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Tornado Warning 43, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2011, 7:24 PM CDT for 5 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 51 min. 9 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, 7:24 PM CDT (00:24 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Clay County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Richland County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 7:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Newton, IL | SEVERAL BUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF NEWTON. |
| May 25, 7:35 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Nw Olney, IL | BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN |
| May 25, 7:35 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Nw Olney, IL | BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN FIELD. FROM COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STORM SUMMARY FOLLOWUP. |
| May 25, 7:47 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Lawrenceville, IL | |
| May 25, 7:57 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 S Robinson, IL | 14 HOMES DAMAGED...3 UNINHABITABLE. FROM COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STORM SUMMARY FOLLOWUP. |
| May 25, 8:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Lawrenceville, IL | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 1 TOWARD BIRDS...SOME TREES 2 TO 3 FEET IN DIAMATER |
| May 25, 8:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Se Robinson, IL | HOUSES DEMOLISHED...ADDITIONAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN THE AREA |
| May 25, 8:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Birds, IL | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN |
| May 25, 8:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Lawrenceville, IL | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN...ONE TREE DOWN ON MOBILE HOME |
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, 11:09 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 314 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
- 1870 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1479 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 334 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.5
- Supercell composite
- 14.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
429
WFUS53 KILX 260024
TORILX
ILC025-033-079-101-159-260115-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0043.110526T0024Z-110526T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
724 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...
LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...
RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 815 PM CDT.
* AT 722 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF RAIN-WRAPPED
TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO WIDESPREAD STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE.
THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
JEWETT TO SCHNELL...AND MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEWTON...OLNEY...ROBINSON...LAWRENCEVILLE...HIDALGO...WEST
LIBERTY...DUNDAS...PARKERSBURG...CALHOUN...STE. MARIE...WILLOW
HILL...CLAREMONT...OBLONG...CHAUNCEY...SUMNER...HARDINVILLE...
ANNAPOLIS...EATON...BRIDGEPORT AND NEW HEBRON.
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 3870 8752 3867 8759 3864 8762 3859 8762
3857 8766 3857 8815 3860 8816 3861 8835
3917 8835 3917 8766 3909 8762 3906 8757
3899 8756 3896 8751 3887 8754 3879 8749
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 271DEG 53KT 3916 8821 3861 8821
$$
BARKER3 follow-up statements
830
WWUS53 KILX 260046
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
746 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
ILC025-260055-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110526T0115Z/
CLAY IL-
746 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 3870 8752 3867 8759 3864 8762 3859 8762
3857 8766 3857 8815 3917 8810 3917 8766
3909 8762 3906 8757 3900 8757 3896 8751
3887 8754 3879 8749
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 271DEG 53KT 3915 8781 3860 8781
$$
ILC033-079-101-159-260115-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110526T0115Z/
JASPER IL-LAWRENCE IL-RICHLAND IL-CRAWFORD IL-
746 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CRAWFORD...EASTERN
RICHLAND...LAWRENCE AND EASTERN JASPER COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM CDT...
AT 741 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS
AND BRIEF RAIN-WRAPPED TORNADOES. THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ANNAPOLIS TO 8 MILES SOUTH OF
SUMNER...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
A BRIEF TORNADO WAS REPORTED ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF OLNEY AT 735
PM BY THE OLNEY POLICE DEPARTMENT.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROBINSON...LAWRENCEVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...NEW HEBRON...FLAT ROCK...
BIRDS...HUTSONVILLE...ST. FRANCISVILLE...PALESTINE...
RUSSELLVILLE...PETROLIA...MOUNT CARMEL AIRPORT...TRIMBLE...WEST
YORK...PINKSTAFF...CRAWFORD COUNTY AIRPORT...BILLETT AND
LAWRENCEVILLE AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
&&
LAT...LON 3870 8752 3867 8759 3864 8762 3859 8762
3857 8766 3857 8815 3917 8810 3917 8766
3909 8762 3906 8757 3900 8757 3896 8751
3887 8754 3879 8749
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 271DEG 53KT 3915 8781 3860 8781
$$
BARKER439
WWUS53 KILX 260059
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
759 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
ILC079-159-260109-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110526T0115Z/
JASPER IL-RICHLAND IL-
759 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN RICHLAND AND EASTERN JASPER
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 3870 8752 3867 8759 3864 8762 3859 8762
3857 8766 3858 8788 3917 8788 3917 8766
3909 8762 3906 8757 3900 8757 3896 8751
3887 8754 3879 8749
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 271DEG 53KT 3913 8768 3858 8768
$$
ILC033-101-260115-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110526T0115Z/
LAWRENCE IL-CRAWFORD IL-
759 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CRAWFORD AND LAWRENCE
COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM CDT...
AT 755 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS
AND BRIEF RAIN-WRAPPED TORNADOES. THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ANNAPOLIS TO 6 MILES WEST OF ST.
FRANCISVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HUTSONVILLE...ST. FRANCISVILLE...PALESTINE...RUSSELLVILLE...
PINKSTAFF...CRAWFORD COUNTY AIRPORT...BILLETT AND LAWRENCEVILLE
AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
&&
LAT...LON 3870 8752 3867 8759 3864 8762 3859 8762
3857 8766 3858 8788 3917 8788 3917 8766
3909 8762 3906 8757 3900 8757 3896 8751
3887 8754 3879 8749
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 271DEG 53KT 3913 8768 3858 8768
$$
BARKER803
WWUS53 KILX 260116
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
816 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
ILC033-101-260126-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110526T0115Z/
LAWRENCE IL-CRAWFORD IL-
816 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CRAWFORD AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES HAS
EXPIRED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM.
LAT...LON 3870 8752 3867 8759 3864 8762 3859 8762
3857 8766 3858 8788 3917 8788 3917 8766
3909 8762 3906 8757 3900 8757 3896 8751
3887 8754 3879 8749
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 271DEG 53KT 3912 8768 3857 8768
$$
BARKERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 7:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham, Jasper, Richland | 29 min |
| May 25, 7:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Edgar, Vermilion | 4 hr |
| May 25, 7:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 52 min |
| May 25, 7:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas and 3 more | 49 min |
| May 25, 7:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 37 min |
| May 25, 7:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clark, Edgar, Vermilion | 34 min |
| May 26, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Piatt | 6 days |
| May 26, 12:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Marshall, Putnam | 13 days |
| May 26, 12:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford | 35 days |
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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.