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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Mar 15, 2016, 7:48 PM CDT for Menard County, Sangamon County, Illinois. It was in force for 27 min. 2 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, 7:48 PM CDT (00:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2016, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
Counties Menard County, IL, Sangamon County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 7:50 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 S Springfield, IL | |
| Mar 15, 7:52 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 W Springfield, IL | TWO HOUSES DAMAGED ON WEST ILES. TIME ESTIMATED. |
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, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 89 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.
863
WFUS53 KILX 160048
TORILX
ILC129-167-160115-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0007.160316T0048Z-160316T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
748 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN SANGAMON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHEASTERN MENARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 815 PM CDT
* AT 747 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PLEASANT PLAINS...OR 8
MILES WEST OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD. SPOTTERS REPORTED A
FUNNEL CLOUD SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD.
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...
ATHENS AROUND 755 PM CDT.
SHERMAN AND RIVERTON AROUND 800 PM CDT.
WILLIAMSVILLE AROUND 805 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
CURRAN...LELAND GROVE...CLEAR LAKE...SPAULDING...CANTRALL...
SALISBURY...GRANDVIEW...DAWSON...FARMINGDALE AND FANCY PRAIRIE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 96 AND 110.
INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 89 AND 94...AND BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 102 AND 116.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3987 8989 4007 8958 3998 8958 3997 8949
3996 8948 3994 8948 3994 8946 3984 8937
3972 8980
TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 235DEG 45KT 3982 8979
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
GEELHART4 follow-up statements
816
WWUS53 KILX 160052
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
752 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
ILC129-167-160115-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160316T0115Z/
SANGAMON-MENARD-
752 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SANGAMON AND SOUTHEASTERN MENARD COUNTIES...
AT 751 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF
DOWNTOWN SPRINGFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. A TORNADO WAS REPORTED NEAR
LOAMI AT 747 PM.
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 TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SPRINGFIELD AROUND 755 PM CDT.
SHERMAN AROUND 800 PM CDT.
RIVERTON AND WILLIAMSVILLE AROUND 805 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE LELAND
GROVE...FANCY PRAIRIE...CLEAR LAKE...SPAULDING...CANTRALL...
GRANDVIEW...DAWSON...CAPITAL AIRPORT AND BUFFALO.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 97 AND 110.
INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 103 AND 116.
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 OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE
TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER 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 3987 8981 4007 8958 3998 8958 3997 8949
3996 8948 3994 8948 3994 8946 3984 8937
3976 8976
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 236DEG 44KT 3984 8973
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
GEELHART283
WWUS53 KILX 160055
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
755 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
ILC129-167-160115-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160316T0115Z/
SANGAMON-MENARD-
755 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SANGAMON AND SOUTHEASTERN MENARD COUNTIES...
AT 754 PM CDT...TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD OVER
DOWNTOWN SPRINGFIELD. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD.
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...
SPRINGFIELD AT 755 PM CDT.
SHERMAN AROUND 800 PM CDT.
RIVERTON AND WILLIAMSVILLE AROUND 805 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE LELAND
GROVE...FANCY PRAIRIE...CLEAR LAKE...SPAULDING...CANTRALL...
GRANDVIEW...DAWSON...CAPITAL AIRPORT AND BUFFALO.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 97 AND 110.
INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 103 AND 116.
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 OR IN
A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER 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 3987 8981 4007 8958 3998 8958 3997 8949
3996 8948 3994 8948 3994 8946 3984 8937
3976 8976
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 236DEG 44KT 3985 8970
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
GEELHART987
WWUS53 KILX 160102
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
802 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
ILC129-160111-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160316T0115Z/
MENARD-
802 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MENARD COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED
OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 3993 8966 3994 8964 3998 8957 3997 8949
3996 8948 3994 8948 3994 8946 3986 8939
3982 8959
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 235DEG 47KT 3991 8958
$$
ILC167-160115-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160316T0115Z/
SANGAMON-
802 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SANGAMON COUNTY...
AT 801 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER SHERMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. STORM SPOTTERS CONTINUE TO REPORT
ROTATION WITH THIS STORM...AND IT HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING
FUNNEL CLOUDS AND A 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
NORTHEASTERN SANGAMON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
DAWSON AND SPAULDING.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 99 AND 110.
INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 107 AND 109.
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 OR IN
A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER 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 3993 8966 3994 8964 3998 8957 3997 8949
3996 8948 3994 8948 3994 8946 3986 8939
3982 8959
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 235DEG 47KT 3991 8958
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
GEELHART143
WWUS53 KILX 160111
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
811 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
ILC167-160121-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160316T0115Z/
SANGAMON-
811 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SANGAMON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 815 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
NORTHEAST SANGAMON COUNTY UNTIL 830 PM.
LAT...LON 3993 8966 3994 8964 3998 8957 3997 8949
3996 8948 3994 8948 3994 8946 3986 8939
3982 8959
TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 235DEG 45KT 3991 8958
$$
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, 7:58 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.