Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 64, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Aug 19, 2009, 6:14 PM CDT for Fayette County, Illinois. It was in force for 46 min. 2 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
- Aug 19, 2009, 6:14 PM CDT (23:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2009, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Fayette County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 6:35 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 S Ramsey, IL | |
| Aug 19, 6:37 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 S Ramsey, 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 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 272 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 766 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KLSX 192314
TORLSX
ILC051-200000-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0064.090819T2314Z-090820T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
614 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 613 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VANDALIA...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
VANDALIA...
RAMSEY...
BROWNSTOWN...
ST. ELMO...
WRIGHTS CORNER...
BINGHAM...
BAYLE CITY...
AVENA...
ST. JAMES...
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3895 8881 3893 8926 3910 8926 3922 8896
3922 8881 3921 8880
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 250DEG 23KT 3899 8917
$$
KANOFSKY3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KLSX 192324
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
624 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2009
ILC051-200000-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-090820T0000Z/
FAYETTE IL-
624 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
FAYETTE COUNTY...
AT 622 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NORTH OF
VANDALIA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RAMSEY...BROWNSTOWN...ST. ELMO...WRIGHTS CORNER...AVENA AND ST.
JAMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES
OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF
NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE... LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
&&
LAT...LON 3895 8881 3893 8921 3912 8921 3922 8896
3922 8881 3921 8880
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 250DEG 23KT 3901 8910
$$
KANOFSKY000
WWUS53 KLSX 192352
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
652 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2009
ILC051-200000-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-090820T0000Z/
FAYETTE IL-
652 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
FAYETTE COUNTY...
AT 650 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ST. ELMO...OR 13
MILES NORTHEAST OF VANDALIA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED A ROTATING WALL CLOUD SOUTH OF RAMSEY.
REPORTS OF 1 INCH HAIL HAVE ALSO BEEN RECEIVED SOUTH OF RAMSEY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ST. ELMO AND WRIGHTS CORNER.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3895 8881 3893 8921 3912 8921 3922 8896
3922 8881 3921 8880
TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 250DEG 23KT 3907 8889
$$
KANOFSKY000
WWUS53 KLSX 192358
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
658 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2009
ILC051-200006-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-090820T0000Z/
FAYETTE IL-
658 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 700
PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED. WHILE THIS STORM
NO LONGER APPEARS SEVERE...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
FAYETTE COUNTY THROUGH 730 PM CDT. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
LAT...LON 3895 8881 3893 8921 3912 8921 3922 8896
3922 8881 3921 8880
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 250DEG 23KT 3908 8884
$$
KANOFSKYThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 1:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams | 37 min |
| Aug 19, 1:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown | 23 min |
| Aug 19, 1:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams, Pike | 19 min |
| Aug 19, 1:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Brown | 15 min |
| Aug 19, 1:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Pike | 24 min |
| Aug 19, 1:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Brown | 25 min |
| Aug 19, 1:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Greene, Pike | 17 min |
| Aug 19, 2:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Greene | 16 min |
| Aug 19, 2:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Greene | 13 min |
| Aug 19, 2:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Macoupin | 13 min |
| Aug 19, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Macoupin, Montgomery | 22 min |
| Aug 19, 3:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LSX | Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette and 10 more | 13 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Macoupin, Montgomery | 22 min |
| Aug 19, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Fayette, Montgomery | 39 min |
| Aug 19, 4:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette | 26 min |
| Aug 19, 5:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette | 32 min |
| Aug 19, 5:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Fayette | 26 min |
| Aug 19, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Montgomery | 23 min |
| Aug 19, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Fayette | 48 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.