Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 59, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2008, 4:41 PM CDT for 4 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 40 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 6, 2008, 4:41 PM CDT (21:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2008, 5:21 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bond County, IL, Clinton County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Marion County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
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 6, 12:13 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 146 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
- 751 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -88 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 991 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 387 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 407 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KLSX 062141
TORLSX
ILC005-027-051-121-062230-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0059.080606T2141Z-080606T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
441 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BOND COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS
NORTHEASTERN CLINTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS
FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS
NORTHERN MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS
* UNTIL 530 PM CDT
* AT 437 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION NEAR TAMALCO...OR ABOUT 9
MILES NORTH OF CARLYLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 53 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FAIRMAN...
PATOKA...
SHOBONIER...
BROWNSTOWN...
KINMUNDY...
FARINA...
ST. ELMO...
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 3872 8870 3857 8928 3883 8942 3916 8888
3902 8880 3892 8881 3892 8875 3883 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 245DEG 46KT 3876 8925
$$
GKS2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KLSX 062200
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
457 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
ILC005-027-062207-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-080606T2230Z/
CLINTON IL-BOND IL-
457 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BOND AND NORTHEASTERN CLINTON
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED NORTHEAST OF THIS AREA. A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM SO MORE SEVERE STORMS OR
TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING.
LAT...LON 3872 8870 3861 8912 3869 8915 3874 8914
3874 8917 3889 8927 3891 8927 3916 8888
3902 8880 3892 8881 3892 8875 3883 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 255DEG 43KT 3882 8900
$$
ILC051-121-062230-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-080606T2230Z/
MARION IL-FAYETTE IL-
457 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR FAYETTE
AND NORTHERN MARION COUNTIES...
AT 454 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR VERNON...OR ABOUT
12 MILES SOUTH OF VANDALIA...MOVING EAST AT 49 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...KINMUNDY...ST.
PETER...FARINA...LOOGOOTEE AND ST. JAMES.
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.
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 3872 8870 3861 8912 3869 8915 3874 8914
3874 8917 3889 8927 3891 8927 3916 8888
3902 8880 3892 8881 3892 8875 3883 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 255DEG 43KT 3882 8900
$$
GKS000
WWUS53 KLSX 062221
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
520 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
ILC051-121-062230-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-080606T2230Z/
MARION IL-FAYETTE IL-
520 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR FAYETTE AND NORTHERN MARION COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED SLIGHTLY AND MOVED
EAST OF THE WARNED AREA.
ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
LAT...LON 3872 8870 3861 8912 3869 8915 3874 8914
3874 8917 3889 8927 3891 8927 3916 8888
3902 8880 3892 8881 3892 8875 3883 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 255DEG 43KT 3889 8866
$$
GKSThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams | 38 min |
| Jun 6, 2:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe, Saint Clair | 39 min |
| Jun 6, 2:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Clinton, Madison, Saint Clair | 51 min |
| Jun 6, 2:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Clair | 4 hr |
| Jun 6, 3:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe | 48 min |
| Jun 6, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette, Madison, Montgomery | 43 min |
| Jun 6, 3:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Montgomery | 7 hr |
| Jun 6, 3:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Clinton, Madison, Saint Clair | 47 min |
| Jun 6, 3:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Monroe, Saint Clair | 4 hr |
| Jun 6, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Marion | 42 min |
| Jun 6, 4:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton | 23 min |
| Jun 6, 4:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Marion | 6 hr |
| Jun 6, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton | 30 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Illinois, 2008Every tornado warning in 2008Tornadoes in 2008
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.