Tornado Warning 8, NWS Lincoln, IL

Issued

Jun 7, 2015, 9:39 PM CDT (02:39 UTC)

Expired

Jun 7, 2015, 10:15 PM CDT

In force

36 min

Issued by

NWS Lincoln, IL

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.0 in

Counties Champaign County, IL, Vermilion County, IL

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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879 
WFUS53 KILX 080239
TORILX
ILC019-183-080315-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0008.150608T0239Z-150608T0315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
939 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN VERMILION COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  SOUTHEASTERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
    
* AT 939 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER HOMER...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF URBANA...
  MOVING EAST AT 45 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...
  FAIRMOUNT AND FITHIAN AROUND 950 PM CDT.
  OAKWOOD AROUND 955 PM CDT.
  CATLIN AROUND 1000 PM CDT.
  DANVILLE...GEORGETOWN...WESTVILLE...TILTON AND BELGIUM AROUND 1005
  PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
KICKAPOO STATE PARK...MUNCIE AND JAMAICA.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 193 AND 220.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3997 8804 4012 8805 4017 8753 3996 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 0239Z 267DEG 39KT 4004 8799 

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

$$

BAK

264 
WWUS53 KILX 080309
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1009 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2015

ILC019-183-080319-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150608T0315Z/
VERMILION-CHAMPAIGN-
1009 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN VERMILION AND SOUTHEASTERN
CHAMPAIGN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1015 PM CDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

LAT...LON 3997 8804 4012 8805 4017 8753 3996 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 0305Z 267DEG 39KT 4004 8799 

$$

BAK

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