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Tornado Warning 34, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Jul 15, 2021, 1:40 PM CDT for Coles County, Illinois. It was in force for 34 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, 2021, 1:40 PM CDT (18:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2021, 2:14 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Coles County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 81 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
- 628 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1096 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.6
The text
As transmitted.
295
WFUS53 KILX 151840
TORILX
ILC029-151930-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0034.210715T1840Z-210715T1930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
140 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Coles County in east central Illinois...
* Until 230 PM CDT.
* At 140 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Paradise, moving northeast 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Mattoon around 145 PM CDT.
Lerna around 155 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Charleston.
This includes Interstate 57 between mile markers 181 and 195.
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 3937 8847 3945 8847 3965 8820 3942 8802
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 238DEG 24KT 3943 8843
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Barnes2 follow-up statements
022
WWUS53 KILX 151851
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
151 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021
ILC029-151930-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-210715T1930Z/
Coles-
151 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR COLES
COUNTY...
At 150 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Lerna, moving east-northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Lerna around 155 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Charleston.
This includes Interstate 57 between mile markers 181 and 195.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3937 8847 3945 8847 3965 8820 3942 8802
TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 261DEG 22KT 3941 8834
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Barnes501
WWUS53 KILX 151914
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
214 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021
ILC029-151923-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-210715T1930Z/
Coles-
214 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR COLES COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3937 8847 3945 8847 3965 8820 3942 8802
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 238DEG 24KT 3949 8817
$$
BarnesThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 4:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Woodford | 5 hr |
| Jul 15, 12:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Christian, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar and 6 more | 117 min |
| Jul 15, 3:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Mason, Menard, Sangamon | 66 min |
| Jul 15, 4:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | DeWitt | 41 min |
| Jul 15, 4:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | McLean | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, McLean, Macon, Piatt | 38 min |
| Jul 15, 5:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | DeWitt, McLean | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 5:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Champaign | 64 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.