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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Lincoln, IL

July 10, 2017Fulton County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Jul 10, 2017, 8:45 PM CDT for Fulton County, Illinois. It was in force for 18 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: Jul 10, 2017, 8:45 PM CDT (01:45 UTC)
Expired: Jul 10, 2017, 9:03 PM CDT
In force: 18 min
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Fulton County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:46 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 10, 3:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 133 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 2871 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -20 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1254 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 47 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 0.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

656 
WFUS53 KILX 110145
TORILX
ILC057-110215-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0021.170711T0145Z-170711T0215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
845 PM CDT MON JUL 10 2017

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  West central Fulton County in west central Illinois...

* Until 915 PM CDT
    
* At 845 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over New Philadelphia, or 12 miles east of Macomb,
  moving southeast at 15 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Ipava around 915 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Smithfield, Marietta and Bernadotte.

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.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Lincoln.

&&

LAT...LON 4042 9045 4051 9045 4048 9023 4033 9030
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 293DEG 14KT 4046 9045 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Geelhart

2 follow-up statements

847 
WWUS53 KILX 110153
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
853 PM CDT MON JUL 10 2017

ILC057-110215-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170711T0215Z/
Fulton-
853 PM CDT MON JUL 10 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL FULTON COUNTY...
    
At 853 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located 5 miles southeast of New Philadelphia, or 13 miles west 
of Lewistown, moving east at 15 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
west central Fulton County, including the following locations:
Smithfield and Bernadotte.

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.

If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.

&&

LAT...LON 4044 9044 4049 9043 4048 9023 4035 9029
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 288DEG 14KT 4046 9041 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Geelhart

348 
WWUS53 KILX 110203
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
903 PM CDT MON JUL 10 2017

ILC057-110213-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170711T0215Z/
Fulton-
903 PM CDT MON JUL 10 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL FULTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.  However heavy rain is
still possible with this thunderstorm.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
west central Illinois.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Lincoln.

LAT...LON 4044 9044 4049 9043 4048 9023 4035 9029
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 293DEG 14KT 4044 9036 

$$

Geelhart

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 10, 7:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Fulton, Mason, Peoria, Tazewell	48 min
Jul 10, 7:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Tazewell	46 min
Jul 10, 7:56 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	Fulton	3 hr
Jul 10, 7:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Fulton	32 min
Jul 10, 8:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Macon, Tazewell	43 min
Jul 10, 8:19 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Fulton	26 min
Jul 10, 8:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	DeWitt, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt	46 min
Jul 10, 8:48 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Fulton	3 hr
Jul 10, 9:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Sangamon	40 min
Jul 10, 10:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Sangamon	31 min
Jul 10, 10:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Christian, Sangamon	46 min
Jul 10, 10:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Christian, Shelby	31 min
Jul 11, 7:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Fulton, Knox, Mason, Peoria, Schuyler, Stark	74 min
Jul 11, 8:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Logan, Marshall, Menard, Tazewell, Woodford	44 min
Jul 11, 8:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Marshall, Woodford	37 min
Jul 11, 8:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Macon	51 min
Jul 11, 9:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Champaign, Coles, DeWitt, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie and 1 more	57 min
Jul 11, 10:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Champaign, Vermilion	39 min
Jul 11, 10:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Edgar	39 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.