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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Lincoln, IL

June 8, 2021Richland County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Jun 8, 2021, 3:28 PM CDT for Richland County, Illinois. It was in force for 13 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
Jun 8, 2021, 3:28 PM CDT (20:28 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2021, 3:41 PM CDT
In force
13 min
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

County Richland County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 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 nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 168 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2021-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 96 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2021-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 3 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
96 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-93 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1002 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

675 
WFUS53 KILX 082028
TORILX
ILC159-082100-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0014.210608T2028Z-210608T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
328 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Richland County in southeastern Illinois...

* Until 400 PM CDT.
    
* At 327 PM CDT, a thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was 
  located 5 miles south of Olney, moving north at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. At 325 pm, the Richland County 
           sheriff reported rotation near ground level.

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

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Olney around 355 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Olney
Noble 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 8805 3864 8812 3873 8820 3876 8807
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 163DEG 9KT 3867 8810 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

Geelhart
1 follow-up statement
914 
WWUS53 KILX 082041
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
341 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021

ILC159-082051-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210608T2100Z/
Richland-
341 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL RICHLAND COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has significantly weakened, and 
no longer appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the 
warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3866 8805 3864 8812 3873 8820 3876 8807
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 163DEG 9KT 3870 8811 

$$

Geelhart

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 7:51 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXMcLean114 min
Jun 7, 8:02 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXSangamon118 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.