Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 11, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at May 6, 2012, 3:07 PM CDT for Marshall County, Illinois. It was in force for 53 min. 6 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 6, 2012, 3:07 PM CDT (20:07 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2012, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Marshall County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 3:18 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 Sw Henry, IL | |
| May 6, 3:18 PM CDT | HAIL 0.25 | 4 Sw Henry, IL | |
| May 6, 3:20 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Henry, IL | REPORTED BY HENRY CITY ESDA |
| May 6, 3:20 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 Sw Henry, IL | |
| May 6, 3:24 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Henry, IL | |
| May 6, 3:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Toluca, IL | POWERLINES DOWN |
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 6, 1:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 117 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
- 2361 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -82 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 571 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 181 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 9.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
305
WFUS53 KILX 062007
TORILX
ILC123-062100-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0011.120506T2007Z-120506T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
307 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
MARSHALL COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 400 PM CDT.
* AT 304 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SPARLAND...OR NEAR LACON...AND MOVING EAST
AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LACON...HENRY...VARNA...TOLUCA...WENONA...LAKE WILDWOOD...LA ROSE
AND PATTONSBURG.
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 4115 8932 4112 8932 4111 8933 4111 8905
4110 8904 4093 8905 4092 8946 4097 8944
4098 8948 4115 8948 4115 8933
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 288DEG 35KT 4106 8940
$$
CHS4 follow-up statements
586
WWUS53 KILX 062022
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
322 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012
ILC123-062100-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120506T2100Z/
MARSHALL IL-
322 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MARSHALL COUNTY UNTIL 400
PM CDT...
AT 320 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VARNA...OR 5 MILES EAST OF LACON...MOVING EAST
AT 30 MPH.
IN ADDITION...AT 320 PM GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED 5 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF HENRY WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
VARNA...TOLUCA...WENONA...LA ROSE AND PATTONSBURG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4115 8932 4112 8932 4111 8933 4111 8905
4110 8904 4093 8905 4092 8946 4097 8944
4098 8948 4115 8948 4115 8933
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 288DEG 28KT 4105 8930
$$
CHS356
WWUS53 KILX 062035
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
335 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012
ILC123-062100-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120506T2100Z/
MARSHALL IL-
335 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL MARSHALL
COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM CDT...
AT 333 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VARNA...OR 13 MILES EAST OF LACON...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WENONA.
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 4100 8905 4101 8928 4103 8934 4115 8933
4115 8932 4112 8932 4111 8933 4111 8905
4110 8904
TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 264DEG 33KT 4108 8915
$$
CHS717
WWUS53 KILX 062046
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
346 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012
ILC123-062100-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120506T2100Z/
MARSHALL IL-
346 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL MARSHALL
COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM CDT...
AT 345 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WENONA...OR 13 MILES WEST OF STREATOR...MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WENONA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4100 8905 4101 8915 4111 8916 4111 8905
4110 8904
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 271DEG 24KT 4106 8906
$$
CHS433
WWUS53 KILX 062056
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
356 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012
ILC123-062105-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120506T2100Z/
MARSHALL IL-
356 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MARSHALL COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 400 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.
IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM.
LAT...LON 4100 8905 4101 8915 4111 8916 4111 8905
4110 8904
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 271DEG 24KT 4106 8898
$$
CHSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Knox, Peoria, Stark | 54 min |
| May 6, 2:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Marshall, Stark | 39 min |
| May 6, 3:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Marshall, Stark | 6 hr |
| May 6, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 57 min |
| May 6, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 45 min |
| May 6, 5:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 39 min |
| May 6, 6:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 6 hr |
| May 6, 6:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Vermilion | 27 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Illinois, 2012Every tornado warning in 2012Tornadoes in 2012
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.