Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 32, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at May 30, 2008, 4:07 PM CDT for Adams County, Brown County, Pike County, Illinois. It was in force for 38 min. 4 reports 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
- May 30, 2008, 4:07 PM CDT (21:07 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 2008, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Adams County, IL, Brown County, IL, Pike County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 4:10 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Se Barry, IL | |
| May 30, 4:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S New Salem, IL | BARN BLOW DOWN ON NEW SALEM BLACKTOP ONE MILE NORTH OF EXIT 31 ON INTERSTATE 72. |
| May 30, 4:33 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N New Salem, IL | DAMAGE TO HOME...TREES...AND MACHINE SHED 3...4 MILE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 72 MILE MARKER 31 |
| May 30, 4:33 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Sw Griggsville, IL | DAMAGE TO HOME...TREES...AND MACHINE SHED 3...4 MILE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 72 MILE MARKER 31 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 1:52 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 146 days |
| May 30, 1:56 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -325 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1164 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KLSX 302107
TORLSX
ILC001-009-149-302145-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0032.080530T2107Z-080530T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
407 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
SOUTHERN BROWN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
NORTHERN PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
* UNTIL 445 PM CDT
* AT 406 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION NEAR BARRY...OR ABOUT 14
MILES NORTHWEST OF PITTSFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GRIGGSVILLE...
THIS TORNADO WARNING IS AN UPGRADE TO THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR THE WARNED AREA.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 3999 9055 3991 9054 3988 9058 3984 9057
3981 9058 3979 9061 3973 9063 3965 9064
3962 9111 3979 9117
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 256DEG 43KT 3972 9102
$$
GLASS2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KLSX 302115
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
415 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008
ILC001-009-149-302145-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080530T2145Z/
PIKE IL-BROWN IL-ADAMS IL-
415 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ADAMS...SOUTHERN BROWN AND NORTHERN PIKE COUNTIES IN
WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
AT 410 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BARRY...OR ABOUT 12
MILES NORTHWEST OF PITTSFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 44 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...NEW SALEM...
GRIGGSVILLE...PERRY...VALLEY CITY AND CHAMBERSBURG.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. QUARTER
SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED JUST SOUTHEAST OF BARRY AT 410 PM.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3999 9055 3991 9054 3988 9058 3984 9057
3981 9058 3979 9061 3973 9063 3965 9064
3962 9111 3979 9117
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 261DEG 39KT 3971 9093
$$
GLASS000
WWUS53 KLSX 302135
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
433 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008
ILC001-009-149-302145-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080530T2145Z/
PIKE IL-BROWN IL-ADAMS IL-
433 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ADAMS...SOUTHERN BROWN AND NORTHERN PIKE COUNTIES IN
WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
AT 432 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A WALL CLOUD WITH
STRONG ROTATION AND A FUNNEL CLOUD JUST WEST OF GRIGGSVILLE. DAMAGE
HAS BEEN REPORTED BETWEEN BAYLIS AND GRIGGSVILLE. THE POSSIBLE
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GRIGGSVILLE...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF
PITTSFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...VALLEY CITY AND
CHAMBERSBURG.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF
BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3999 9055 3991 9054 3988 9058 3984 9057
3981 9058 3979 9061 3973 9063 3965 9064
3962 9111 3979 9117
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 263DEG 34KT 3971 9072
$$
GLASSThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown, Pike | 50 min |
| May 30, 4:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Pike | 12 min |
| May 30, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown, Pike | 42 min |
| May 30, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams, Pike | 38 min |
| May 30, 5:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Pike | 21 min |
| May 30, 5:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Pike | 41 min |
| May 30, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown, Pike | 44 min |
| May 30, 5:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Pike | 49 min |
| May 30, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Brown, Greene, Pike | 44 min |
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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.