Tornado Warning 3, NWS Lincoln, IL

Issued

Mar 15, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT (00:00 UTC)

Expired

Mar 15, 2016, 7:30 PM CDT

In force

30 min

Issued by

NWS Lincoln, IL

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Observed

Hail

2.0 in

Counties Fulton County, IL, Knox County, IL

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378 
WFUS53 KILX 160000
TORILX
ILC057-095-160030-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0003.160316T0000Z-160316T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
700 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN KNOX COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  NORTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 700 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER AVON...OR 17
  MILES SOUTH OF GALESBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  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. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  ABINGDON AND LONDON MILLS AROUND 715 PM CDT.
  KNOXVILLE...MAQUON AND GILSON AROUND 730 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
DELONG...ST. AUGUSTINE...MIDDLE GROVE AND EAST GALESBURG.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 50 AND 58.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 4072 8999 4063 9045 4083 9044 4100 9024
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 228DEG 28KT 4070 9044 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

HJS

421 
WWUS53 KILX 160022
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
722 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

ILC057-095-160030-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160316T0030Z/
KNOX-FULTON-
722 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
KNOX AND NORTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTIES...
    
AT 715 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHWESTERN KNOX
COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. TORNADO HAS SINCE LIFTED BUT
THE STORM IS STILL DISPLAYING ROTATION.  THE TORNADO WARNING
CONTINUES.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHERN KNOX AND NORTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...DELONG...ST. AUGUSTINE...MIDDLE GROVE AND EAST
GALESBURG.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 50 AND 58.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 4072 8999 4063 9045 4083 9044 4100 9024
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 232DEG 31KT 4080 9021 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

HJS

870 
WWUS53 KILX 160034
SVSILX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
734 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

ILC057-095-160044-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160316T0030Z/
KNOX-FULTON-
734 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN KNOX AND NORTHWESTERN FULTON
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

LAT...LON 4072 8999 4063 9045 4083 9044 4100 9024
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 228DEG 28KT 4080 9021 

$$

HJS

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