Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 75, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 11, 2016, 3:02 PM CDT for Fayette County, Marion County, Illinois. It was in force for 43 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
- May 11, 2016, 3:02 PM CDT (20:02 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2016, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 80.0 mph
Counties Fayette County, IL, Marion County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 3:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Sandoval, IL | TREE UPROOTED. LARGE BRANCHES DOWN. |
| May 11, 3:15 PM CDT | HAIL 0.5 | Centralia, IL | |
| May 11, 3:15 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Centralia, IL | |
| May 11, 3:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Salem, IL | FEW TREES AND LIMBS DOWN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 12:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 12 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 905 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
511
WUUS53 KLSX 112002
SVRLSX
ILC051-121-112045-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0075.160511T2002Z-160511T2045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
302 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 345 PM CDT
* AT 302 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BOULDER...
MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM.
HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CENTRALIA...SALEM...VANDALIA...ST. ELMO...SANDOVAL...WAMAC...CENTRAL
CITY...ODIN...KINMUNDY...BROWNSTOWN...PATOKA...FARINA...OMEGA...STEPHEN
FORBES STATION...FAIRMAN...HELM...SHOBONIER...AVENA...TONTI AND LA
CLEDE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 70 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN EXITS 63 AND 76.
INTERSTATE 57 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN EXITS 109 AND 135.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND
SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE
OVERTURNED. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING
WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. SEEK SHELTER NOW
INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!
&&
LAT...LON 3847 8871 3847 8914 3902 8912 3902 8881
3891 8881 3892 8869
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 261DEG 48KT 3866 8926
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...80MPH
$$
GLASS2 follow-up statements
125
WWUS53 KLSX 112022
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
322 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2016
ILC051-121-112045-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-160511T2045Z/
FAYETTE IL-MARION IL-
322 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE AND MARION COUNTIES...
AT 322 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SALEM...MOVING
EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CENTRALIA...SALEM...VANDALIA...SANDOVAL...WAMAC...CENTRAL CITY...ODIN...
KINMUNDY...BROWNSTOWN...PATOKA...FARINA...OMEGA...STEPHEN FORBES STATION...
FAIRMAN...HELM...SHOBONIER...AVENA...TONTI...LA CLEDE AND IUKA.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 70 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN EXITS 63 AND 68.
INTERSTATE 57 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN EXITS 109 AND 135.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3847 8914 3901 8912 3901 8881 3890 8881
3891 8869 3847 8871
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 260DEG 45KT 3858 8898
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
GLASS015
WWUS53 KLSX 112038
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
338 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2016
ILC051-121-112045-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-160511T2045Z/
FAYETTE IL-MARION IL-
338 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE AND MARION COUNTIES...
AT 338 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OMEGA...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CENTRALIA...SALEM...VANDALIA...SANDOVAL...WAMAC...CENTRAL CITY...ODIN...
KINMUNDY...BROWNSTOWN...PATOKA...FARINA...OMEGA...STEPHEN FORBES STATION...
FAIRMAN...HELM...SHOBONIER...AVENA...TONTI...LA CLEDE AND IUKA.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 70 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN EXITS 63 AND 68.
INTERSTATE 57 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN EXITS 109 AND 135.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3847 8914 3901 8912 3901 8881 3890 8881
3891 8869 3847 8871
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 272DEG 32KT 3865 8885
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
GLASSThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 3:19 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LSX | Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette, Greene and 10 more | 6 hr |
| May 11, 1:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Clair | 52 min |
| May 11, 1:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe, Saint Clair | 48 min |
| May 11, 1:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Clair | 54 min |
| May 11, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe, Saint Clair | 65 min |
| May 11, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe, Randolph | 63 min |
| May 11, 2:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Washington | 43 min |
| May 11, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Washington | 47 min |
| May 11, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe, Randolph, Saint Clair | 45 min |
| May 11, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Fayette, Marion | 33 min |
| May 11, 3:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Clinton, Monroe, Randolph, Saint Clair, Washington | 4 hr |
| May 11, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe, Randolph | 63 min |
| May 11, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Randolph, Saint Clair, Washington | 19 min |
| May 11, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe, Randolph | 60 min |
| May 11, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Randolph | 52 min |
| May 11, 5:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Randolph | 4 hr |
| May 11, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Pike | 40 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.