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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Apr 9, 2015, 8:13 PM CDT for 4 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 32 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
- Apr 9, 2015, 8:13 PM CDT (01:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2015, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Christian County, IL, Macon County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Shelby County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:12 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 1:48 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Apr 9, 6:48 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 56 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
- 1160 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1435 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 296 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 356 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.4
- Supercell composite
- 15.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
956
WFUS53 KILX 100113
TORILX
ILC021-115-139-173-100145-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0006.150410T0113Z-150410T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
813 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHERN MACON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
WEST CENTRAL MOULTRIE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTH CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 845 PM CDT
* AT 812 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MOWEAQUA...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD.
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...
MACON AROUND 820 PM CDT.
DALTON CITY AROUND 835 PM CDT.
BETHANY AROUND 840 PM CDT.
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 3985 8879 3958 8868 3954 8907 3969 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 251DEG 34KT 3960 8905
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
AUTEN2 follow-up statements
581
WWUS53 KILX 100134
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
834 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
ILC021-100144-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150410T0145Z/
CHRISTIAN IL-
834 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CHRISTIAN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3977 8876 3958 8868 3955 8901 3967 8901
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 251DEG 34KT 3966 8882
$$
ILC115-139-173-100145-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150410T0145Z/
MACON IL-MOULTRIE IL-SHELBY IL-
834 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL SHELBY...
WEST CENTRAL MOULTRIE AND SOUTHEASTERN MACON COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM
CDT...
AT 832 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR DALTON CITY...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
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...
BETHANY AROUND 840 PM CDT.
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 3977 8876 3958 8868 3955 8901 3967 8901
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 251DEG 34KT 3966 8882
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
AUTEN555 WWUS53 KILX 100145 SVSILX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 845 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015 ILC115-139-173-100156- /O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150410T0145Z/ MACON IL-MOULTRIE IL-SHELBY IL- 845 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL SHELBY...WEST CENTRAL MOULTRIE AND SOUTHEASTERN MACON COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM. LAT...LON 3977 8876 3958 8868 3955 8901 3967 8901 TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 251DEG 34KT 3966 8882 $$ AUTEN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 7:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Sangamon | 21 min |
| Apr 9, 7:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Marshall, Peoria, Woodford | 28 min |
| Apr 9, 7:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon | 34 min |
| Apr 9, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Marshall, Woodford | 33 min |
| Apr 9, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cumberland, Effingham, Shelby | 47 min |
| Apr 9, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Piatt | 18 min |
| Apr 9, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper | 39 min |
| Apr 9, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign | 28 min |
| Apr 9, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham, Jasper | 52 min |
| Apr 9, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Cumberland, Jasper | 60 min |
| Apr 9, 10:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Clark, Cumberland | 3 hr |
| Apr 9, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Crawford, Jasper | 45 min |
| Apr 10, 10:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Lawrence | 4 days |
| Apr 10, 1:38 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ILX | Fulton, Knox, McLean, Marshall, Peoria, Stark and 2 more | 4 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.