Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 2020
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Mar 28, 2020, 7:56 PM CDT for Fulton County, Illinois. It was in force for 34 min. 4 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
- Mar 28, 2020, 7:56 PM CDT (00:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2020, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Fulton County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 8:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Ipava, IL | DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Mar 28, 8:00 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Se Ipava, IL | 3 HOMES WITH MINOR DAMAGE. GARAGE AND MACHINE SHED ALSO DAMAGED. |
| Mar 28, 8:01 PM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 1 Se Ipava, IL | PATH LENGTH 2.1 MILES, MAX WIDTH 100 YARDS, PEAK WIND SPEED 95-100 MPH, ON THE GROUND FOR 3 MINUTES. DAMAGED A BARN, ROOFS ON TWO HOUSES, A FRONT PORCH, GAZEBO, TREES AND OUTBUILDINGS. LIFTED 1.8 MILES EAST OF IPAVA. |
| Mar 28, 8:07 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 75 | 2 Ne Ipava, IL | ESTIMATED 75 MPH WINDS FOR TWO MINUTES |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 504 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 963 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 88 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 480 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 520 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.7
- Supercell composite
- 9.3
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KILX 290056
TORILX
ILC057-290130-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0003.200329T0056Z-200329T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
756 PM CDT Sat Mar 28 2020
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Western Fulton County in west central Illinois...
* Until 830 PM CDT.
* At 756 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Ipava, or 11 miles southwest of Lewistown, moving
northeast at 45 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...
Ipava around 800 PM CDT.
Lewistown around 810 PM CDT.
Cuba around 815 PM CDT.
St. David around 820 PM CDT.
Canton around 830 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Bryant, Bernadotte and Duncan Mills.
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 4062 9005 4030 9007 4020 9037 4034 9045
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 226DEG 41KT 4031 9035
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
253 follow-up statements
323
WWUS53 KILX 290106
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
806 PM CDT Sat Mar 28 2020
ILC057-290130-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200329T0130Z/
Fulton-
806 PM CDT Sat Mar 28 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
FULTON COUNTY...
At 806 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Ipava, or near Lewistown, moving northeast at 45
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Lewistown and Cuba around 815 PM CDT.
St. David around 825 PM CDT.
Canton around 830 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Bryant, Bernadotte and Duncan Mills.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4062 9005 4030 9007 4026 9029 4041 9035
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 234DEG 41KT 4037 9026
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
25496
WWUS53 KILX 290117
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
817 PM CDT Sat Mar 28 2020
ILC057-290130-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200329T0130Z/
Fulton-
817 PM CDT Sat Mar 28 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
FULTON COUNTY...
At 816 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Lewistown, moving northeast at 45 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...
St. David around 825 PM CDT.
Canton around 835 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Bryant
and Duncan Mills.
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 4062 9005 4030 9007 4026 9029 4041 9025
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 233DEG 37KT 4042 9014
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
25666
WWUS53 KILX 290127
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
827 PM CDT Sat Mar 28 2020
ILC057-290136-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200329T0130Z/
Fulton-
827 PM CDT Sat Mar 28 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL FULTON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 830
PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for west central
Illinois.
LAT...LON 4062 9005 4030 9007 4026 9029 4041 9025
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 226DEG 41KT 4049 9004
$$
25The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 7:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Knox | 24 min |
| Mar 28, 8:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford | 28 min |
| Mar 28, 9:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Woodford | 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.