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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Lincoln, IL

May 23, 2020Woodford County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2020, 1:57 PM CDT for Woodford County, Illinois. It was in force for 20 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 23, 2020, 1:57 PM CDT (18:57 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2020, 2:17 PM CDT
In force: 20 min
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 0.75 in

County Woodford County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:56 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.

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 23, 12:33 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 81 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1178 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 166 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

424 
WFUS53 KILX 231857
TORILX
ILC203-231930-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0008.200523T1857Z-200523T1930Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
157 PM CDT Sat May 23 2020

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Woodford County in central Illinois...

* Until 230 PM CDT.

* At 156 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near El Paso, or 16
  miles east of Eureka, moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

  SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.

  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
  northeastern Woodford County, including the following locations...
  Panola.

This includes Interstate 39 between mile markers 18 and 22.
 
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 4076 8893 4075 8902 4082 8907 4093 8896
      4093 8893
TIME...MOT...LOC 1856Z 226DEG 49KT 4081 8898 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Barnes

2 follow-up statements

051 
WWUS53 KILX 231910
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
210 PM CDT Sat May 23 2020

ILC203-231930-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-200523T1930Z/
Woodford-
210 PM CDT Sat May 23 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WOODFORD COUNTY...
    
At 208 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near the Woodford-
Livingston county line between Panola and Flanagan, moving northeast 
at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.

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.

Locations impacted include...
Panola.

This includes Interstate 39 between mile markers 18 and 22.
 
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 4076 8893 4075 8902 4082 8907 4093 8896
      4093 8893
TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 229DEG 26KT 4083 8893 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Barnes

116 
WWUS53 KILX 231917
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
217 PM CDT Sat May 23 2020

ILC203-231927-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-200523T1930Z/
Woodford-
217 PM CDT Sat May 23 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WOODFORD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for central
Illinois.

LAT...LON 4076 8893 4075 8902 4082 8907 4093 8896
      4093 8893
TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 226DEG 49KT 4092 8881 

$$

Barnes

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 23, 11:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Clark	39 min
May 23, 12:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Tazewell, Woodford	52 min
May 23, 1:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	McLean, Tazewell, Woodford	46 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.