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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Nov 17, 2013, 11:31 AM CST for Logan County, McLean County, Tazewell County, Illinois. It was in force for 29 min. 4 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, 11:31 AM CST (17:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2013, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Logan County, IL, McLean County, IL, Tazewell County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 11:35 AM CST | TSTM WND GST 67 | 1 Ese Bloomington, IL | APRS MESONET |
| Nov 17, 11:57 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Normal, IL | TREE DOWN ON NORTH SIDE OF NORMAL. |
| Nov 17, 11:57 AM CST | HAIL 2.75 | Normal, IL | IN WEST NORMAL |
| Nov 17, 12:00 PM CST | HAIL 4 | 2 Sw Bloomington, IL | MEASURED 3.75 INCH DIAMETER. LOCATED 1.5 MILES WEST OF INTERSECTION OF SIX POINTS ROAD AND OAKLAND AVE. REPORT RECEIVED VIA FACEBOOK. |
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, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 52 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.
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WFUS53 KILX 171731
TORILX
ILC107-113-179-171800-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0016.131117T1731Z-131117T1800Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1131 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
WESTERN MCLEAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHEASTERN TAZEWELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL NOON CST
* AT 1126 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HARTSBURG...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
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...
STANFORD AROUND 1140 AM CST.
BLOOMINGTON AND NORMAL AROUND 1150 AM CST.
HUDSON AROUND 1155 AM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE SHIRLEY AND BLOOMINGTON
AIRPORT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 8.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 141 AND 169.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 121 AND 147.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 155 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 11 AND 13.
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 4066 8900 4036 8872 4028 8913 4028 8915
4027 8915 4022 8938 4034 8947
TIME...MOT...LOC 1731Z 235DEG 52KT 4033 8930
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
BARNES2 follow-up statements
491
WWUS53 KILX 171746
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1146 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
ILC107-113-179-171800-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-131117T1800Z/
LOGAN IL-MCLEAN IL-TAZEWELL IL-
1146 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN TAZEWELL...
WESTERN MCLEAN AND NORTHEASTERN LOGAN COUNTIES UNTIL NOON CST...
AT 1145 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF BLOOMINGTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
HUDSON AROUND 1155 AM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BLOOMINGTON AIRPORT.
INTERSTATE 39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 8.
INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 141 AND 169.
INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 121 AND 147.
INTERSTATE 155 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 10 AND 13.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4066 8900 4036 8872 4028 8913 4028 8915
4027 8915 4022 8938 4034 8947
TIME...MOT...LOC 1746Z 235DEG 52KT 4045 8907
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
BAK327
WWUS53 KILX 171757
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1157 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
ILC107-113-179-171806-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-131117T1800Z/
LOGAN IL-MCLEAN IL-TAZEWELL IL-
1157 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TAZEWELL...WESTERN MCLEAN AND
NORTHEASTERN LOGAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM.
A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MCLEAN COUNTY.
LAT...LON 4066 8900 4036 8872 4028 8913 4028 8915
4027 8915 4022 8938 4034 8947
TIME...MOT...LOC 1756Z 235DEG 52KT 4053 8891
$$
BAKThe 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, 10:42 AM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan, Mason, Menard, Sangamon | 33 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, 11:43 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 |
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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.