Tornado Warning 8, NWS Lincoln, IL

Issued

Mar 15, 2016, 8:05 PM CDT (01:05 UTC)

Expired

Mar 15, 2016, 8:30 PM CDT

In force

25 min

Issued by

NWS Lincoln, IL

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.5 in

Counties Peoria County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Woodford County, IL

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

857 
WFUS53 KILX 160105
TORILX
ILC143-179-203-160130-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0008.160316T0105Z-160316T0130Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN WOODFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  EAST CENTRAL PEORIA COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  NORTH CENTRAL TAZEWELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT
    
* AT 805 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER WEST PEORIA...OR NEAR PEORIA...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG 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...
  PEORIA AROUND 810 PM CDT.
  EAST PEORIA AROUND 820 PM CDT.
  WASHINGTON...GERMANTOWN HILLS...SPRING BAY AND BAY VIEW GARDENS
  AROUND 825 PM CDT.
  METAMORA AND ROME AROUND 830 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE PEORIA
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...NORWOOD...MOSSVILLE...PEORIA HEIGHTS AND
ALTA.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 474 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 5.
 INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 84 AND 93.

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 4078 8924 4066 8970 4076 8973 4092 8947
      4092 8945
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 241DEG 26KT 4072 8966 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

HJS

746 
WWUS53 KILX 160134
SVSILX

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

ILC143-179-203-160144-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160316T0130Z/
WOODFORD-PEORIA-TAZEWELL-
834 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WOODFORD...EAST CENTRAL
PEORIA AND NORTH CENTRAL TAZEWELL COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. THE STORM IS STILL
SHOWING SIGNS OF ROTATION ON RADAR. REMAIN ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL
UPDATES.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

LAT...LON 4078 8924 4066 8970 4076 8973 4092 8947
      4092 8945
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 241DEG 26KT 4072 8966 

$$

HJS

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