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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at May 1, 2016, 7:39 PM CDT for Clay County, Jasper County, Richland County, Illinois. It was in force for 37 min. 3 reports 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
- May 1, 2016, 7:39 PM CDT (00:39 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2016, 8:16 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
Counties Clay County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Richland County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 7:45 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Ingraham, IL | RELAYED BY EMA FROM FIRE CHIEF. |
| May 1, 7:45 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 Nw Ingraham, IL | WINDOWS CRACKED ON A HOUSE AND DAMAGE TO SHUTTERS. |
| May 1, 8:10 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | West Liberty, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 494 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted.
447
WFUS53 KILX 020039
TORILX
ILC025-079-159-020130-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0014.160502T0039Z-160502T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
739 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS...
NORTHERN RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS...
NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 830 PM CDT
* AT 739 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BIBLE GROVE...OR 10 MILES NORTH OF FLORA...
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER.
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...
SAILOR SPRINGS AND INGAHAM AROUND 745 PM CDT.
OLNEY...DUNDAS AND WEST LIBERTY AROUND 810 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
WAKEFIELD...WENDELIN AND NEWTON LAKE.
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 3876 8850 3890 8851 3893 8800 3874 8799
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 269DEG 33KT 3881 8843
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
253 follow-up statements
010
WWUS53 KILX 020049
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
749 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2016
ILC025-079-159-020130-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160502T0130Z/
JASPER-RICHLAND-CLAY-
749 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
JASPER...NORTHERN RICHLAND AND NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES...
AT 749 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER INGAHAM...OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF OLNEY...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
OLNEY...DUNDAS AND WEST LIBERTY AROUND 810 PM CDT.
STE. MARIE AROUND 815 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
WAKEFIELD...NEWTON LAKE AND WENDELIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 3878 8836 3891 8836 3893 8800 3874 8799
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 266DEG 33KT 3882 8830
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
25905
WWUS53 KILX 020059
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
759 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2016
ILC025-020108-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160502T0130Z/
CLAY-
759 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 3877 8824 3890 8822 3893 8800 3876 8799
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 269DEG 36KT 3882 8815
$$
ILC079-159-020130-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160502T0130Z/
JASPER-RICHLAND-
759 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN JASPER AND NORTHERN RICHLAND COUNTIES...
AT 758 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR DUNDAS...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF OLNEY...MOVING EAST
AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
STE. MARIE AROUND 810 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 3877 8824 3890 8822 3893 8800 3876 8799
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 269DEG 36KT 3882 8815
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
25522
WWUS53 KILX 020116
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
816 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2016
ILC079-159-020124-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160502T0130Z/
JASPER-RICHLAND-
816 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN JASPER AND NORTHERN RICHLAND
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
LINCOLN.
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
CRAWFORD COUNTY...SOUTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTY...NORTHEASTERN RICHLAND
COUNTY...AND NORTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM CDT.
LAT...LON 3877 8824 3890 8822 3893 8800 3876 8799
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 269DEG 33KT 3882 8795
$$
25The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham, Jasper | 37 min |
| May 1, 8:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Crawford, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland | 38 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.