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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 89, NWS Lincoln, IL

May 22, 2011Fulton County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2011, 6:43 PM CDT for Fulton County, Illinois. It was in force for 33 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
May 22, 2011, 6:43 PM CDT (23:43 UTC)
Expired
May 22, 2011, 7:16 PM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Fulton County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 22, 12:51 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 126 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2011-05-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2011-05-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 233 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1775 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
233 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
287 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

780 
WUUS53 KILX 222343
SVRILX
ILC057-230030-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0089.110522T2343Z-110523T0030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
643 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  FULTON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT.

* AT 639 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  DEVELOPING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE 
  HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS 
  LOCATED NEAR ADAIR...OR 12 MILES EAST OF MACOMB...AND WAS MOVING 
  NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LEWISTOWN...CANTON...IPAVA...CUBA...ST. DAVID...FARMINGTON...
  MARIETTA...BERNADOTTE...SMITHFIELD...FIATT...BRYANT...LITTLE
  AMERICA...DUNFERMLINE...NORRIS AND BANNER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.

&&

LAT...LON 4055 9045 4072 9000 4071 8999 4062 8999
      4062 8987 4051 8987 4050 8988 4048 8988
      4044 8991 4043 8994 4027 9045
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 243DEG 39KT 4044 9042
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$
GEELHART
3 follow-up statements
085 
WWUS53 KILX 222355
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
655 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

ILC057-230030-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0089.000000T0000Z-110523T0030Z/
FULTON IL-
655 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
FULTON COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM CDT...

AT 653 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEW PHILADELPHIA TO CUBA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CANTON...CUBA...ST. DAVID...FAIRVIEW...FARMINGTON...BRYANT...
  FIATT...DUNFERMLINE...BANNER AND NORRIS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.

&&

LAT...LON 4072 9001 4071 8999 4062 8999 4062 8987
      4051 8987 4050 8989 4037 9034 4055 9045
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 246DEG 37KT 4053 9037 4046 9024
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$
GEELHART
817 
WWUS53 KILX 230007
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
707 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

ILC057-230030-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0089.000000T0000Z-110523T0030Z/
FULTON IL-
707 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
FULTON COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM CDT...

AT 702 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES
NORTH OF CUBA...OR 9 MILES WEST OF CANTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CANTON...FAIRVIEW...FARMINGTON AND NORRIS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.

&&

LAT...LON 4072 9002 4071 8999 4062 8999 4062 8987
      4059 8991 4055 8999 4047 9026 4058 9035
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 239DEG 37KT 4059 9016
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$
GEELHART
835 
WWUS53 KILX 230016
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
716 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

ILC057-230025-
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0089.000000T0000Z-110523T0030Z/
FULTON IL-
716 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN FULTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.

ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM.

LAT...LON 4072 9002 4071 8999 4062 8999 4062 8987
      4059 8991 4055 8999 4047 9026 4058 9035
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 239DEG 37KT 4064 9005

$$
GEELHART

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 22, 5:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXPiatt64 min
May 22, 8:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXClark, Coles, Cumberland82 min
May 22, 1:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXTazewell52 min
May 22, 1:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMason, Tazewell34 min
May 22, 1:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCass, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon55 min
May 22, 1:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXTazewell, Woodford36 min
May 22, 1:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMorgan16 min
May 22, 1:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMorgan, Scott38 min
May 22, 2:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean, Tazewell, Woodford37 min
May 22, 2:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXLogan, Menard, Sangamon46 min
May 22, 2:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDeWitt, Logan, McLean, Tazewell52 min
May 22, 2:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMorgan32 min
May 22, 2:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDeWitt, Logan, Macon, Sangamon46 min
May 22, 3:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXSangamon39 min
May 22, 3:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDeWitt, McLean66 min
May 22, 3:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDeWitt, Piatt46 min
May 22, 3:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXSangamon47 min
May 22, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign, Piatt28 min
May 22, 5:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXKnox27 min
May 22, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton, Mason, Peoria, Tazewell30 min
May 22, 6:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXKnox38 min
May 22, 6:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXSchuyler37 min
May 22, 6:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXPeoria, Tazewell, Woodford45 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.