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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2014, 7:11 PM CDT for Logan County, Mason County, Menard County, Illinois. It was in force for 34 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
- Jun 7, 2014, 7:11 PM CDT (00:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2014, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Logan County, IL, Mason County, IL, Menard County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 87 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
- 80 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 771 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 289 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 432 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
208
WFUS53 KILX 080011
TORILX
ILC107-125-129-080045-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0016.140608T0011Z-140608T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
711 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
EAST CENTRAL MASON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEASTERN MENARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
* AT 707 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GREENVIEW...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MIDDLETOWN AROUND 725 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE NEW HOLLAND.
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 4024 8962 4011 8944 3999 8969 4005 8977
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 224DEG 22KT 4006 8967
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
072 follow-up statements
538
WWUS53 KILX 080024
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
724 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014
ILC107-125-129-080045-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140608T0045Z/
LOGAN IL-MASON IL-MENARD IL-
724 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN MENARD...EAST
CENTRAL MASON AND WEST CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM CDT...
AT 718 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MIDDLETOWN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL
MASON...NORTHEASTERN MENARD AND WEST CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTIES...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEW HOLLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4002 8965 4009 8972 4024 8962 4011 8944
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 224DEG 22KT 4012 8960
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
07144 WWUS53 KILX 080042 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 742 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014 ILC107-125-129-080051- /O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140608T0045Z/ LOGAN IL-MASON IL-MENARD IL- 742 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MENARD...EAST CENTRAL MASON AND WEST CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM CDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. HOWEVER...HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN. LAT...LON 4002 8965 4009 8972 4024 8962 4011 8944 TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 224DEG 22KT 4019 8950 $$ 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 8:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Fulton, Peoria | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 9:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Peoria | 6 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.