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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Lincoln, IL

November 17, 2013Clay County, Effingham County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Nov 17, 2013, 12:39 PM CST for Clay County, Effingham County, Illinois. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Nov 17, 2013, 12:39 PM CST (18:39 UTC)
Expired
Nov 17, 2013, 1:30 PM CST
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties Clay County, IL, Effingham County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Nov 17, 8:40 AM CSTTornado Watch PDSSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 156 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2013-11-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1021 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2013-11-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 398 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

048 
WFUS53 KILX 171839
TORILX
ILC025-049-171930-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0022.131117T1839Z-131117T1930Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1239 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  SOUTHEASTERN EFFINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 130 PM CST

* AT 1237 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR OMEGA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 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...
  XENIA AROUND 1245 PM CST.
  FLORA AROUND 1250 PM CST.
  LOUISVILLE AROUND 1255 PM CST.
  BIBLE GROVE AND SAILOR SPRINGS AROUND 100 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE OSKALOOSA.

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 3861 8871 3886 8870 3904 8841 3888 8836
      3886 8836 3885 8835 3862 8828 3860 8844
      3860 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 240DEG 55KT 3865 8876

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BARNES
1 follow-up statement
317 
WWUS53 KILX 171916
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
116 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

ILC025-049-171926-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-131117T1930Z/
CLAY IL-EFFINGHAM IL-
116 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN EFFINGHAM AND CLAY COUNTIES
IS CANCELLED...

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 CST.

LAT...LON 3861 8871 3886 8870 3904 8841 3888 8836
      3886 8836 3885 8835 3862 8828 3860 8844
      3860 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 240DEG 55KT 3893 8813

$$

BARNES

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 16, 11:50 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementILXCrawford25 min
Nov 16, 11:53 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCrawford37 min
Nov 17, 2:50 AM CSTHigh Wind WarningILXChampaign, DeWitt, Fulton, Knox, Logan, McLean and 8 more15 hr
Nov 17, 10:01 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton, Knox, Peoria44 min
Nov 17, 10:37 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCass, Morgan, Scott53 min
Nov 17, 10:42 AM CSTTornado WarningILXLogan, Mason, Menard, Sangamon33 min
Nov 17, 10:50 AM CSTTornado WarningILXPeoria, Tazewell, Woodford25 min
Nov 17, 10:57 AM CSTTornado WarningILXMarshall, Tazewell, Woodford33 min
Nov 17, 11:12 AM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedILXMarshall, Tazewell, Woodford33 min
Nov 17, 11:12 AM CSTTornado WarningILXChristian, Sangamon33 min
Nov 17, 11:18 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCass, Logan, Mason, Menard42 min
Nov 17, 11:29 AM CSTTornado WarningILXChristian, Macon31 min
Nov 17, 11:31 AM CSTTornado WarningILXLogan, McLean, Tazewell29 min
Nov 17, 11:43 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Macon, Shelby47 min
Nov 17, 11:49 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton, Knox, Marshall, Mason, Peoria, Stark and 2 more41 min
Nov 17, 11:54 AM CSTTornado WarningILXMcLean36 min
Nov 17, 11:55 AM CSTTornado WarningILXChristian, Shelby50 min
Nov 17, 12:09 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean51 min
Nov 17, 12:18 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXColes, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby42 min
Nov 17, 12:19 PM CSTTornado WarningILXChampaign, Piatt41 min
Nov 17, 12:26 PM CSTTornado WarningILXCumberland, Effingham, Jasper, Shelby49 min
Nov 17, 12:36 PM CSTTornado WarningILXChampaign, Douglas, Piatt39 min
Nov 17, 12:44 PM CSTTornado WarningILXChampaign31 min
Nov 17, 12:50 PM CSTTornado WarningILXVermilion40 min
Nov 17, 12:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXColes, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, Vermilion49 min
Nov 17, 12:58 PM CSTTornado WarningILXVermilion32 min
Nov 17, 1:15 PM CSTTornado WarningILXCrawford, Jasper, Richland45 min
Nov 17, 1:25 PM CSTTornado WarningILXEdgar20 min
Nov 17, 1:38 PM CSTTornado WarningILXLawrence37 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.