Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 6, 2017, 11:21 PM CST for 4 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 54 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
- Mar 6, 2017, 11:21 PM CST (05:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2017, 12:15 AM CST
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Cass County, IL, Mason County, IL, Morgan County, IL, Scott County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 11:37 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ssw Havana, IL | TREE BLOWN INTO A HOUSE IN MATANZAS BEACH. |
| Mar 7, 12:00 AM CST | HAIL 0.88 | Jacksonville, IL |
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 6, 8:52 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -285 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 651 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 475 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 484 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
795
WUUS53 KILX 070521
SVRILX
ILC017-125-137-171-070615-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0013.170307T0521Z-170307T0615Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1121 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Scott County in west central Illinois...
Cass County in west central Illinois...
Central Mason County in central Illinois...
Morgan County in west central Illinois...
* Until 1215 AM CST
* At 1120 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Ipava to 7 miles west of Winchester, moving east at
65 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter 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...
Jacksonville, Beardstown, Havana, Virginia, Winchester, Alexander,
Ashland, Meredosia, Bluff Springs, Bluffs, Murrayville,
Chandlerville, Chapin, Woodson, Arenzville, Bath, Kilbourne,
Manchester, Alsey and Naples.
This includes Interstate 72 between mile markers 42 and 76.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 400 AM CST for central and
west central Illinois.
LAT...LON 3983 9057 3987 9059 3999 9051 4002 9043
4006 9043 4012 9037 4016 9020 4019 9020
4023 9012 4029 9008 4037 9004 4044 8991
4044 8987 4013 8994 4014 8997 4010 9000
3992 8999 3952 9009 3952 9058 3969 9065
TIME...MOT...LOC 0520Z 248DEG 55KT 4035 9032 3964 9060
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
Goetsch2 follow-up statements
563
WWUS53 KILX 070538
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1138 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
ILC017-125-137-171-070615-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170307T0615Z/
Scott-Cass-Mason-Morgan-
1138 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CST
FOR SCOTT...CASS...CENTRAL MASON AND MORGAN COUNTIES...
At 1137 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near St. David to near Jacksonville, moving east at 65
mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Jacksonville, Havana, Virginia, Winchester, Alexander, Ashland, Bluff
Springs, Bluffs, Murrayville, Chandlerville, Woodson, Chapin,
Arenzville, Bath, Kilbourne, Manchester, Alsey, Exeter, Literberry
and South Jacksonville.
This includes Interstate 72 between mile markers 44 and 76.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 400 AM CST for central and
west central Illinois.
LAT...LON 4014 9027 4015 9026 4016 9020 4019 9020
4023 9012 4029 9008 4037 9004 4044 8991
4044 8987 4013 8994 4014 8997 4010 9000
3992 8999 3952 9009 3952 9058 3966 9064
TIME...MOT...LOC 0537Z 248DEG 55KT 4045 9000 3974 9028
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
Goetsch426
WWUS53 KILX 070612
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1212 AM CST TUE MAR 7 2017
ILC017-125-137-171-070622-
/O.EXP.KILX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170307T0615Z/
Scott-Cass-Mason-Morgan-
1212 AM CST TUE MAR 7 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SCOTT...CASS...CENTRAL MASON
AND MORGAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1215 AM CST...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 400 AM CST for central and
west central Illinois.
LAT...LON 4014 9027 4015 9026 4016 9020 4019 9020
4023 9012 4029 9008 4037 9004 4044 8991
4044 8987 4013 8994 4014 8997 4010 9000
3992 8999 3952 9009 3952 9058 3966 9064
TIME...MOT...LOC 0612Z 248DEG 55KT 4064 8937 3993 8966
$$
GoetschThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 10:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Fulton, Knox, Mason, Peoria, Schuyler and 1 more | 28 min |
| Mar 6, 10:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox, Peoria, Schuyler, Stark | 62 min |
| Mar 6, 10:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Knox | 19 min |
| Mar 6, 11:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Knox | 42 min |
| Mar 6, 11:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox | 37 min |
| Mar 6, 11:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Fulton, Logan, Mason, Menard, Peoria and 2 more | 56 min |
| Mar 6, 11:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Woodford | 38 min |
| Mar 7, 12:03 AM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | McLean, Tazewell | 27 min |
| Mar 7, 12:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon | 25 min |
| Mar 7, 12:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Marshall, Woodford | 54 min |
| Mar 7, 12:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, DeWitt, Logan, Macon, Morgan, Sangamon | 60 min |
| Mar 7, 1:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby | 44 min |
| Mar 7, 1:46 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 29 min |
| Mar 7, 1:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Shelby | 48 min |
| Mar 7, 2:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 28 min |
| Mar 7, 2:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Coles, Edgar | 35 min |
| Mar 7, 2:37 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Crawford, Jasper | 23 min |
| Mar 7, 3:14 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Lawrence | 46 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.