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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Dec 1, 2018, 5:12 PM CST for Mason County, Tazewell County, Illinois. It was in force for 48 min. 1 report 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, 5:12 PM CST (23:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 1, 2018, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Mason County, IL, Tazewell County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 5:34 PM CST | TORNADO 0 | 5 Sw South Pekin, IL | PATH LENGTH 0.3 MILES, MAXIMUM WIDTH 50 YARDS, PEAK WIND SPEED 85 MPH. WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 1 MINUTE, AND LIFTED 4.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH PEKIN. |
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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 101 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.
420
WFUS53 KILX 012312
TORILX
ILC125-179-020000-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0027.181201T2312Z-181202T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
512 PM CST SAT DEC 1 2018
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Tazewell County in central Illinois...
Northeastern Mason County in central Illinois...
* Until 600 PM CST.
* At 511 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located just east of Topeka, moving northeast 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...
Manito around 530 PM CST.
Green Valley around 535 PM CST.
South Pekin around 545 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Forest
City.
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 4028 8981 4032 8990 4055 8976 4044 8949
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 218DEG 25KT 4033 8984
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Barnes1 follow-up statement
651
WWUS53 KILX 012332
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
532 PM CST SAT DEC 1 2018
ILC125-012342-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-181202T0000Z/
Mason-
532 PM CST SAT DEC 1 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MASON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CST for central
Illinois.
LAT...LON 4048 8960 4043 8966 4043 8972 4044 8972
4043 8975 4043 8981 4055 8976
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 214DEG 24KT 4045 8974
$$
ILC179-020000-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-181202T0000Z/
Tazewell-
532 PM CST SAT DEC 1 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST FOR WEST
CENTRAL TAZEWELL COUNTY...
At 532 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located just north of Manito, or 10 miles southwest of Pekin,
moving northeast 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...
South Pekin around 545 PM CST.
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 4048 8960 4043 8966 4043 8972 4044 8972
4043 8975 4043 8981 4055 8976
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 214DEG 24KT 4045 8974
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
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, 4:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Mason | 48 min |
| Dec 1, 4:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Peoria | 37 min |
| Dec 1, 5:15 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.