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Tornado Warning 47, NWS Lincoln, IL

June 10, 2011Schuyler County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Jun 10, 2011, 6:38 PM CDT for Schuyler County, Illinois. It was in force for 67 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
Jun 10, 2011, 6:38 PM CDT (23:38 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2011, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Schuyler County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 10, 6:55 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 W Brooklyn, ILONE LARGE TREE UPROOTED AND SEVERAL PINE TREES SNAPPED OFF
Jun 10, 6:59 PM CDTHAIL 1.754 W Brooklyn, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 10, 6:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 156 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 2011-06-10Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2011-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -79 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
874 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-155 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.

243 
WFUS53 KILX 102338
TORILX
ILC169-110045-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0047.110610T2338Z-110611T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
638 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SCHUYLER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT.

* AT 636 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF AUGUSTA...OR 27 MILES WEST OF
  RUSHVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RUSHVILLE...BROOKLYN...LITTLETON...WEINBERG KING STATE PARK...
  HUNTSVILLE...CAMDEN AND RAY.

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 4028 9091 4029 9091 4029 9081 4028 9045
      4019 9045 4019 9044 4010 9045 4010 9091
      4024 9092
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 269DEG 27KT 4021 9104

$$

SHIMON
3 follow-up statements
098 
WWUS53 KILX 102352
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
652 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

ILC169-110045-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-110611T0045Z/
SCHUYLER IL-
652 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SCHUYLER COUNTY UNTIL 745 
PM CDT...

AT 650 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR AUGUSTA...OR 19 MILES WEST OF RUSHVILLE...
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RUSHVILLE...BROOKLYN...LITTLETON...HUNTSVILLE...CAMDEN AND RAY.

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 4028 9091 4029 9091 4029 9081 4028 9045
      4019 9045 4019 9044 4010 9045 4010 9091
      4024 9092
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 270DEG 31KT 4020 9088

$$

SHIMON
127 
WWUS53 KILX 110027
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
727 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

ILC169-110045-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-110611T0045Z/
SCHUYLER IL-
727 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL SCHUYLER COUNTY
UNTIL 745 PM CDT...

AT 722 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LITTLETON...OR 6 MILES NORTH OF RUSHVILLE...
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN SCHUYLER COUNTY.

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 4028 9062 4028 9045 4019 9045 4019 9044
      4010 9045 4010 9061
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 270DEG 31KT 4020 9049

$$

SHIMON
060 
WWUS53 KILX 110041
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
741 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

ILC169-110050-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-110611T0045Z/
SCHUYLER IL-
741 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL SCHUYLER COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 745
PM CDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN SCHUYLER 
COUNTY UNTIL 815 PM.

LAT...LON 4028 9062 4028 9045 4019 9045 4019 9044
      4010 9045 4010 9061
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 270DEG 31KT 4020 9034

$$

SHIMON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 10:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXMarshall, Putnam5 days
Jun 10, 2:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXJasper61 min
Jun 10, 3:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXClay6 hr
Jun 10, 3:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClay, Effingham53 min
Jun 10, 5:42 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXEffingham6 hr
Jun 10, 6:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXCass, Morgan, Scott77 min
Jun 10, 6:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCass, Morgan, Scott55 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.