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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Dec 1, 2018, 4:42 PM CST for Mason County, Illinois. It was in force for 48 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
- Dec 1, 2018, 4:42 PM CST (22:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 1, 2018, 5:30 PM CST
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Mason County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 4:53 PM CST | TORNADO 1 | 5 W Easton, IL | *** 1 INJ *** PATH LENGTH 11.8 MILES, MAXIMUM WIDTH 250 YARDS, PEAK WIND SPEED 105-110 MPH. ONE INJURY WHEN A MOBILE HOME WAS ROLLED OVER. TORNADO ON THE GROUND FOR 24 MINUTES, AND LIFTED 1.9 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF FOREST CITY. |
| Dec 1, 4:55 PM CST | TORNADO | 8 Ese Havana, IL | MOBILE HOME BLOWN OFF FOUNDATION. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2:16 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 114 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
- 430 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 529 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 658 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
713
WFUS53 KILX 012242
TORILX
ILC125-012330-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0025.181201T2242Z-181201T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
442 PM CST SAT DEC 1 2018
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Mason County in central Illinois...
* Until 530 PM CST.
* At 442 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Kilbourne, or 7 miles south of Havana, moving
northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
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...
Easton around 500 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Topeka, Poplar City, Forest City and Goofy Ridge.
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 4044 8991 4031 8969 4014 9000 4020 9011
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 213DEG 25KT 4020 9002
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
Barnes1 follow-up statement
110
WWUS53 KILX 012256
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
456 PM CST SAT DEC 1 2018
ILC125-012330-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-181201T2330Z/
Mason-
456 PM CST SAT DEC 1 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
MASON COUNTY...
At 455 PM CST, a confirmed tornado was located 4 miles west
of Easton, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornado will be near...
Easton around 500 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Poplar
City, Topeka and Forest City.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4042 8988 4031 8969 4018 8992 4026 9003
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 221DEG 22KT 4025 8995
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
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, 3:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Knox, Peoria | 38 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, 4:53 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.