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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Apr 10, 2013, 1:11 PM CDT for 4 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 34 min. 1 report 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
- Apr 10, 2013, 1:11 PM CDT (18:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2013, 1:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Douglas County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Shelby County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 1:25 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 5 N Sullivan, IL | SPOTTER...LOOKING NORTH...REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD EXTENDING A THIRD OF THE WAY TO THE GROUND FOR A FEW MINUTES...THEN DISSIPATED. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 12:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 54 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
- 2649 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 701 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 219 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 219 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.6
- Supercell composite
- 15.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
736
WFUS53 KILX 101811
TORILX
ILC041-139-147-173-101845-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0002.130410T1811Z-130410T1845Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
111 PM CDT WED APR 10 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHERN MOULTRIE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHEASTERN PIATT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTH CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 145 PM CDT
* AT 106 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BETHANY...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SULLIVAN...BETHANY...LOVINGTON...HAMMOND...ARTHUR...ATWOOD...
CADWELL...CHESTERVILLE...BOURBON AND GARRETT.
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 3965 8836 3965 8847 3962 8847 3952 8884
3963 8894 3966 8889 3965 8881 3970 8881
3988 8846 3967 8829
TIME...MOT...LOC 1811Z 235DEG 37KT 3962 8878
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
HJS2 follow-up statements
607
WWUS53 KILX 101826
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
126 PM CDT WED APR 10 2013
ILC173-101836-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130410T1845Z/
SHELBY IL-
126 PM CDT WED APR 10 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3967 8829 3965 8836 3965 8847 3962 8847
3961 8848 3955 8872 3958 8872 3958 8880
3959 8881 3970 8881 3988 8846
TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 235DEG 37KT 3968 8860
$$
ILC041-139-147-101845-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130410T1845Z/
MOULTRIE IL-PIATT IL-DOUGLAS IL-
126 PM CDT WED APR 10 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN DOUGLAS...
SOUTHEASTERN PIATT AND NORTHERN MOULTRIE COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM CDT...
AT 117 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BETHANY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HAMMOND...ARTHUR...ATWOOD...CADWELL...CHESTERVILLE...BOURBON AND
GARRETT.
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 3967 8829 3965 8836 3965 8847 3962 8847
3961 8848 3955 8872 3958 8872 3958 8880
3959 8881 3970 8881 3988 8846
TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 235DEG 37KT 3968 8860
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
HJS868
WWUS53 KILX 101845
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
145 PM CDT WED APR 10 2013
ILC041-139-147-101855-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130410T1845Z/
MOULTRIE IL-PIATT IL-DOUGLAS IL-
145 PM CDT WED APR 10 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN DOUGLAS...SOUTHEASTERN PIATT AND
NORTHERN MOULTRIE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 3967 8829 3965 8836 3965 8847 3962 8847
3961 8848 3955 8872 3958 8872 3958 8880
3959 8881 3970 8881 3988 8846
TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 235DEG 37KT 3968 8860
$$
HJSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Vermilion | 33 min |
| Apr 10, 3:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Edgar | 13 min |
| Apr 10, 4:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Champaign, Piatt, Vermilion | 15 hr |
| Apr 10, 4:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Champaign | 62 min |
| Apr 10, 5:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Macon, Piatt | 40 min |
| Apr 10, 5:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Douglas | 63 min |
| Apr 10, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Macon, Piatt | 43 min |
| Apr 10, 6:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Vermilion | 62 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.