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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Lincoln, IL

June 19, 2019Moultrie County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2019, 7:27 PM CDT for Moultrie County, Illinois. It was in force for 33 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
Jun 19, 2019, 7:27 PM CDT (00:27 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2019, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Moultrie County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:28 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 nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 57 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2019-06-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 149 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2019-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
149 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-28 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
903 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

545 
WFUS53 KILX 200027
TORILX
ILC139-200100-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0023.190620T0027Z-190620T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
727 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2019

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Moultrie County in central Illinois...

* Until 800 PM CDT.
    
* At 726 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Bethany, or near Sullivan, moving east at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. A funnel cloud was also 
           reported east of Bethany by a spotter.

  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...
  Sullivan around 740 PM CDT.
  Arthur around 800 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Cadwell.

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 3960 8872 3967 8873 3974 8848 3960 8848
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 258DEG 16KT 3964 8871 

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

$$

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2 follow-up statements
131 
WWUS53 KILX 200050
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
750 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2019

ILC139-200100-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-190620T0100Z/
Moultrie-
750 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL MOULTRIE COUNTY...
    
At 750 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Arthur, or 7 miles northeast of Sullivan, moving
east 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...
  Arthur around 755 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Cadwell.

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 3960 8854 3971 8857 3974 8848 3960 8848
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 254DEG 22KT 3967 8851 

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

$$

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904 
WWUS53 KILX 200057
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
757 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2019

ILC139-200107-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-190620T0100Z/
Moultrie-
757 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MOULTRIE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 800 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

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

LAT...LON 3960 8854 3971 8857 3974 8848 3960 8848
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 258DEG 16KT 3968 8847 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 10:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXFulton, Knox11 hr
Jun 20, 11:18 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXMarshall, Putnam5 days

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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.