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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at May 1, 2012, 4:38 PM CDT for Champaign County, Vermilion County, Illinois. It was in force for 52 min. 5 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 1, 2012, 4:38 PM CDT (21:38 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2012, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Champaign County, IL, Vermilion County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 4:43 PM CDT | TORNADO | Sidney, IL | BRIEF TOUCHDOWN ON WEST SIDE OF SIDNEY. |
| May 1, 4:47 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 N Homer, IL | SWOP REPORT. RELAYED BY CHAMPAIGN EMA. CORRECTED HAIL SIZE. |
| May 1, 4:47 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 2 N Homer, IL | SWOP REPORT. RELAYED BY CHAMPAIGN EMA. |
| May 1, 4:49 PM CDT | HAIL 0.5 | Ogden, IL | |
| May 1, 5:20 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Danville, IL | AT 14TH ST AND IL RT 1. RELAYED BY EMA. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 60 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 660 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
448 WFUS53 KILX 012138 TORILX ILC019-183-012230- /O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0008.120501T2138Z-120501T2230Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 438 PM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL CHAMPAIGN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CENTRAL VERMILION COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... * UNTIL 530 PM CDT. * AT 433 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR SIDNEY...OR 10 MILES EAST OF CHAMPAIGN. A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS DANGEROUS STORM MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. NUMEORUS BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION...AT 432 PM...QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED AT ST JOSEPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DANVILLE...ST. JOSEPH...OGDEN...FITHIAN...OAKWOOD...ROYAL... COLLISON...KICKAPOO STATE PARK...MIDDLE FORK WILDLIFE AREA... VERMILION COUNTY AIRPORT...BISMARCK AND ALVIN. 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 4000 8814 4015 8813 4036 8753 4012 8753 TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 247DEG 25KT 4007 8807 $$ BAK
4 follow-up statements
801 WWUS53 KILX 012150 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 450 PM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ILC019-183-012230- /O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120501T2230Z/ VERMILION IL-CHAMPAIGN IL- 450 PM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL CHAMPAIGN AND CENTRAL VERMILION COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT... AT 445 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OGDEN...OR 15 MILES EAST OF CHAMPAIGN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS HAS A HISTORY OF BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS. IN ADDITION...AT 447 PM...SPOTTERS REPORTED 2 INCH DIAMETER HAIL 2 MILES NORTH OF HOMER. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DANVILLE...FITHIAN...OAKWOOD...ROYAL...COLLISON...KICKAPOO STATE PARK...MIDDLE FORK WILDLIFE AREA...VERMILION COUNTY AIRPORT... BISMARCK AND ALVIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 4002 8806 4019 8799 4036 8753 4012 8753 TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 252DEG 26KT 4009 8795 $$
571 WWUS53 KILX 012159 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 459 PM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ILC019-012209- /O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120501T2230Z/ CHAMPAIGN IL- 459 PM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CHAMPAIGN COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 4005 8794 4018 8794 4030 8753 4012 8753 TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 263DEG 29KT 4008 8783 $$ ILC183-012230- /O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120501T2230Z/ VERMILION IL- 459 PM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL VERMILION COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM CDT... AT 457 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FITHIAN...OR 13 MILES WEST OF DANVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DANVILLE...OAKWOOD...KICKAPOO STATE PARK...VERMILION COUNTY AIRPORT AND BISMARCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 4005 8794 4018 8794 4030 8753 4012 8753 TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 263DEG 29KT 4008 8783 $$
014 WWUS53 KILX 012210 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 510 PM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ILC183-012230- /O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120501T2230Z/ VERMILION IL- 510 PM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL VERMILION COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM CDT... AT 508 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CATLIN...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DANVILLE... MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DANVILLE AND VERMILION COUNTY AIRPORT. 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 4008 8781 4021 8775 4025 8753 4012 8753 TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 263DEG 29KT 4009 8771 $$ BAK
070 WWUS53 KILX 012227 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 527 PM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ILC183-012237- /O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120501T2230Z/ VERMILION IL- 527 PM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL VERMILION COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 530 PM CDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 4008 8781 4021 8775 4025 8753 4012 8753 TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 263DEG 29KT 4011 8753 $$ BAK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 5:31 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ILX | Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas and 7 more | 3 hr |
| May 1, 4:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign | 44 min |
| May 1, 5:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 13 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.