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Tornado Warning 20, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Nov 17, 2013, 12:26 PM CST for 4 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 49 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, 12:26 PM CST (18:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2013, 1:15 PM CST
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Cumberland County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Shelby County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 12:30 PM CST | TORNADO | Altamont, IL | HOMES DAMAGED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN. |
| Nov 17, 12:34 PM CST | TORNADO | 1 N Altamont, IL | ESTIMATED HALF MILE WIDE |
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, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 111 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.
895
WFUS53 KILX 171826
TORILX
ILC035-049-079-173-171915-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0020.131117T1826Z-131117T1915Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1226 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
EFFINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHWESTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...
SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 115 PM CST
* AT 1223 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BROWNSTOWN...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...
SHUMWAY AROUND 1240 PM CST.
EFFINGHAM AND TEUTOPOLIS AROUND 1245 PM CST.
NEOGA AND MONTROSE AROUND 1255 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ALTAMONT RESERVOIR...
MOCCASIN...LAKE SARA...HEARTVILLE...EFFINGHAM COUNTY AIRPORT...SIGEL
AND WOODBURY.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 152 AND 176.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 78 AND 108.
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 3916 8881 3938 8848 3911 8822 3894 8881
TIME...MOT...LOC 1827Z 235DEG 52KT 3902 8884
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
BARNES2 follow-up statements
684
WWUS53 KILX 171841
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1241 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
ILC035-049-079-173-171915-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-131117T1915Z/
JASPER IL-SHELBY IL-CUMBERLAND IL-EFFINGHAM IL-
1241 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN EFFINGHAM...
WESTERN CUMBERLAND...SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY AND NORTHWESTERN JASPER
COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM CST...
AT 1237 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SHUMWAY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MONTROSE AROUND 1250 PM CST.
NEOGA AROUND 1255 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE WOODBURY.
INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 156 AND 176.
INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 85 AND 108.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3904 8867 3918 8879 3938 8848 3911 8822
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 235DEG 52KT 3917 8858
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
BARNES368 WWUS53 KILX 171852 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1252 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013 ILC035-049-079-173-171903- /O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-131117T1915Z/ JASPER IL-SHELBY IL-CUMBERLAND IL-EFFINGHAM IL- 1252 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN EFFINGHAM...WESTERN CUMBERLAND... SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY AND NORTHWESTERN JASPER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST. LAT...LON 3904 8867 3918 8879 3938 8848 3911 8822 TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 235DEG 52KT 3927 8839 $$ 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, 10:42 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, 11:31 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, 12:36 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.