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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Lincoln, IL

May 28, 2020Moultrie County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at May 28, 2020, 7:20 PM CDT for Moultrie County, Illinois. It was in force for 25 min. 3 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 28, 2020, 7:20 PM CDT (00:20 UTC)
Expired: May 28, 2020, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 0.0 in

County Moultrie County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:19 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 28, 7:25 PM CDT	TORNADO	1 N Bethany, IL	LAND SPOUT TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN WEST OF THE COUNTY ROAD 1750N AND 400 E INTERSECTION PER BETHANY POLICE. WAS ON GROUND ABOUT 1 MINUTE.
May 28, 7:25 PM CDT	TORNADO	3 Nne Bethany, IL	LAND SPOUT TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN IN A FIELD NORTHWEST OF THE COUNTY ROAD 1900N AND 500E INTERSECTION PER BETHANY POLICE. WAS ON GROUND ABOUT 1 MINUTE. NO DAMAGE. LOCATION WAS UPDATED PER EMERGENCY MANAGER.
May 28, 7:34 PM CDT	TORNADO	2 Nw Lovington, IL	EMERGENCY MANAGER RELAYED PUBLIC REPORT OF POSSIBLE LAND SPOUT TORNADO TOUCH DOWN NEAR THE OKAW RIVER BRIDGE ON ROUTE 32.

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 00:00Z, 0.3 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-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: 16 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -64 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1158 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -10 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: -0.0
Supercell composite: -0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

267 
WFUS53 KILX 290020
TORILX
ILC139-290045-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0011.200529T0020Z-200529T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
720 PM CDT Thu May 28 2020

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

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

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 717 PM CDT, a confirmed landspout tornado was located south of 
  Dalton City, or about 3 miles northwest of Bethany, moving east at 
  30 mph.

  HAZARD...Very weak or landspout tornadoes.

  SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed landspout tornado.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.

* The tornado will be near...
  Bethany around 720 PM CDT.
  Sullivan and Lovington around 735 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3959 8881 3972 8881 3976 8856 3958 8854
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 266DEG 27KT 3967 8878 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

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1 follow-up statement

910 
WWUS53 KILX 290038
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
738 PM CDT Thu May 28 2020

ILC139-290047-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-200529T0045Z/
Moultrie-
738 PM CDT Thu May 28 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MOULTRIE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 745
PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3959 8881 3972 8881 3976 8856 3958 8854
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 266DEG 27KT 3968 8859 

$$

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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.