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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Mar 8, 2009, 12:13 PM CDT for McLean County, Tazewell County, Woodford County, Illinois. It was in force for 47 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
- Mar 8, 2009, 12:13 PM CDT (17:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2009, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties McLean County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Woodford County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 12:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Eureka, IL | POWER POLES BLOWN DOWN ON THE WEST SIDE OF EUREKA. TIME ESTIMATED. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 10:39 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 69 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 441 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 389 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 401 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KILX 081713
TORILX
ILC113-179-203-081800-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0004.090308T1713Z-090308T1800Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1213 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN TAZEWELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHWESTERN MCLEAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHEASTERN WOODFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 100 PM CDT.
* AT 1213 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 4 MILES SOUTH OF
GOODFIELD...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF EUREKA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
60 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GOODFIELD...
DANVERS...
CARLOCK...
EUREKA...
SECOR...
HUDSON...
EL PASO...
GRIDLEY...
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...CHENOA AND DEER CREEK.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 4 AND 24.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 182 AND 187.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 109 AND 123.
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.
REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGER...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 4043 8935 4069 8935 4094 8893 4076 8892
4076 8860 4075 8860
TIME...MOT...LOC 1713Z 231DEG 53KT 4059 8927
$$
AUTEN3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KILX 081720
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1220 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009
ILC179-081730-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090308T1800Z/
TAZEWELL-
1220 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME EASTERN TAZEWELL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 1217 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE THUNDERSTORM THAT HAD PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF
THE AREA...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4050 8928 4073 8928 4094 8893 4076 8892
4076 8860 4075 8860
TIME...MOT...LOC 1720Z 231DEG 53KT 4064 8919
$$
ILC113-203-081800-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090308T1800Z/
MCLEAN-WOODFORD-
1220 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WOODFORD AND NORTHWESTERN MCLEAN COUNTIES...
AT 1217 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CONGERVILLE...OR
ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTH OF EUREKA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED...
SECOR...
EVERGREEN LAKE...
EL PASO...
KAPPA...
LAKE BLOOMINGTON...
PANOLA...
GRIDLEY...
CHENOA...
WESTON...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 6 AND 24.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 184 AND 187.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 112 AND 121.
DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE
PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES BLOCK
TRAFFIC AND PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING OUT OF THE STORMS PATH AND
TO SHELTER. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...GET OUT OF
YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT.
LAT...LON 4050 8928 4073 8928 4094 8893 4076 8892
4076 8860 4075 8860
TIME...MOT...LOC 1720Z 231DEG 53KT 4064 8919
$$
AUTEN000
WWUS53 KILX 081744
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1244 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009
ILC113-081754-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090308T1800Z/
MCLEAN-
1244 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MCLEAN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
AT 1241 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE THUNDERSTORM THAT HAD PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF
THE AREA...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4075 8906 4086 8905 4094 8893 4076 8892
4076 8860 4075 8860
TIME...MOT...LOC 1744Z 231DEG 53KT 4086 8883
$$
ILC203-081800-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090308T1800Z/
WOODFORD-
1244 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WOODFORD COUNTY...
AT 1241 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF
PANOLA...OR ABOUT 12 MILES WEST OF PONTIAC...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60
MPH.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
LAT...LON 4075 8906 4086 8905 4094 8893 4076 8892
4076 8860 4075 8860
TIME...MOT...LOC 1744Z 231DEG 53KT 4086 8883
$$
AUTEN000
WWUS53 KILX 081753
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1253 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009
ILC203-081803-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090308T1800Z/
WOODFORD-
1253 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WOODFORD COUNTY EXPIRES AT
100 PM CDT...
AT 1251 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE THUNDERSTORM THAT HAD PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF
THE AREA...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 4075 8906 4086 8905 4094 8893 4076 8892
4076 8860 4075 8860
TIME...MOT...LOC 1753Z 231DEG 53KT 4094 8869
$$
AUTENThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 9:06 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | Marshall, Putnam | 40 days |
| Mar 7, 9:06 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford | 90 days |
| Mar 8, 1:52 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Fulton, Knox, Peoria, Stark | 6 hr |
| Mar 8, 6:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton | 37 min |
| Mar 8, 6:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Knox, Peoria | 47 min |
| Mar 8, 6:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Marshall, Woodford | 42 min |
| Mar 8, 9:31 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ILX | Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford and 22 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 8, 11:02 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Woodford | 6 hr |
| Mar 8, 11:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox | 6 days |
| Mar 8, 11:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton | 7 days |
| Mar 8, 11:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Morgan, Sangamon | 42 min |
| Mar 8, 11:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan, Sangamon | 35 min |
| Mar 8, 11:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon | 28 min |
| Mar 8, 12:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, McLean | 34 min |
| Mar 8, 12:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay, Lawrence, Richland | 38 min |
| Mar 8, 1:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 26 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.