Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 2013
Tornado Warning 36, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at May 31, 2013, 9:13 PM CDT for 4 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 32 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
- May 31, 2013, 9:13 PM CDT (02:13 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 2013, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Bond County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Marion County, IL, Montgomery County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 9:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Vandalia, IL | TREE LIMB BLOWN DOWN 1 MILE NORTH OF VANDALIA ON ROUTE 51 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 5:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 2269 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 706 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 228 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 244 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.6
- Supercell composite
- 15.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
341
WFUS53 KLSX 010213
TORLSX
ILC005-051-121-135-010245-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0036.130601T0213Z-130601T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
913 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
BOND COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHERN MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 945 PM CDT
* AT 912 PM CDT...A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES
THAT MAY NOT BE VISIBLE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED NEAR
WOBURN...AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO.
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...
VANDALIA...WOBURN...TAMALCO...MULBERRY GROVE...VAN BURENSBURG...
SHOBONIER...RAMSEY...BROWNSTOWN...ST. ELMO...WRIGHTS CORNER...
FARINA...SMITHBORO...PLEASANT MOUND...CHAPMAN...FILLMORE...
PITTSBURG...BINGHAM...SHAFTER...HAGERSTOWN AND BAYLE CITY.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES RAMSEY LAKE STATE PARK.
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 3875 8946 3898 8954 3914 8955 3932 8914
3922 8913 3922 8881 3921 8880 3892 8880
3892 8870 3891 8869 3881 8869
TIME...MOT...LOC 0213Z 263DEG 48KT 3893 8937
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
GLASS3 follow-up statements
554
WWUS53 KLSX 010219
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
919 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013
ILC005-051-121-135-010245-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-130601T0245Z/
MARION IL-MONTGOMERY IL-FAYETTE IL-BOND IL-
919 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN BOND...FAYETTE...
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTHERN MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM
CDT...
AT 916 PM CDT...A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES
THAT MAY NOT BE VISIBLE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED NEAR WOBURN...
AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
VANDALIA...SHOBONIER...RAMSEY...BROWNSTOWN...ST. ELMO...WRIGHTS
CORNER...FARINA...FILLMORE...PITTSBURG...HAGERSTOWN...BINGHAM...
SHAFTER...VERNON...BAYLE CITY...ST. PAUL...AVENA...ST. PETER...
LOOGOOTEE...ST. JAMES AND LA CLEDE.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES RAMSEY LAKE STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3876 8942 3900 8945 3918 8946 3932 8914
3922 8913 3922 8881 3921 8880 3892 8880
3892 8870 3891 8869 3881 8869
TIME...MOT...LOC 0219Z 258DEG 47KT 3896 8928
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
GLASS433
WWUS53 KLSX 010230
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
930 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013
ILC005-051-121-135-010245-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-130601T0245Z/
MARION IL-MONTGOMERY IL-FAYETTE IL-BOND IL-
930 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN BOND...FAYETTE...
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTHERN MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM
CDT...
AT 929 PM CDT...A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES
THAT MAY NOT BE VISIBLE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED NEAR RAMSEY...
AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO.
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...
RAMSEY...BROWNSTOWN...FARINA...ST. ELMO...WRIGHTS CORNER...ST.
PAUL...AVENA...ST. PETER...LOOGOOTEE...ST. JAMES AND LA CLEDE.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES RAMSEY LAKE STATE PARK.
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 3877 8942 3880 8943 3903 8937 3924 8931
3932 8914 3922 8913 3922 8881 3921 8880
3892 8880 3892 8870 3891 8869 3881 8869
TIME...MOT...LOC 0230Z 253DEG 48KT 3911 8912
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
GLASS195
WWUS53 KLSX 010244
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
944 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013
ILC005-051-121-135-010254-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-130601T0245Z/
MARION IL-MONTGOMERY IL-FAYETTE IL-BOND IL-
944 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN BOND...FAYETTE...SOUTHEASTERN
MONTGOMERY AND NORTHERN MARION COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 945 PM CDT...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
EXPIRED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR THE AREA.
LAT...LON 3877 8942 3880 8943 3903 8937 3924 8931
3932 8914 3922 8913 3922 8881 3921 8880
3892 8880 3892 8870 3891 8869 3881 8869
TIME...MOT...LOC 0244Z 253DEG 48KT 3916 8889
$$
GLASSThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Jersey, Madison | 45 min |
| May 31, 7:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe | 31 min |
| May 31, 8:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison | 37 min |
| May 31, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe, Saint Clair | 48 min |
| May 31, 8:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe, Saint Clair | 34 min |
| May 31, 8:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Greene, Jersey, Macoupin | 29 min |
| May 31, 8:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Madison | 27 min |
| May 31, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery and 2 more | 55 min |
| May 31, 8:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Macoupin, Montgomery | 25 min |
| May 31, 8:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Madison, Montgomery | 23 min |
| May 31, 8:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Macoupin, Montgomery | 34 min |
| May 31, 9:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Macoupin | 23 min |
| May 31, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Madison, Saint Clair | 54 min |
| May 31, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Fayette | 47 min |
| May 31, 10:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin | 6 hr |
| May 31, 11:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Monroe, Randolph and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 12:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Marion, Washington | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Monroe, Randolph and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Marion, Washington | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 11:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Marion, Washington | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 18 hr |
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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.