Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 2013
Tornado Warning 10, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Nov 17, 2013, 10:42 AM CST for 4 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 33 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
- Nov 17, 2013, 10:42 AM CST (16:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2013, 11:15 AM CST
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Logan County, IL, Mason County, IL, Menard County, IL, Sangamon County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 11:22 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Petersburg, IL | TREE LIMBS DOWN |
| Nov 17, 11:25 AM CST | HAIL 1.75 | 1 N Petersburg, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 8:40 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 1021 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 506 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 398 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 396 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.7
- Supercell composite
- 11.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
132
WFUS53 KILX 171642
TORILX
ILC107-125-129-167-171715-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0010.131117T1642Z-131117T1715Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1042 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
EAST CENTRAL MASON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
MENARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHWESTERN SANGAMON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 1115 AM CST
* AT 1039 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ASHLAND...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS
WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
PETERSBURG AND ATHENS AROUND 1050 AM CST.
GREENVIEW AROUND 1055 AM CST.
MIDDLETOWN AROUND 1105 AM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE LINCOLNS NEW SALEM...
SWEETWATER AND NEW HOLLAND.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 113 AND 124.
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 4030 8956 4004 8932 3987 8997 3994 9000
TIME...MOT...LOC 1642Z 235DEG 52KT 3993 8994
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
BARNES2 follow-up statements
818
WWUS53 KILX 171658
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1058 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
ILC167-171708-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-131117T1715Z/
SANGAMON IL-
1058 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN SANGAMON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 4030 8956 4004 8932 3995 8983 4003 8989
TIME...MOT...LOC 1658Z 235DEG 52KT 4004 8975
$$
ILC107-125-129-171715-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-131117T1715Z/
LOGAN IL-MASON IL-MENARD IL-
1058 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN MENARD...EAST
CENTRAL MASON AND WESTERN LOGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 AM CST...
AT 1053 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR PETERSBURG...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MIDDLETOWN AROUND 1105 AM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE NEW HOLLAND.
INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 114 AND 124.
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 4030 8956 4004 8932 3995 8983 4003 8989
TIME...MOT...LOC 1658Z 235DEG 52KT 4004 8975
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
BARNES943 WWUS53 KILX 171716 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1116 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013 ILC107-125-129-171726- /O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-131117T1715Z/ LOGAN IL-MASON IL-MENARD IL- 1116 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN MENARD...EAST CENTRAL MASON AND WESTERN LOGAN COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. HOWEVER...SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST. LAT...LON 4030 8956 4004 8932 3995 8983 4003 8989 TIME...MOT...LOC 1658Z 235DEG 52KT 4004 8975 $$ BARNES
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 11:50 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Crawford | 25 min |
| Nov 16, 11:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Crawford | 37 min |
| Nov 17, 2:50 AM CST | High Wind Warning | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, Fulton, Knox, Logan, McLean and 8 more | 15 hr |
| Nov 17, 10:01 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox, Peoria | 44 min |
| Nov 17, 10:37 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Morgan, Scott | 53 min |
| Nov 17, 10:50 AM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford | 25 min |
| Nov 17, 10:57 AM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Marshall, Tazewell, Woodford | 33 min |
| Nov 17, 11:12 AM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Marshall, Tazewell, Woodford | 33 min |
| Nov 17, 11:12 AM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Sangamon | 33 min |
| Nov 17, 11:18 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Logan, Mason, Menard | 42 min |
| Nov 17, 11:29 AM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon | 31 min |
| Nov 17, 11:31 AM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan, McLean, Tazewell | 29 min |
| Nov 17, 11:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon, Shelby | 47 min |
| Nov 17, 11:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox, Marshall, Mason, Peoria, Stark and 2 more | 41 min |
| Nov 17, 11:54 AM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | McLean | 36 min |
| Nov 17, 11:55 AM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Shelby | 50 min |
| Nov 17, 12:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean | 51 min |
| Nov 17, 12:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby | 42 min |
| Nov 17, 12:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, Piatt | 41 min |
| Nov 17, 12:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper, Shelby | 49 min |
| Nov 17, 12:36 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, Douglas, Piatt | 39 min |
| Nov 17, 12:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham | 51 min |
| Nov 17, 12:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign | 31 min |
| Nov 17, 12:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 40 min |
| Nov 17, 12:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, Vermilion | 49 min |
| Nov 17, 12:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 32 min |
| Nov 17, 1:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Crawford, Jasper, Richland | 45 min |
| Nov 17, 1:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Edgar | 20 min |
| Nov 17, 1:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Lawrence | 37 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Illinois, 2013Every tornado warning in 2013Tornadoes in 2013
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.