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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Lincoln, IL

October 2, 20144 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Oct 2, 2014, 8:15 PM CDT for 4 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 21 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
Oct 2, 2014, 8:15 PM CDT (01:15 UTC)
Expired
Oct 2, 2014, 8:36 PM CDT
In force
21 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Crawford County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Richland County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:16 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
Oct 2, 1:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 148 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 00:00Z on 2014-10-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 95 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2014-10-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 109 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
95 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-161 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
924 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
109 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
127 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

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

294 
WFUS53 KILX 030115
TORILX
ILC033-079-101-159-030145-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0019.141003T0115Z-141003T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
815 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  SOUTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...
  NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...
  NORTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 845 PM CDT

* AT 813 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF DUNDAS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
  AT 40 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...
  CHAUNCEY AROUND 820 PM CDT.
  STE. MARIE AROUND 825 PM CDT.
  HARDINVILLE AROUND 830 PM CDT.
  OBLONG AROUND 835 PM CDT.
  ROBINSON AROUND 840 PM CDT.
  EATON AND ANNAPOLIS AROUND 845 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE STOY.

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 3869 8793 3878 8814 3918 8789 3918 8780
      3910 8762
TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 208DEG 33KT 3882 8798

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
1 follow-up statement
263 
WWUS53 KILX 030136
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
836 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2014

ILC033-079-101-159-030146-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-141003T0145Z/
JASPER IL-LAWRENCE IL-RICHLAND IL-CRAWFORD IL-
836 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CRAWFORD...NORTHEASTERN RICHLAND...
NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE AND SOUTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...

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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM

LAT...LON 3869 8793 3878 8814 3918 8789 3918 8780
      3910 8762
TIME...MOT...LOC 0136Z 208DEG 33KT 3899 8786

$$

HJS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 2, 9:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXDeWitt, Logan, McLean4 hr
Oct 3, 6:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXClay, Richland3 days

Nearby

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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.