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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Lincoln, IL

February 20, 20145 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Feb 20, 2014, 4:40 PM CST for 5 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 35 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: Feb 20, 2014, 4:40 PM CST (22:40 UTC)
Expired: Feb 20, 2014, 5:15 PM CST
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Coles County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Shelby County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Feb 20, 4:40 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	Shelbyville, IL	TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. ROOF DAMAGE TO SOME BUILDINGS IN TOWN. TIME ESTIMATED.

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
Feb 20, 3:50 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	56 min

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 62 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 507 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 582 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 576 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

449 
WFUS53 KILX 202240
TORILX
ILC029-041-139-147-173-202315-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0005.140220T2240Z-140220T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
440 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN COLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  WESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  MOULTRIE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  SOUTHEASTERN PIATT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  EASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 515 PM CST

* AT 437 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FINDLAY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 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.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SULLIVAN...TUSCOLA...WINDSOR...BETHANY...ALLENVILLE...LOVINGTON...
  COOKS MILL...HAMMOND...ARTHUR...HUMBOLDT...ATWOOD...ARCOLA...
  CAMARGO...VILLA GROVE...KIRKSVILLE...GAYS...COLES...LAKE CITY...LA
  PLACE AND CADWELL.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 201 AND 217.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3923 8863 3953 8893 3965 8884 3966 8881
      3969 8881 3988 8866 3988 8806
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 227DEG 59KT 3954 8876

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

$$

BARKER

1 follow-up statement

136 
WWUS53 KILX 202259
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
459 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014

ILC029-041-139-147-173-202315-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140220T2315Z/
MOULTRIE IL-PIATT IL-SHELBY IL-COLES IL-DOUGLAS IL-
459 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN DOUGLAS...
NORTHWESTERN COLES...EASTERN SHELBY...SOUTHEASTERN PIATT AND MOULTRIE
COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CST...

AT 457 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR COOKS MILL...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.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TUSCOLA...ATWOOD...ARCOLA...CAMARGO...VILLA GROVE...CHESTERVILLE...
BOURBON AND GARRETT.

INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 201 AND 217.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

&&

LAT...LON 3988 8806 3923 8863 3933 8873 3988 8866
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 228DEG 57KT 3964 8839

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

$$

BARKER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 19, 8:02 PM CST	River Flood Warning	ILX	Clay, Richland	7 days
Feb 19, 9:16 PM CST	High Wind Watch	ILX	Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 29 more	6 hr
Feb 19, 11:12 PM CST	River Flood Warning	ILX	Fulton, Knox	5 days
Feb 19, 11:12 PM CST	River Flood Warning	ILX	Fulton	4 days
Feb 20, 3:15 AM CST	High Wind Warning	ILX	Cass, Champaign, Christian, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar and 19 more	20 hr
Feb 20, 3:15 AM CST	Wind Advisory	ILX	Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 29 more	24 hr
Feb 20, 11:46 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	ILX	Knox, Stark	5 hr
Feb 20, 2:20 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Cass, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon, Schuyler and 1 more	40 min
Feb 20, 2:40 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	Fulton, Knox, McLean, Marshall, Peoria, Stark and 2 more	2 hr
Feb 20, 2:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Fulton, Schuyler	30 min
Feb 20, 2:49 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ILX	Cass, Mason, Morgan, Scott	26 min
Feb 20, 3:17 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Mason, Menard	28 min
Feb 20, 3:29 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Christian, Sangamon	31 min
Feb 20, 3:49 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ILX	Christian, Sangamon	26 min
Feb 20, 4:01 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Christian, Coles, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt and 1 more	59 min
Feb 20, 4:08 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ILX	DeWitt, Logan, Macon, Sangamon	22 min
Feb 20, 4:09 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Sangamon	5 hr
Feb 20, 4:11 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ILX	Christian, Shelby	34 min
Feb 20, 4:47 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ILX	Effingham, Moultrie, Shelby	28 min
Feb 20, 5:06 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar and 3 more	54 min
Feb 20, 5:12 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ILX	Coles, Douglas, Edgar	33 min
Feb 20, 5:14 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ILX	Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Edgar	31 min
Feb 20, 5:42 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	DeWitt, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby	6 hr
Feb 20, 5:45 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ILX	Edgar, Vermilion	30 min
Feb 20, 5:48 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Champaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland and 7 more	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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.