Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 7, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 2016, 7:15 PM CDT for Lee County, Illinois. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 22, 2016, 7:15 PM CDT (00:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2016, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Lee County, IL
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 6:11 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 2855 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 998 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 316 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 422 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 6.5
- Supercell composite
- 30.6
The text
As transmitted.
584
WFUS53 KLOT 230015
TORLOT
ILC103-230045-
/O.NEW.KLOT.TO.W.0007.160623T0015Z-160623T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
715 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
* AT 715 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR AMBOY...OR 11 MILES EAST OF WALTON...MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: WEST
BROOKLYN AND COMPTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED
FOR THE SAME AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 4173 8925 4171 8909 4163 8913 4163 8917
4162 8917 4168 8927
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 283DEG 18KT 4170 8923
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
IZZI3 follow-up statements
458
WWUS53 KLOT 230021
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
721 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016
ILC103-230045-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160623T0045Z/
LEE IL-
721 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY...
AT 721 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF
AMBOY...OR 10 MILES NORTH OF MENDOTA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COMPTON AND WEST BROOKLYN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4172 8922 4171 8909 4163 8913 4163 8917
4162 8917 4167 8924
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 276DEG 20KT 4169 8918
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
BMD626
WWUS53 KLOT 230032
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
732 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016
ILC103-230045-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160623T0045Z/
LEE IL-
732 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY...
AT 731 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF PAW
PAW...OR 11 MILES NORTH OF MENDOTA...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COMPTON AND WEST BROOKLYN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4171 8909 4165 8912 4167 8918 4172 8917
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 265DEG 18KT 4171 8911
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
BMD076
WWUS53 KLOT 230042
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
742 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016
ILC103-230050-
/O.EXP.KLOT.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160623T0045Z/
LEE IL-
742 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 745
PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
CHICAGO .
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
SOUTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY UNTIL 0815 PM CDT.
LAT...LON 4171 8909 4165 8912 4167 8918 4172 8917
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 283DEG 18KT 4171 8911
$$
BMDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 7:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | DeKalb, LaSalle, Lee | 46 min |
| Jun 22, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | LaSalle | 39 min |
| Jun 22, 7:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | LaSalle | 46 min |
| Jun 22, 8:03 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 87 min | |
| Jun 22, 8:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | DeKalb, LaSalle | 56 min |
| Jun 22, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook, DuPage | 49 min |
| Jun 22, 8:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | LaSalle | 41 min |
| Jun 22, 8:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | DeKalb, Grundy, Kendall, LaSalle, Will | 3 hr |
| Jun 22, 8:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | Cook, DuPage | 3 hr |
| Jun 22, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook, DuPage | 45 min |
| Jun 22, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Will | 25 min |
| Jun 22, 8:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOT | Grundy, Kendall, LaSalle | 5 hr |
| Jun 22, 9:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Grundy, LaSalle | 29 min |
| Jun 22, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | LaSalle, Livingston | 48 min |
| Jun 22, 9:25 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 35 min | |
| Jun 22, 9:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | LaSalle, Livingston | 33 min |
| Jun 22, 9:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, LaSalle, Livingston | 4 hr |
| Jun 22, 10:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Livingston | 31 min |
| Jun 22, 10:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Ford, Iroquois | 56 min |
| Jun 22, 10:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Livingston | 38 min |
| Jun 22, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Iroquois | 64 min |
| Jun 22, 10:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Ford, Iroquois, Livingston | 43 min |
| Jun 22, 10:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Livingston | 39 min |
| Jun 22, 11:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Iroquois | 39 min |
| Jun 22, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Grundy, Kankakee, LaSalle, Livingston | 31 min |
| Jun 22, 11:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston | 52 min |
| Jun 23, 12:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Iroquois | 43 min |
| Jun 23, 1:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Iroquois | 45 min |
| Jun 23, 1:44 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | Ford, Iroquois | 7 hr |
| Jun 23, 3:59 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | LOT | 10 hr | |
| Jun 23, 4:47 AM CDT | Beach Hazards Statement | LOT | Lake | 22 hr |
| Jun 23, 5:05 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall and 6 more | 4 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.