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Tornado Warning 34, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Sep 29, 2019, 3:17 PM CDT for Fulton County, Mason County, Tazewell County, Illinois. It was in force for 28 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
- Sep 29, 2019, 3:17 PM CDT (20:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 29, 2019, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
Counties Fulton County, IL, Mason County, IL, Tazewell County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 3:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Lewistown, IL | NUMEROUS TREES REPORTED DOWN ON IL-97. RELAYED BY EMA. |
| Sep 29, 3:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Se St. David, IL | SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO CROP FIELDS ON US 24 AND OLD WEAVER ROAD. RELAYED BY EMA. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 122 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -196 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 883 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 241 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
138
WFUS53 KILX 292017
TORILX
ILC057-125-179-292045-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0034.190929T2017Z-190929T2045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
317 PM CDT Sun Sep 29 2019
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Fulton County in west central Illinois...
Southwest Tazewell County in central Illinois...
Northwestern Mason County in central Illinois...
* Until 345 PM CDT.
* At 316 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Lewistown, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter.
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...
St. David around 325 PM CDT.
Manito around 345 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Bryant, Topeka, Liverpool, Little America, Chatauqua Park,
Dunfermline, Forest City, Goofy Ridge and Banner.
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 4049 9016 4053 8972 4029 8973 4033 9017
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 270DEG 25KT 4041 9012
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
Miller1 follow-up statement
294
WWUS53 KILX 292037
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
337 PM CDT Sun Sep 29 2019
ILC057-125-179-292045-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-190929T2045Z/
Fulton-Tazewell-Mason-
337 PM CDT Sun Sep 29 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL FULTON...WEST CENTRAL TAZEWELL AND NORTHEASTERN MASON
COUNTIES...
At 336 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles west of Manito, or 9 miles northeast of Havana,
moving east at 35 mph. This storm has downed trees on Illinois Route
100 and produced tennis ball sized hail at 310 pm near Lewistown.
HAZARD...Tornado and tennis ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Manito around 345 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Forest
City, Liverpool and Goofy Ridge.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4049 9001 4053 8972 4031 8973 4035 9004
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 276DEG 30KT 4039 8992
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
MillerThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 10:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILX | Fulton, Knox, McLean, Marshall, Mason, Peoria and 3 more | 9 hr |
| Sep 29, 10:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Brown, Cass, Morgan, Schuyler | 21 days |
| Sep 29, 2:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Fulton | 51 min |
| Sep 29, 2:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton | 29 min |
| Sep 29, 3:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan, Mason, Tazewell | 43 min |
| Sep 29, 4:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan, McLean, Tazewell | 45 min |
| Sep 29, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Piatt | 50 min |
| Sep 29, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, McLean | 39 min |
| Sep 29, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign | 51 min |
| Sep 29, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, McLean, Piatt | 45 min |
| Sep 29, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 44 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.