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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Jun 5, 2010, 8:32 PM CDT for Peoria County, Tazewell County, Woodford County, Illinois. It was in force for 33 min. 3 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
- Jun 5, 2010, 8:32 PM CDT (01:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2010, 9:05 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Tornado emergency
Counties Peoria County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Woodford County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 8:51 PM CDT | TORNADO 2 | 2 N Washington, IL | NWS STORM SURVEY RESULTS...TORNADO FROM 2.5 MILES NORTH OF WASHINGTON...MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AND MOVED FROM TAZEWELL COUNTY INTO WOODFORD COUNTY. END OF THE TRACK WAS 2 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF METAMORA. TOTAL PATH LENGTH WAS 3.5 MILES WITH A WIDTH OF 250 YAR |
| Jun 5, 8:53 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 S Germantown Hills, IL | TORNADO AT ROUTE 116 JUST SOUTH OF ISP. |
| Jun 5, 8:55 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 N Washington, IL | POWER FLASHES REPORTED. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 3:50 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 1457 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -146 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1235 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 249 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 352 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 6.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
025 WFUS53 KILX 060132 TORILX ILC143-179-203-060215- /O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0013.100606T0132Z-100606T0215Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 832 PM CDT SAT JUN 5 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL PEORIA COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... NORTH CENTRAL TAZEWELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... WEST CENTRAL WOODFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... * UNTIL 915 PM CDT. * AT 829 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO 5 MILES NORTH OF BELLEVUE...OR 5 MILES WEST OF PEORIA. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS TORNADO IS BEING OBSERVED BY NUMEROUS SPOTTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. THIS TORNADO HAS CAUSED DAMAGE IN ELMWOOD. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PEORIA...WEST PEORIA...GERMANTOWN HILLS...WASHINGTON...METAMORA AND PEORIA HEIGHTS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 84 AND 93. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 474 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 2. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 4081 8932 4064 8935 4072 8974 4080 8971 TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 279DEG 31KT 4075 8969 $$ CHURCHILL
4 follow-up statements
900 WWUS53 KILX 060138 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 838 PM CDT SAT JUN 5 2010 ILC143-179-203-060215- /O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100606T0215Z/ TAZEWELL IL-WOODFORD IL-PEORIA IL- 838 PM CDT SAT JUN 5 2010 ...A TORNADO EMERGENCY CONTINUES FOR THE PEORIA METROPOLITAN AREA... A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL PEORIA...WEST CENTRAL WOODFORD AND NORTH CENTRAL TAZEWELL COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM CDT... AT 834 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST WEST OF PEORIA...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE STRONG ROTATION WITH THIS DANGEROUS STORM. PEOPLE IN THE PEORIA METRO AREA NEED TO SEEK SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PEORIA...GERMANTOWN HILLS...WASHINGTON...METAMORA AND PEORIA HEIGHTS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 86 AND 93. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 474 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 2. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 4072 8970 4079 8969 4081 8932 4064 8935 TIME...MOT...LOC 0135Z 279DEG 31KT 4074 8964 $$ CHURCHILL
680 WWUS53 KILX 060147 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 847 PM CDT SAT JUN 5 2010 ILC143-060156- /O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100606T0215Z/ PEORIA IL- 847 PM CDT SAT JUN 5 2010 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PEORIA COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS CROSSED THE ILLINOIS RIVER AND MOVED EAST OF THE THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 4081 8932 4064 8935 4070 8955 4080 8955 TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 277DEG 40KT 4074 8948 $$ ILC179-203-060215- /O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100606T0215Z/ TAZEWELL IL-WOODFORD IL- 847 PM CDT SAT JUN 5 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL WOODFORD AND NORTH CENTRAL TAZEWELL COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM CDT... ...TORNADO EMERGENCY CONTINUES FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE PEORIA METROPOLITAN AREA... AT 843 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED IN EAST PEORIA NEAR ROUTE 24 AND 116...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WASHINGTON AND METAMORA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 4081 8932 4064 8935 4070 8955 4080 8955 TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 277DEG 40KT 4074 8948 $$ CHURCHILL
593 WWUS53 KILX 060152 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 852 PM CDT SAT JUN 5 2010 ILC179-203-060215- /O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100606T0215Z/ TAZEWELL IL-WOODFORD IL- 852 PM CDT SAT JUN 5 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL WOODFORD AND NORTH CENTRAL TAZEWELL COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM CDT... ...TORNADO EMERGENCY CONTINUES FOR THE EASTERN PARTS OF THE PEORIA METRO AREA... AT 847 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GERMANTOWN HILLS... OR 8 MILES EAST OF PEORIA...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... METAMORA. THOSE ATTENDING THE CHERRY FESTIVAL IN WASHINGTON ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM AND SHOULD PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 4080 8932 4065 8935 4070 8951 4079 8948 TIME...MOT...LOC 0151Z 277DEG 40KT 4073 8941 $$ CHURCHILL
009 WWUS53 KILX 060205 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 905 PM CDT SAT JUN 5 2010 ILC179-203-060214- /O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100606T0215Z/ TAZEWELL IL-WOODFORD IL- 905 PM CDT SAT JUN 5 2010 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL WOODFORD AND NORTH CENTRAL TAZEWELL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR CENTRAL WOODFORD COUNTY UNTIL 945 PM. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM. LAT...LON 4080 8932 4065 8935 4070 8951 4079 8948 TIME...MOT...LOC 0204Z 277DEG 40KT 4071 8922 $$ CHURCHILL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 7:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Stark | 28 min |
| Jun 5, 7:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Knox | 23 min |
| Jun 5, 7:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Knox, Peoria | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 8:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Marshall | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 8:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Peoria | 39 min |
| Jun 5, 8:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Woodford | 28 min |
| Jun 5, 9:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 9:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Peoria, Tazewell | 47 min |
| Jun 5, 9:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Mason, Tazewell | 27 min |
| Jun 5, 10:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Tazewell | 28 min |
| Jun 5, 10:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan, Mason, Tazewell | 24 min |
| Jun 5, 10:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan | 43 min |
| Jun 5, 11:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Macon | 35 min |
| Jun 5, 11:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | DeWitt, Macon | 6 hr |
| Jun 6, 3:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton | 9 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.