Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 51, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2009, 7:55 PM CDT for Marion County, Illinois. It was in force for 35 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
- Jun 19, 2009, 7:55 PM CDT (00:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2009, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Marion County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 8:13 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 Se Cartter, IL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 440 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -144 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1136 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 305 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 327 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 8.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KLSX 200055 TORLSX ILC121-200130- /O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0051.090620T0055Z-090620T0130Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 755 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... * UNTIL 830 PM CDT * AT 752 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR CENTRALIA. A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADIC STORM MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CARTTER... KELL... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. THIS IS A SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM. IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES... SUPERCELLS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. && LAT...LON 3847 8887 3848 8914 3856 8914 3858 8886 TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 275DEG 22KT 3853 8911 $$ TILLY
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KLSX 200107 SVSLSX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 807 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009 ILC121-200130- /O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-090620T0130Z/ MARION IL- 807 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN MARION COUNTY... AT 806 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KELL...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF SALEM... MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CARTTER AND KELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE... LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. THIS IS A SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM. IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES... SUPERCELLS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. && LAT...LON 3848 8906 3855 8904 3858 8886 3847 8887 TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 276DEG 29KT 3851 8895 $$ TILLY
000 WWUS53 KLSX 200117 SVSLSX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 817 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009 ILC121-200130- /O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-090620T0130Z/ MARION IL- 817 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN MARION COUNTY... AT 816 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. THIS FUNNEL CLOUD WAS LOCATED NEAR KELL...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF SALEM... MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. WHILE NO TORNADO HAS BEEN REPORTED...ONE MAY TOUCH DOWN AT ANY TIME. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HELM AND RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN MARION COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. THIS IS A SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM. IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES... SUPERCELLS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. && LAT...LON 3848 8897 3854 8896 3858 8886 3847 8887 TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 278DEG 17KT 3850 8889 $$ TILLY
000 WWUS53 KLSX 200128 SVSLSX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 828 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009 ILC121-200138- /O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-090620T0130Z/ MARION IL- 828 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MARION COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 830 PM CDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM FOR SOUTH EASTERN PORTIONS OF MARION COUNTY. LAT...LON 3848 8897 3854 8896 3858 8886 3847 8887 TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 283DEG 18KT 3848 8876 $$ TILLY
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 7:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette | 39 min |
| Jun 19, 7:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Fayette, Marion | 41 min |
| Jun 19, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Clinton, Marion | 51 min |
| Jun 19, 7:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Fayette | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Marion | 25 min |
| Jun 19, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Marion | 34 min |
| Jun 19, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Fayette, Montgomery | 36 min |
| Jun 19, 8:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Marion | 31 min |
| Jun 19, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Fayette | 15 min |
| Jun 20, 12:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Clinton, Marion, Saint Clair, Washington | 44 min |
| Jun 20, 2:06 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Watch | LSX | Madison, Saint Clair | 14 hr |
| Jun 20, 6:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Bond, Montgomery | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 6:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Fayette | 6 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.