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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Lincoln, IL

May 22, 2019Schuyler County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at May 22, 2019, 9:13 PM CDT for Schuyler County, Illinois. It was in force for 17 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, 9:13 PM CDT (02:13 UTC)
Expired
May 22, 2019, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
17 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.75 in

County Schuyler County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 22, 4:00 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 169 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, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2019-05-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 296 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2019-05-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 156 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
296 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1412 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
156 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
330 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
2.1

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The text

As transmitted.

385 
WFUS53 KILX 230213
TORILX
ILC169-230230-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0004.190523T0213Z-190523T0230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
913 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Western Schuyler County in west central Illinois...

* Until 930 PM CDT.
    
* At 913 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Clayton, or 12 miles northeast of Quincy Regional
  Airport, moving east at 40 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
  western Schuyler County, including the following locations...
  Camden, Huntsville and Ripley.

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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4020 9091 4028 9072 4028 9070 4003 9057
      4002 9061 4003 9061 4002 9063 4003 9065
      4005 9068 4008 9067 4008 9070 4010 9070
      4011 9071 4011 9091
TIME...MOT...LOC 0213Z 248DEG 36KT 4006 9100 

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

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 22, 8:17 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXLawrence4 days
May 22, 8:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXSchuyler40 min
May 22, 9:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton49 min
May 22, 9:28 PM CDTTornado WarningILXSchuyler32 min
May 22, 9:33 PM CDTTornado WarningILXFulton, Knox27 min
May 22, 9:56 PM CDTTornado WarningILXFulton, Schuyler34 min
May 22, 9:58 PM CDTTornado WarningILXFulton, Peoria32 min
May 22, 10:04 PM CDTTornado WarningILXFulton26 min
May 22, 10:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXPeoria, Tazewell, Woodford24 min
May 22, 10:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton, Logan, Mason, Tazewell47 min
May 22, 10:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton, Mason, Peoria, Tazewell42 min
May 22, 10:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMorgan, Scott41 min
May 22, 11:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean, Tazewell, Woodford50 min
May 22, 11:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMorgan, Scott48 min
May 22, 11:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXPeoria, Tazewell26 min
May 22, 11:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCass, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon49 min
May 23, 12:15 AM CDTTornado WarningILXMcLean30 min
May 23, 12:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDeWitt, Logan, McLean, Macon, Mason, Menard and 2 more39 min
May 23, 12:25 AM CDTTornado WarningILXLogan20 min
May 23, 12:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Macon, Moultrie, Sangamon, Shelby46 min
May 23, 1:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign, DeWitt, McLean, Piatt45 min
May 23, 1:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign, DeWitt, Macon, Piatt47 min
May 23, 1:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby50 min
May 23, 1:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign, Vermilion52 min
May 23, 2:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie and 1 more46 min
May 23, 3:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClark, Cumberland, Edgar44 min
May 23, 3:34 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXCumberland, Effingham, Shelby6 hr
May 23, 4:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClay, Effingham, Jasper28 min
May 23, 4:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXCrawford, Effingham, Jasper5 hr
May 23, 7:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXClay, Richland43 min
May 23, 8:11 AM CDTTornado WarningILXLawrence, Richland34 min
May 23, 8:44 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXLawrence, Richland6 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.