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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 15, 2016, 8:33 PM CDT for 5 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 42 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
- Mar 15, 2016, 8:33 PM CDT (01:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2016, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Logan County, IL, Mason County, IL, McLean County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Woodford County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 8:54 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 1 E Heyworth, IL |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 3:31 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1364 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1257 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 241 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 8.9
The text
As transmitted.
687
WUUS53 KILX 160133
SVRILX
ILC107-113-125-179-203-160215-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0009.160316T0133Z-160316T0215Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
833 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN LOGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
EASTERN MASON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHEASTERN WOODFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
WESTERN MCLEAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
TAZEWELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 915 PM CDT
* AT 833 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR MORTON TO NEAR SAN JOSE...MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE
HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLOOMINGTON...PEKIN...NORMAL...MORTON...HEYWORTH...TREMONT...
MACKINAW...HUDSON...ATLANTA...DELAVAN...MINIER...DANVERS...SOUTH
PEKIN...HOPEDALE...GOODFIELD...MCLEAN...GREEN VALLEY...SAN JOSE...
STANFORD AND CARLOCK.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 155 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 7 AND 29.
INTERSTATE 39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 12.
INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 141 AND 169.
INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 109 AND 139.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 4029 8895 4024 8973 4054 8968 4073 8889
TIME...MOT...LOC 0133Z 251DEG 38KT 4058 8949 4028 8958
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
HJS2 follow-up statements
399
WWUS53 KILX 160202
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
902 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
ILC107-125-179-160212-
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160316T0215Z/
LOGAN-MASON-TAZEWELL-
902 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN LOGAN...EASTERN MASON
AND TAZEWELL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 4032 8895 4032 8926 4064 8926 4073 8889
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 252DEG 41KT 4067 8916 4053 8915 4037 8921
$$
ILC113-203-160215-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160316T0215Z/
WOODFORD-MCLEAN-
902 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WOODFORD AND WESTERN MCLEAN COUNTIES...
AT 902 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTH OF SECOR TO DANVERS TO 4 MILES NORTHWEST
OF MCLEAN...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE
HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...HEYWORTH...HUDSON...DANVERS...GOODFIELD...
STANFORD...CARLOCK...CONGERVILLE...KAPPA...LAKE BLOOMINGTON...SHIRLEY
AND EVERGREEN LAKE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 12.
INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 146 AND 169.
INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 113 AND 138.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 4032 8895 4032 8926 4064 8926 4073 8889
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 252DEG 41KT 4067 8916 4053 8915 4037 8921
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
GEELHART580
WWUS53 KILX 160217
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
917 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
ILC113-203-160227-
/O.EXP.KILX.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160316T0215Z/
WOODFORD-MCLEAN-
917 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WOODFORD AND
WESTERN MCLEAN COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER SMALL HAIL
AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 4032 8895 4032 8926 4064 8926 4073 8889
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 251DEG 38KT 4067 8916 4053 8915 4037 8921
$$
GEELHARTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox | 30 min |
| Mar 15, 7:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Morgan | 29 min |
| Mar 15, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox, Peoria | 36 min |
| Mar 15, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon | 31 min |
| Mar 15, 7:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Morgan, Sangamon | 34 min |
| Mar 15, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Knox | 32 min |
| Mar 15, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, Woodford | 37 min |
| Mar 15, 7:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Peoria | 32 min |
| Mar 15, 7:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Menard, Sangamon | 27 min |
| Mar 15, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Fulton, Mason, Menard, Tazewell | 47 min |
| Mar 15, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Sangamon | 25 min |
| Mar 15, 8:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford | 25 min |
| Mar 15, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford | 46 min |
| Mar 15, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, McLean | 23 min |
| Mar 15, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Marshall, Woodford | 36 min |
| Mar 15, 9:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | McLean | 34 min |
| Mar 15, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Edgar | 30 min |
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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.