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Tornado Warning 32, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Jul 10, 2021, 2:53 PM CDT for Fulton County, Mason County, Illinois. It was in force for 52 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 10, 2021, 2:53 PM CDT (19:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2021, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Fulton County, IL, Mason County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 125 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
- 952 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
535
WFUS53 KILX 101953
TORILX
ILC057-125-102045-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0032.210710T1953Z-210710T2045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
253 PM CDT Sat Jul 10 2021
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Fulton County in west central Illinois...
Central Mason County in central Illinois...
* Until 345 PM CDT.
* At 252 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Bath, or 8 miles southwest of Havana, moving
northeast 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...
Havana.
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 4015 9017 4025 9027 4046 8995 4026 8976
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 238DEG 19KT 4023 9018
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Barnes2 follow-up statements
444
WWUS53 KILX 102016
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
316 PM CDT Sat Jul 10 2021
ILC057-125-102045-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210710T2045Z/
Fulton-Mason-
316 PM CDT Sat Jul 10 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FULTON AND CENTRAL MASON COUNTIES...
At 316 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Havana, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Havana, Liverpool, Topeka, Poplar City, Goofy Ridge and Chatauqua
Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4043 9000 4045 8996 4045 8995 4026 8976
4018 9005 4018 9008 4025 9013
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 231DEG 19KT 4028 9001
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Barnes565
WWUS53 KILX 102043
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
343 PM CDT Sat Jul 10 2021
ILC057-125-102053-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210710T2045Z/
Fulton-Mason-
343 PM CDT Sat Jul 10 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FULTON AND CENTRAL MASON
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 345 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 4043 9000 4045 8996 4045 8995 4026 8976
4018 9005 4018 9008 4025 9013
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 238DEG 19KT 4036 8985
$$
BarnesThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Schuyler | 57 min |
| Jul 9, 10:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Sangamon | 25 min |
| Jul 9, 11:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Sangamon | 115 min |
| Jul 9, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Moultrie, Shelby | 47 min |
| Jul 10, 1:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Clay, Richland | 57 min |
| Jul 10, 9:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Clay, Richland | 11 days |
| Jul 10, 2:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Cass, Mason, Morgan | 52 min |
| Jul 10, 2:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Cass, Mason, Menard | 60 min |
| Jul 10, 3:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan, Mason, Menard | 37 min |
| Jul 10, 6:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Clay | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay, Richland | 53 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.