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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at May 17, 2020, 6:02 PM CDT for Lawrence County, Illinois. It was in force for 28 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 17, 2020, 6:02 PM CDT (23:02 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2020, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Lawrence County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:04 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 599 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 173 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
981
WFUS53 KILX 172302
TORILX
ILC101-172330-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0007.200517T2302Z-200517T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
602 PM CDT Sun May 17 2020
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Lawrence County in southeastern Illinois...
* Until 630 PM CDT.
* At 602 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Lawrenceville, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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...
Birds around 620 PM CDT.
Russellville around 630 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Pinkstaff and Lawrenceville Airport.
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 3866 8770 3871 8776 3885 8771 3885 8753
3883 8752 3882 8752 3882 8753 3879 8750
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 210DEG 21KT 3873 8769
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
372 follow-up statements
577
WWUS53 KILX 172314
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
614 PM CDT Sun May 17 2020
ILC101-172330-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-200517T2330Z/
Lawrence-
614 PM CDT Sun May 17 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY...
At 613 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Birds, or near Lawrenceville, moving northeast at 25
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Russellville around 630 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Pinkstaff and Lawrenceville Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3872 8763 3875 8769 3885 8768 3885 8753
3883 8752 3882 8752 3882 8753 3879 8750
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 210DEG 21KT 3879 8765
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
37224
WWUS53 KILX 172324
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
624 PM CDT Sun May 17 2020
ILC101-172333-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-200517T2330Z/
Lawrence-
624 PM CDT Sun May 17 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 630 PM CDT...
The storm that prompted the tornado warning has moved out of the
area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However
hail and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southeastern Illinois.
LAT...LON 3872 8763 3875 8769 3885 8768 3885 8753
3883 8752 3882 8752 3882 8753 3879 8750
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 210DEG 21KT 3883 8762
$$
37The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 9:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, DeWitt, Douglas, Logan and 15 more | 34 hr |
| May 17, 5:33 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox | 64 hr |
| May 17, 5:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Piatt | 7 days |
| May 17, 10:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 6 hr |
| May 17, 11:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Cass, Mason, Menard | 5 days |
| May 17, 11:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Cass, Mason | 8 days |
| May 17, 4:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Macon | 17 min |
| May 17, 4:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Piatt | 42 min |
| May 17, 4:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Clark, Crawford, Lawrence, Richland | 51 min |
| May 17, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Crawford, Lawrence | 46 min |
| May 17, 5:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Champaign, Douglas | 45 min |
| May 17, 5:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Lawrence | 25 min |
| May 17, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Lawrence | 19 min |
| May 17, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Crawford, Lawrence | 16 min |
| May 17, 6:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Vermilion | 53 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.