245Z/
NEWTON IN-
933 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL NEWTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY AND NO LONGER
APPEARS TO MAINTAIN A SEVERE WEATHER THREAT.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
LAT...LON 4098 8743 4103 8744 4108 8728 4099 8728
4098 8728
TIME...MOT...LOC 0233Z 245DEG 20KT 4106 8729
$$
KREINThe office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 7:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Jasper | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Benton, Jasper, Newton | 61 min |
| Jun 4, 7:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Newton | 59 min |
| Jun 4, 7:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | Benton | 8 hr |
| Jun 4, 8:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | Jasper, Newton | 114 min |
| Jun 4, 8:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Jasper, Newton | 13 min |
| Jun 4, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Jasper | 32 min |
| Jun 4, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lake | 52 min |
| Jun 4, 9:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOT | Jasper, Newton | 8 hr |
| Jun 4, 10:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lake, Porter | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 10:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Lake, Newton | 62 min |
| Jun 4, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lake | 44 min |
| Jun 4, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Jasper, Newton | 60 min |
| Jun 5, 12:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOT | Jasper, Lake, Porter | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Jasper | 30 min |
| Jun 5, 12:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Jasper, Newton | 48 min |
| Jun 5, 1:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lake | 54 min |
| Jun 5, 5:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LOT | Jasper, Lake, Newton, Porter | 12 hr |
| Jun 5, 9:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Lake, Newton | 5 days |
| Jun 5, 5:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LOT | Jasper, Lake, Newton, Porter | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Livingston | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 8:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Iroquois, Kankakee | 55 min |
| Jun 4, 8:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | Livingston | 57 min |
| Jun 4, 9:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | LaSalle, Livingston | 31 min |
| Jun 4, 9:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Iroquois, Kankakee | 58 min |
| Jun 4, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Grundy, Kendall | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 10:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Will | 34 min |
| Jun 4, 10:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | LaSalle, Livingston | 23 min |
| Jun 4, 11:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOT | Cook, Kankakee, Will | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 11:39 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LOT | Lake, McHenry | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 1:20 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 40 min | |
| Jun 5, 1:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook, DuPage | 64 min |
| Jun 5, 1:48 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 117 min | |
| Jun 5, 5:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Winnebago | 20 min |
| Jun 5, 7:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lee, Ogle | 33 min |
| Jun 5, 7:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Winnebago | 24 min |
| Jun 5, 7:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Ogle, Winnebago | 31 min |
| Jun 5, 7:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, McHenry, Ogle, Winnebago | 50 min |
| Jun 5, 7:56 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 94 min | |
| Jun 5, 8:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lake, McHenry | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 9:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Kankakee | 3 days |
| Jun 5, 9:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Iroquois | 10 hr |
| Jun 5, 10:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Bureau, LaSalle | 54 hr |
| Jun 5, 5:06 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Winnebago | 4 days |
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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.