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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 2016, 7:29 PM CDT for DeKalb County, LaSalle County, Lee County, Illinois. It was in force for 46 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
- Jun 22, 2016, 7:29 PM CDT (00:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2016, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties DeKalb County, IL, LaSalle County, IL, Lee County, IL
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 7:38 PM CDT | TORNADO | Compton, IL | TORNADO NEAR SHAW ROAD WITH TREE DAMAGE. |
| Jun 22, 7:58 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Ne Earlville, IL | TORNADO 1.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF EARLVILLE ON E1401 ROAD. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 6:11 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 122 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.
494
WFUS53 KLOT 230029
TORLOT
ILC037-099-103-230115-
/O.NEW.KLOT.TO.W.0008.160623T0029Z-160623T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
729 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL LA SALLE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHWESTERN DE KALB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 815 PM CDT
* AT 729 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF PAW
PAW...OR 10 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.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
PAW PAW AROUND 750 PM CDT.
EARLVILLE AROUND 800 PM CDT.
SHABBONA AROUND 805 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
COMPTON AND WEST BROOKLYN.
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...
I-39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 78 AND 86.
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...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4167 8918 4174 8916 4177 8880 4156 8884
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 272DEG 18KT 4170 8912
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
IZZI4 follow-up statements
991
WWUS53 KLOT 230040
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
740 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016
ILC037-099-103-230115-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160623T0115Z/
LA SALLE IL-DE KALB IL-LEE IL-
740 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL LA SALLE...SOUTHWESTERN DE KALB AND SOUTHEASTERN LEE
COUNTIES...
AT 739 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR COMPTON...OR 10
MILES NORTH OF MENDOTA...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
PAW PAW AROUND 800 PM CDT.
SHABBONA AND EARLVILLE AROUND 815 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
COMPTON.
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...
I-39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 78 AND 86.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4166 8914 4174 8912 4177 8880 4156 8884
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 275DEG 12KT 4170 8908
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
BMD076
WWUS53 KLOT 230048
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
748 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016
ILC037-099-103-230115-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160623T0115Z/
LA SALLE IL-DE KALB IL-LEE IL-
748 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL LA SALLE...SOUTHWESTERN DE KALB AND SOUTHEASTERN LEE
COUNTIES...
AT 747 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED SOUTH OF PAW
PAW...OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SHABBONA...MOVING EAST AT 30 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.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
EARLVILLE AROUND 755 PM CDT.
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...
I-39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 78 AND 84.
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...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4164 8908 4171 8907 4175 8880 4156 8884
TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 291DEG 25KT 4165 8897
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
BMD268
WWUS53 KLOT 230058
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
758 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016
ILC037-099-103-230115-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160623T0115Z/
LA SALLE IL-DE KALB IL-LEE IL-
758 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL LA SALLE...SOUTHWESTERN DE KALB AND EASTERN LEE COUNTIES...
AT 757 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER EARLVILLE...OR 9
MILES SOUTH OF SHABBONA...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTH CENTRAL LA SALLE...SOUTHWESTERN DE KALB AND EASTERN LEE
COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4162 8903 4168 8901 4168 8881 4156 8884
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 283DEG 15KT 4163 8893
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
BMD680
WWUS53 KLOT 230114
SVSLOT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
814 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016
ILC037-099-103-230124-
/O.EXP.KLOT.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160623T0115Z/
LA SALLE IL-DE KALB IL-LEE IL-
814 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL LA SALLE...SOUTHWESTERN DE
KALB AND EASTERN LEE COUNTIES 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. GUSTY WINDS AND
HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE.
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST
LASALLE COUNTY AND SOUTHERN DEKALB COUNTY!
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
LAT...LON 4162 8903 4168 8901 4168 8881 4156 8884
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 272DEG 18KT 4163 8893
$$
BMDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 7:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Lee | 30 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.