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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Mar 15, 2016, 7:26 PM CDT for Morgan County, Sangamon County, Illinois. It was in force for 34 min. 4 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
- Mar 15, 2016, 7:26 PM CDT (00:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2016, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.75 in
Counties Morgan County, IL, Sangamon County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 7:33 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | New Berlin, IL | ON I-72...HAIL RANGED FROM QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZE |
| Mar 15, 7:44 PM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 2 W Curran, IL | MOST OF ROOF BLOWN OFF ONE HOUSE WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED AN OUTSIDE WALL. MINOR ROOF AND DOOR DAMAGE AS WELL AS BROKEN WINDOWS TO SEVERAL OTHER BUILDINGS. NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED OR BLOWN OVER. |
| Mar 15, 7:45 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 5 E Pleasant Plains, IL | |
| Mar 15, 7:47 PM CDT | TORNADO | Loami, 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, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 121 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.
076
WFUS53 KILX 160026
TORILX
ILC137-167-160100-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0005.160316T0026Z-160316T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
726 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN SANGAMON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
EAST CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 800 PM CDT
* AT 725 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER ALEXANDER...OR 12 MILES EAST OF
JACKSONVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND BASEBALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. AT 720 PM...TRAINED
SPOTTERS REPORTED BASEBALL SIZE HAIL IN ALEXANDER.
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...
LOAMI AROUND 730 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
CURRAN...BERLIN AND FARMINGDALE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 73 AND 91.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
LINCOLN.
&&
LAT...LON 3968 8973 3960 9009 3972 9015 3990 8983
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 238DEG 49KT 3973 9000
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN
$$
GEELHART3 follow-up statements
426
WWUS53 KILX 160031
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
731 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
ILC137-167-160100-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160316T0100Z/
SANGAMON-MORGAN-
731 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN SANGAMON AND EAST CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTIES...
AT 731 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF NEW BERLIN...OR 10 MILES EAST OF
JACKSONVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. THE REPORT WAS FROM
NORTH OF WAVERLY.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHWESTERN SANGAMON AND EAST CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTIES...INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CURRAN...BERLIN AND FARMINGDALE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 77 AND 91.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 3962 8999 3977 9005 3990 8983 3968 8973
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 237DEG 45KT 3975 8995
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
GEELHART868
WWUS53 KILX 160037
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
737 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
ILC137-160046-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160316T0100Z/
MORGAN-
737 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 3967 8995 3982 8997 3990 8983 3968 8973
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 237DEG 45KT 3979 8988
$$
ILC167-160100-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160316T0100Z/
SANGAMON-
737 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN SANGAMON COUNTY...
AT 736 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW BERLIN...OR 12 MILES WEST OF SPRINGFIELD...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. AT 735 PM...
SPOTTERS ALSO REPORTED HAIL RANGING FROM QUARTER SIZE TO
GOLFBALL SIZE IN NEW BERLIN.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHWESTERN SANGAMON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
CURRAN...BERLIN AND FARMINGDALE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 81 AND 91.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 3967 8995 3982 8997 3990 8983 3968 8973
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 237DEG 45KT 3979 8988
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
GEELHART821
WWUS53 KILX 160059 RRA
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
759 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
ILC167-160108-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160316T0100Z/
SANGAMON-
759 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN SANGAMON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 800 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN
SANGAMON COUNTY UNTIL 815 PM.
LAT...LON 3967 8995 3982 8997 3990 8983 3968 8973
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 238DEG 49KT 3979 8988
$$
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, 7:28 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, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, McLean, Mason, Tazewell, Woodford | 42 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.