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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2019, 10:33 PM CDT for 4 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 42 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
- May 22, 2019, 10:33 PM CDT (03:33 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2019, 11:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Fulton County, IL, Mason County, IL, Peoria County, IL, Tazewell County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 4:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 22, 10:26 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -161 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1625 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 206 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 283 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
112 WUUS53 KILX 230333 SVRILX ILC057-125-143-179-230415- /O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0021.190523T0333Z-190523T0415Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Lincoln IL 1033 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019 The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central Fulton County in west central Illinois... Central Tazewell County in central Illinois... North central Mason County in central Illinois... South central Peoria County in central Illinois... * Until 1115 PM CDT. * At 1032 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Glasford to 8 miles northeast of Havana, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Pekin, East Peoria, Morton, Bartonville, Creve Coeur, Marquette Heights, Tremont, Manito, South Pekin, Glasford, North Pekin, Dillon, Groveland, Kingston Mines, Mapleton, Banner, Powerton and Goofy Ridge. This includes the following highways... Interstate 155 between mile markers 21 and 31. Interstate 474 between mile markers 8 and 14. Interstate 74 between mile markers 97 and 102. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central and west central Illinois. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for central Illinois. Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. && LAT...LON 4067 8947 4047 8941 4036 8999 4061 8989 TIME...MOT...LOC 0332Z 265DEG 31KT 4054 8985 4038 8994 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ Geelhart
3 follow-up statements
275 WWUS53 KILX 230347 SVSILX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 1047 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019 ILC057-230356- /O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-190523T0415Z/ Fulton- 1047 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL FULTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED... The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT. LAT...LON 4067 8947 4047 8941 4039 8985 4062 8976 TIME...MOT...LOC 0346Z 261DEG 32KT 4055 8971 4041 8980 $$ ILC125-143-179-230415- /O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-190523T0415Z/ Tazewell-Mason-Peoria- 1047 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL TAZEWELL...NORTHEASTERN MASON AND SOUTH CENTRAL PEORIA COUNTIES... At 1046 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Pekin to Manito, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Pekin, East Peoria, Morton, Bartonville, Creve Coeur, Marquette Heights, Tremont, Manito, South Pekin, North Pekin, Dillon, Groveland, Kingston Mines, Mapleton and Powerton. This includes the following highways... Interstate 155 between mile markers 21 and 31. Interstate 474 between mile markers 9 and 14. Interstate 74 between mile markers 97 and 102. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. 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 4067 8947 4047 8941 4039 8985 4062 8976 TIME...MOT...LOC 0346Z 261DEG 32KT 4055 8971 4041 8980 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ Geelhart
374 WWUS53 KILX 230357 SVSILX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 1057 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019 ILC143-230406- /O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-190523T0415Z/ Peoria- 1057 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PEORIA COUNTY IS CANCELLED... The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. LAT...LON 4067 8947 4047 8941 4041 8976 4064 8960 TIME...MOT...LOC 0356Z 260DEG 35KT 4059 8957 4042 8968 $$ ILC125-179-230415- /O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-190523T0415Z/ Tazewell-Mason- 1057 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL TAZEWELL AND NORTHEASTERN MASON COUNTIES... At 1056 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Marquette Heights to near Green Valley, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Pekin, East Peoria, Morton, Creve Coeur, Marquette Heights, Tremont, South Pekin, North Pekin, Dillon and Groveland. This includes the following highways... Interstate 155 between mile markers 21 and 31. Interstate 474 between mile markers 10 and 14. Interstate 74 between mile markers 97 and 102. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. 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 4067 8947 4047 8941 4041 8976 4064 8960 TIME...MOT...LOC 0356Z 260DEG 35KT 4059 8957 4042 8968 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ Geelhart
703
WWUS53 KILX 230415 RRA
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1115 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019
ILC125-179-230424-
/O.EXP.KILX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-190523T0415Z/
Tazewell-Mason-
1115 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN TAZEWELL AND
NORTHEASTERN MASON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 PM CDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for central
Illinois.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
eastern Tazewell County until midnight.
LAT...LON 4067 8947 4047 8941 4041 8976 4064 8960
TIME...MOT...LOC 0414Z 265DEG 31KT 4060 8936 4043 8947
$$
GeelhartThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 8:17 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Lawrence | 4 days |
| May 22, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Schuyler | 40 min |
| May 22, 9:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Schuyler | 17 min |
| May 22, 9:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton | 49 min |
| May 22, 9:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Schuyler | 32 min |
| May 22, 9:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox | 27 min |
| May 22, 9:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Schuyler | 34 min |
| May 22, 9:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Peoria | 32 min |
| May 22, 10:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton | 26 min |
| May 22, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford | 24 min |
| May 22, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Logan, Mason, Tazewell | 47 min |
| May 22, 10:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Morgan, Scott | 41 min |
| May 22, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean, Tazewell, Woodford | 50 min |
| May 22, 11:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Morgan, Scott | 48 min |
| May 22, 11:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Peoria, Tazewell | 26 min |
| May 22, 11:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon | 49 min |
| May 23, 12:15 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | McLean | 30 min |
| May 23, 12:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Macon, Mason, Menard and 2 more | 39 min |
| May 23, 12:25 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan | 20 min |
| May 23, 12:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon, Moultrie, Sangamon, Shelby | 46 min |
| May 23, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, McLean, Piatt | 45 min |
| May 23, 1:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, Macon, Piatt | 47 min |
| May 23, 1:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby | 50 min |
| May 23, 1:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 52 min |
| May 23, 2:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie and 1 more | 46 min |
| May 23, 3:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Cumberland, Edgar | 44 min |
| May 23, 3:34 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Cumberland, Effingham, Shelby | 6 hr |
| May 23, 4:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham, Jasper | 28 min |
| May 23, 4:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Crawford, Effingham, Jasper | 5 hr |
| May 23, 7:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Clay, Richland | 43 min |
| May 23, 8:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Lawrence, Richland | 34 min |
| May 23, 8:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Lawrence, Richland | 6 hr |
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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.