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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Nov 2, 2016, 5:59 PM CDT for 4 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 31 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
- Nov 2, 2016, 5:59 PM CDT (22:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 2, 2016, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Macon County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Shelby County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 47 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1533 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 234 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
112
WFUS53 KILX 022259
TORILX
ILC115-139-147-173-022330-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0026.161102T2259Z-161102T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
559 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN PIATT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHWESTERN MOULTRIE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHEASTERN MACON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 630 PM CDT
* AT 558 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH
BRIEF TORNADOES AND STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WERE LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR MONTICELLO TO DALTON CITY TO NEAR
ASSUMPTION...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. SMALL CIRCULATIONS WERE
OBSERVED JUST NORTH OF DALTON CITY AND ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
CISCO.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS...AND VEHICLES.
* THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
MONTICELLO AROUND 610 PM CDT.
BETHANY AROUND 615 PM CDT.
BEMENT AROUND 620 PM CDT.
LOVINGTON AROUND 630 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE TORNADIC STORMS INCLUDE MILMINE...
LA PLACE...LAKE CITY AND HERVEY CITY.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 159 AND 166.
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 3967 8863 3946 8889 3956 8903 3972 8887
4006 8868 4005 8847
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 288DEG 16KT 4001 8867 3972 8882 3956 8901
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
GEELHART2 follow-up statements
956
WWUS53 KILX 022309
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
609 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2016
ILC115-022318-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-161102T2330Z/
MACON-
609 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MACON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3967 8863 3946 8889 3954 8893 3970 8876
4002 8858 4000 8849
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 292DEG 26KT 3999 8853 3967 8873 3954 8889
$$
ILC139-147-173-022330-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-161102T2330Z/
PIATT-MOULTRIE-SHELBY-
609 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PIATT...NORTHWESTERN MOULTRIE AND NORTH CENTRAL SHELBY
COUNTIES...
AT 608 PM CDT...A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH
TORNADOES AND STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR MONTICELLO TO BETHANY TO NEAR WESTERVELT...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. CIRCULATIONS WERE OBSERVED NEAR BEMENT
AND ALSO JUST NORTHEAST OF BETHANY.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS...AND VEHICLES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MONTICELLO...BEMENT...BETHANY...LOVINGTON...HAMMOND AND LAKE CITY.
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 3967 8863 3946 8889 3954 8893 3970 8876
4002 8858 4000 8849
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 292DEG 26KT 3999 8853 3967 8873 3954 8889
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
GEELHART748
WWUS53 KILX 022322
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
622 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2016
ILC139-147-173-022330-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-161102T2330Z/
PIATT-MOULTRIE-SHELBY-
622 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PIATT...NORTHWESTERN MOULTRIE
AND NORTH CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM CDT...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEAST MOULTRIE COUNTY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
645 PM.
LAT...LON 3967 8863 3946 8889 3954 8893 3970 8876
4002 8858 4000 8849
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 288DEG 16KT 3997 8847 3965 8867 3952 8883
$$
GEELHARTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 10:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Woodford | 39 min |
| Nov 2, 11:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Woodford | 19 min |
| Nov 2, 11:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | McLean | 27 min |
| Nov 2, 1:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Vermilion | 35 min |
| Nov 2, 2:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Knox | 48 min |
| Nov 2, 3:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Knox | 34 min |
| Nov 2, 3:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Fulton | 28 min |
| Nov 2, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Peoria | 32 min |
| Nov 2, 4:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Cass, Mason, Tazewell | 26 min |
| Nov 2, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Peoria, Tazewell | 37 min |
| Nov 2, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean, Tazewell, Woodford | 37 min |
| Nov 2, 4:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Logan, Menard, Sangamon | 32 min |
| Nov 2, 5:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Logan, Macon, Sangamon | 23 min |
| Nov 2, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, McLean | 46 min |
| Nov 2, 5:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Macon | 29 min |
| Nov 2, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, McLean | 37 min |
| Nov 2, 6:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Coles, Douglas, Moultrie | 26 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.