Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 2020
Tornado Warning 9, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Jul 15, 2020, 7:24 PM CDT for Randolph County, Illinois. It was in force for 19 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
- Jul 15, 2020, 7:24 PM CDT (00:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2020, 7:43 PM CDT
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Randolph County, IL
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2:10 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 338 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2017 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KLSX 160024
TORLSX
ILC157-160100-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0009.200716T0024Z-200716T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
724 PM CDT Wed Jul 15 2020
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Randolph County in southwestern Illinois...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 724 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Bremen, moving southeast at 25 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Randolph County, including the following locations...
Shiloh Hill, Welge and Rockwood.
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 3785 8966 3783 8966 3782 8968 3780 8968
3782 8971 3785 8974 3785 8979 3786 8980
3788 8980 3791 8984 3790 8986 3804 8972
3799 8959 3795 8960
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 303DEG 24KT 3794 8972
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Glass3 follow-up statements
172
WWUS53 KLSX 160028
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
728 PM CDT Wed Jul 15 2020
ILC157-160100-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-200716T0100Z/
Randolph IL-
728 PM CDT Wed Jul 15 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY...
At 728 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Bremen, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Steeleville, Rockwood, Shiloh Hill and Welge.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3785 8966 3783 8966 3782 8968 3780 8968
3782 8971 3787 8976 3789 8976 3793 8975
3801 8965 3799 8959 3795 8960
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 303DEG 24KT 3793 8969
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Glass452
WWUS53 KLSX 160035
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
735 PM CDT Wed Jul 15 2020
ILC157-160100-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-200716T0100Z/
Randolph IL-
735 PM CDT Wed Jul 15 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY...
At 735 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Willisville, moving east at 20 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.
Locations impacted include...
Rockwood and Shiloh Hill.
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 3785 8966 3783 8967 3784 8969 3786 8972
3788 8971 3792 8970 3798 8965 3796 8960
3795 8960
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 291DEG 19KT 3794 8965
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
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WWUS53 KLSX 160043
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
743 PM CDT Wed Jul 15 2020
ILC157-160053-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-200716T0100Z/
Randolph IL-
743 PM CDT Wed Jul 15 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However heavy rain is
still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southwestern
Illinois.
LAT...LON 3785 8966 3783 8967 3784 8969 3786 8972
3788 8971 3792 8970 3798 8965 3796 8960
3795 8960
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 303DEG 24KT 3791 8959
$$
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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.