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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at May 3, 2021, 4:50 PM CDT for Cass County, Morgan County, Illinois. It was in force for 25 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 3, 2021, 4:50 PM CDT (21:50 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2021, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Cass County, IL, Morgan County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 4:55 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 3 Sse Bluff Springs, IL | |
| May 3, 4:57 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Ene Arenzville, IL | DELAYED REPORT FOR MAY 3: BASED ON A VIDEO FROM A STORM CHASER, A TORNADO OCCURRED MAINLY IN FIELDS ALONG CRUM ROAD. THE TORNADO CROSSED CRUM ROAD AND LASTED 2-3 MINUTES. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF DAMAGE TO THE NEARBY FARMSTEADS. |
| May 3, 5:04 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | Virginia, IL | RELAYED BY BROADCAST MEDIA. DAMAGE TO CARS. |
| May 3, 5:05 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 S Virginia, IL | ON GROUND IN OPEN FIELD. DIME SIZED HAIL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 3, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 460 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
668
WFUS53 KILX 032150
TORILX
ILC017-137-032215-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0003.210503T2150Z-210503T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
450 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Cass County in west central Illinois...
North central Morgan County in west central Illinois...
* Until 515 PM CDT.
* At 450 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Arenzville, or 7 miles southeast of Beardstown,
moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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...
Virginia and Literberry around 510 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Philadelphia.
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 3989 9045 3995 9044 3998 9011 3982 9012
TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 265DEG 26KT 3991 9037
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
371 follow-up statement
503
WWUS53 KILX 032157
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
457 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021
ILC017-137-032215-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210503T2215Z/
Cass-Morgan-
457 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CASS AND NORTH CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTIES...
At 456 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Arenzville, or near Virginia, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Virginia and Literberry around 505 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Philadelphia.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3987 9032 3993 9031 3998 9011 3982 9012
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 272DEG 29KT 3990 9028
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
37The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 3:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Knox | 29 min |
| May 3, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Morgan, Schuyler | 46 min |
| May 3, 4:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Schuyler | 35 min |
| May 3, 4:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Fulton | 30 min |
| May 3, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon, Schuyler | 47 min |
| May 3, 5:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Mason, Menard | 30 min |
| May 3, 5:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Cass, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon | 37 min |
| May 3, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Logan, Mason, Menard | 43 min |
| May 3, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Morgan, Scott | 33 min |
| May 3, 5:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Menard, Sangamon | 30 min |
| May 3, 5:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan, Menard, Sangamon | 23 min |
| May 3, 6:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Logan | 43 min |
| May 3, 6:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Logan, Macon, Sangamon | 29 min |
| May 3, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon, Sangamon | 53 min |
| May 3, 6:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Macon | 33 min |
| May 3, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Sangamon | 51 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.