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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Lincoln, IL
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 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.
- 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
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
$$
Geelhart1 follow-up statement
914
WWUS53 KILX 082041
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
341 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021
ILC159-082051-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210608T2100Z/
Richland-
341 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL RICHLAND COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has significantly weakened, and
no longer appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the
warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3866 8805 3864 8812 3873 8820 3876 8807
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 163DEG 9KT 3870 8811
$$
GeelhartThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 7:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | McLean | 114 min |
| Jun 7, 8:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Sangamon | 118 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.