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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2011, 6:53 PM CDT for Champaign County, Piatt County, Illinois. It was in force for 37 min. 4 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
- May 25, 2011, 6:53 PM CDT (23:53 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Champaign County, IL, Piatt County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 6:53 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 N Seymour, IL | LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT SPOTTERS SIGHTED TORNADO ON GROUND MOVING EAST NEAR INTERSTATE 72...FROM CHAMPAIGN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT |
| May 25, 6:58 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Se Mahomet, IL | TREE DAMAGE FROM TORNADO BRIEF TOUCHDOWN. FROM COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STORM SUMMARY FOLLOWUP. |
| May 25, 6:59 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 W Champaign, IL | STATE POLICE SITED TORNADO ON WEST SIDE OF CHAMPAIGN |
| May 25, 7:10 PM CDT | HAIL 0.5 | 1 Nw Champaign, IL |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2:31 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 30 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
- 1832 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 561 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 253 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 222 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.6
- Supercell composite
- 10.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS53 KILX 252353
TORILX
ILC019-147-260030-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0039.110525T2353Z-110526T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
653 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
EAST CENTRAL PIATT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT.
* AT 651 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SEYMOUR...OR 9 MILES WEST OF CHAMPAIGN...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHAMPAIGN...RANTOUL...MAHOMET...LAKE OF THE WOODS...URBANA...
THOMASBORO...GIFFORD...FLATVILLE AND LUDLOW.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 231 AND 257.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 169 AND 182.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 168 AND 185.
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 3999 8843 4013 8858 4041 8820 4041 8794
4023 8793
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 229DEG 41KT 4013 8841
$$
BARNES2 follow-up statements
817
WWUS53 KILX 260004
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
704 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
ILC147-260013-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110526T0030Z/
PIATT IL-
704 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PIATT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 4007 8828 4026 8841 4041 8820 4041 8794
4023 8793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 229DEG 41KT 4021 8826
$$
ILC019-260030-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110526T0030Z/
CHAMPAIGN IL-
704 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY
UNTIL 730 PM CDT...
AT 700 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE
NORTHWETS SIDE OF CHAMPAIGN ON RISING ROAD....MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHAMPAIGN...RANTOUL...THOMASBORO...GIFFORD...FLATVILLE AND LUDLOW.
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 4007 8828 4026 8841 4041 8820 4041 8794
4023 8793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 229DEG 41KT 4021 8826
$$
BARNES021
WWUS53 KILX 260028 RRA
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
728 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
ILC019-260038-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110526T0030Z/
CHAMPAIGN IL-
728 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
730 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN CHAMPAIGN
COUNTY UNTIL 8 PM CDT.
LAT...LON 4007 8828 4026 8841 4041 8820 4041 8794
4023 8793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 229DEG 41KT 4040 8798
$$
BARNESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Morgan, Scott | 65 min |
| May 25, 5:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Mason, Menard, Sangamon | 58 min |
| May 25, 6:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Christian, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby | 63 min |
| May 25, 7:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Piatt | 13 min |
| May 25, 8:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 44 min |
| May 25, 9:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox | 7 days |
| May 25, 9:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton | 7 days |
| May 25, 11:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion | 61 min |
| May 25, 12:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Edgar, Vermilion | 6 hr |
| May 25, 12:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Shelby | 66 min |
| May 25, 1:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Effingham, Shelby | 31 min |
| May 25, 1:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 29 more | 10 hr |
| May 25, 1:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Douglas, Moultrie | 51 min |
| May 25, 2:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Edgar | 23 min |
| May 25, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Edgar, Vermilion | 38 min |
| May 25, 3:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Edgar | 25 min |
| May 25, 3:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Cass, Morgan, Scott | 43 min |
| May 25, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Sangamon | 58 min |
| May 25, 4:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Sangamon | 25 min |
| May 25, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Fulton, Mason, Morgan, Schuyler | 61 min |
| May 25, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon | 57 min |
| May 25, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Logan, Menard, Sangamon | 51 min |
| May 25, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Douglas, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby | 60 min |
| May 25, 5:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Cass, Fulton, Schuyler | 3 hr |
| May 25, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Edgar | 38 min |
| May 25, 5:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Christian, Sangamon | 3 hr |
| May 25, 5:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Shelby | 32 min |
| May 25, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Logan, Mason, Menard, Tazewell | 35 min |
| May 25, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Macon, Piatt, Shelby | 38 min |
| May 25, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, McLean, Macon, Piatt | 37 min |
| May 25, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox, McLean, Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford | 60 min |
| May 25, 5:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | DeWitt, McLean | 24 min |
| May 25, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Douglas, Piatt | 47 min |
| May 25, 6:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Christian, Logan, Macon, Sangamon | 116 min |
| May 25, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham, Jasper | 49 min |
| May 25, 6:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | McLean | 40 min |
| May 25, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Knox, McLean, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Woodford | 40 min |
| May 25, 6:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Knox | 4 hr |
| May 25, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign | 33 min |
| May 25, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Moultrie, Piatt | 33 min |
| May 25, 6:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Champaign, Coles, DeWitt, Douglas, Moultrie, Piatt | 4 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.