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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Lincoln, IL

May 16, 2019Vermilion County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at May 16, 2019, 3:55 PM CDT for Vermilion County, Illinois. It was in force for 35 min. 8 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: May 16, 2019, 3:55 PM CDT (20:55 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2019, 4:30 PM CDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.75 in

County Vermilion County, IL

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 16, 3:55 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Catlin, IL
May 16, 3:58 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Danville, IL
May 16, 4:00 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Danville, IL
May 16, 4:04 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Tilton, IL	APPROXIMATELY 4 MILLION DOLLARS DAMAGE AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DUE TO GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL. RELAYED BY WCIA-TV AND VERMILION COUNTY EMA.
May 16, 4:05 PM CDT	HAIL 1.5	2 N Danville, IL
May 16, 4:05 PM CDT	HAIL 2.75	Westville, IL	ONE WINDOW DAMAGED.
May 16, 4:06 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Georgetown, IL	GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED ON US HIGHWAY 150 BETWEEN GEORGETOWN AND WESTVILLE
May 16, 4:06 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Westville, IL

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
May 16, 12:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 87 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 948 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 133 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 254 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

058 
WFUS53 KILX 162055
TORILX
ILC183-162130-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0003.190516T2055Z-190516T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
355 PM CDT Thu May 16 2019

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Vermilion County in east central Illinois...

* Until 430 PM CDT.
    
* At 354 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a 
  tornado was located over Westville moving southeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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...
  Georgetown around 405 PM CDT.
  Ridge Farm around 410 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Kickapoo State Park and Indianola.

This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 209 and 220.
 
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 3988 8754 3988 8757 3987 8757 3987 8761
      3988 8762 3988 8771 4009 8782 4018 8762
      4013 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 332DEG 28KT 4005 8765 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

SB

1 follow-up statement

446 
WWUS53 KILX 162111
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
411 PM CDT Thu May 16 2019

ILC183-162130-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-190516T2130Z/
Vermilion-
411 PM CDT Thu May 16 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN VERMILION COUNTY...
    
At 410 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Georgetown, or 14 miles south of Danville, moving
southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Vermilion County.

This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 218 and 220.
 
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 3988 8754 3988 8757 3987 8757 3987 8761
      3988 8762 3988 8771 4007 8773 4013 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 332DEG 28KT 3993 8757 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

SB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 16, 2:55 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	Clark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper and 3 more	5 hr
May 16, 2:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Vermilion	60 min
May 16, 3:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Champaign, Vermilion	60 min
May 16, 3:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Vermilion	26 min
May 16, 4:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Edgar	52 min
May 16, 4:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	Vermilion	115 min
May 16, 4:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Vermilion	15 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.