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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Dec 1, 2018, 3:57 PM CST for Knox County, Peoria County, Illinois. It was in force for 38 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
- Dec 1, 2018, 3:57 PM CST (21:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 1, 2018, 4:35 PM CST
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Knox County, IL, Peoria County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2:16 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 809 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 269 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 328 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
807
WFUS53 KILX 012157
TORILX
ILC095-143-012245-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0021.181201T2157Z-181201T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
357 PM CST SAT DEC 1 2018
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Knox County in west central Illinois...
Northwestern Peoria County in central Illinois...
* Until 445 PM CST.
* At 357 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Yates City, or 13 miles north of Canton, moving
north at 30 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...
Yates City around 400 PM CST.
Elmwood around 405 PM CST.
Brimfield around 415 PM CST.
Williamsfield and Laura around 420 PM CST.
Elmore around 425 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Dahinda and Monica.
This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 61 and 75.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4097 8975 4071 8992 4071 9011 4072 9013
4098 9011
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 195DEG 26KT 4075 9003
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Barnes2 follow-up statements
954
WWUS53 KILX 012211
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
411 PM CST SAT DEC 1 2018
ILC095-143-012245-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-181201T2245Z/
Knox-Peoria-
411 PM CST SAT DEC 1 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KNOX AND NORTHWESTERN PEORIA COUNTIES...
At 410 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Yates City, or 17 miles north of Canton, moving
north at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Brimfield around 420 PM CST.
Williamsfield and Laura around 430 PM CST.
Elmore around 435 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Dahinda and Monica.
This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 61 and 76.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4078 8987 4079 9006 4079 9012 4098 9011
4097 8975
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 199DEG 21KT 4081 8999
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Barnes566
WWUS53 KILX 012235
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
435 PM CST SAT DEC 1 2018
ILC095-143-012244-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-181201T2245Z/
Knox-Peoria-
435 PM CST SAT DEC 1 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KNOX AND NORTHWESTERN PEORIA
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CST for central and
west central Illinois.
LAT...LON 4078 8987 4079 9006 4079 9012 4098 9011
4097 8975
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 195DEG 26KT 4098 8993
$$
BarnesThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 8:09 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, McLean, Piatt, Vermilion, Woodford | 8 hr |
| Dec 1, 9:45 AM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox | 3 days |
| Dec 1, 12:39 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILX | Fulton, Knox, Stark | 4 hr |
| Dec 1, 2:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Schuyler | 39 min |
| Dec 1, 2:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Cass, Morgan, Scott | 41 min |
| Dec 1, 2:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Schuyler | 14 min |
| Dec 1, 3:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Schuyler | 11 min |
| Dec 1, 3:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Cass, Mason, Schuyler | 51 min |
| Dec 1, 3:47 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Mason, Schuyler | 43 min |
| Dec 1, 4:22 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Mason, Peoria, Tazewell | 38 min |
| Dec 1, 4:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian | 38 min |
| Dec 1, 4:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian | 51 min |
| Dec 1, 4:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Mason | 48 min |
| Dec 1, 4:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Peoria | 37 min |
| Dec 1, 5:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Mason, Tazewell | 48 min |
| Dec 1, 5:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Menard, Sangamon | 45 min |
| Dec 1, 5:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian | 30 min |
| Dec 1, 5:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Peoria | 46 min |
| Dec 1, 5:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon | 32 min |
| Dec 1, 5:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Tazewell | 44 min |
| Dec 1, 5:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Menard | 51 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.