Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this tornado warning at Mar 15, 2016, 10:34 PM CDT for Kankakee County, Illinois. It was in force for 26 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, 10:34 PM CDT (03:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2016, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Kankakee County, IL
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 10:37 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw St. Anne, IL | SILO BLOWN ONTO POWER LINES. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. TIME ESTIMATED PER RADAR. |
| Mar 15, 10:37 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw St. Anne, IL | SILO BLOWN ONTO POWER LINES. WHAT WAS THOUGHT TO BE POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE WAS DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY STRAIGHT LINE WINDS THANKS TO INFORMATION FROM EMERGENCY MANAGER AND NWS SURVEY. |
| Mar 15, 10:42 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne St. Anne, IL | POWER FLASHES SEEN FROM MULTIPLE SPOTTERS AND PUBLIC FROM NEAR ST ANNE...HOPKINS PARK...AND GRANT PARK. INFORMATION FROM EMERGENCY MANAGER AND AN NWS SURVEY DETERMINED THIS WAS CAUSED BY STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. |
| Mar 15, 10:42 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne St. Anne, IL | POWER FLASHES SEEN FROM MULTIPLE SPOTTERS AND PUBLIC FROM NEAR ST ANNE...HOPKINS PARK...AND GRANT PARK. POSSIBLY CAUSED BY A TORNADO. |
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, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 132 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.
592
WFUS53 KLOT 160334
TORLOT
ILC091-160400-
/O.NEW.KLOT.TO.W.0004.160316T0334Z-160316T0400Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1034 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN KANKAKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
* AT 1034 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER ST. ANNE...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
KANKAKEE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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...
HOPKINS PARK AROUND 1045 PM CDT.
MOMENCE AROUND 1050 PM CDT.
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 4101 8760 4101 8771 4105 8777 4122 8762
4117 8753 4107 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 0334Z 229DEG 36KT 4102 8773
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
BMD2 follow-up statements
512
WWUS53 KLOT 160345
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1045 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
ILC091-160400-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160316T0400Z/
KANKAKEE IL-
1045 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KANKAKEE COUNTY...
AT 1045 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED WEST OF HOPKINS PARK...AND SOUTH OF
MOMENCE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MOMENCE AROUND 1050 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4103 8764 4104 8770 4107 8775 4122 8762
4117 8753 4107 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 0345Z 222DEG 32KT 4109 8767
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
BMD333
WWUS53 KLOT 160358
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1058 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
ILC091-160408-
/O.EXP.KLOT.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160316T0400Z/
KANKAKEE IL-
1058 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANKAKEE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 1100 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 4103 8764 4104 8770 4107 8775 4122 8762
4117 8753 4107 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 0356Z 229DEG 36KT 4109 8767
$$
BMDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | LaSalle, Livingston | 46 min |
| Mar 15, 8:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Lee | 38 min |
| Mar 15, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Grundy, LaSalle, Livingston | 47 min |
| Mar 15, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Ford, Iroquois, Livingston | 39 min |
| Mar 15, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | LaSalle | 36 min |
| Mar 15, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | DeKalb, Lee, Ogle | 32 min |
| Mar 15, 9:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee | 38 min |
| Mar 15, 9:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Grundy, Kendall, LaSalle, Will | 36 min |
| Mar 15, 10:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Iroquois, Kankakee | 23 min |
| Mar 15, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Kankakee, Will | 34 min |
| Mar 16, 3:10 AM CDT | Storm Warning | LOT | 8 hr | |
| Mar 16, 3:58 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Lake, Lee and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 16, 9:37 AM CDT | Gale Warning | LOT | 10 hr | |
| Mar 16, 11:00 AM CDT | Gale Warning | LOT | 9 hr |
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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.