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Tornado Warning 49, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Dec 10, 2021, 8:38 PM CST for McLean County, Woodford County, Illinois. It was in force for 22 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
- Dec 10, 2021, 8:38 PM CST (02:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2021, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 22 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties McLean County, IL, Woodford County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 7:47 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 70 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
- 119 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 662 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 341 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 357 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
205
WFUS53 KILX 110238
TORILX
ILC113-203-110315-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0049.211211T0238Z-211211T0315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
838 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Woodford County in central Illinois...
Northwestern McLean County in central Illinois...
* Until 915 PM CST.
* At 838 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Carlock, or 7 miles southeast of Eureka, moving
northeast at 35 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...
El Paso around 855 PM CST.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Gridley and Chenoa.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 39 between mile markers 8 and 21.
Interstate 55 between mile markers 182 and 186.
Interstate 74 between mile markers 116 and 118.
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 4075 8893 4075 8858 4071 8858 4059 8920
4074 8923 4087 8893
TIME...MOT...LOC 0238Z 244DEG 31KT 4066 8915
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
Shimon2 follow-up statements
913
WWUS53 KILX 110252
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
852 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021
ILC113-203-110315-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-211211T0315Z/
Woodford-McLean-
852 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CST FOR EAST
CENTRAL WOODFORD AND NORTH CENTRAL MCLEAN COUNTIES...
At 852 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over El Paso, or 16 miles east of Eureka, moving
northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Gridley and Chenoa.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 39 between mile markers 14 and 18.
Interstate 55 between mile markers 182 and 186.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4075 8893 4075 8858 4071 8858 4064 8899
4078 8907 4082 8893
TIME...MOT...LOC 0252Z 243DEG 38KT 4074 8897
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
Shimon126
WWUS53 KILX 110300
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
900 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021
ILC113-203-110309-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-211211T0315Z/
Woodford-McLean-
900 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WOODFORD AND NORTH CENTRAL
MCLEAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CST for central
Illinois.
Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for western
Mclean County until 930 pm.
LAT...LON 4075 8893 4075 8858 4071 8858 4064 8899
4078 8907 4082 8893
TIME...MOT...LOC 0256Z 244DEG 31KT 4077 8889
$$
ShimonThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 7:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Cass, Morgan, Scott | 45 min |
| Dec 10, 7:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Cass, Mason, Menard | 40 min |
| Dec 10, 8:05 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Mason, Tazewell | 40 min |
| Dec 10, 8:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Sangamon | 40 min |
| Dec 10, 8:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan, Mason, Tazewell | 32 min |
| Dec 10, 8:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Sangamon | 28 min |
| Dec 10, 8:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | McLean | 12 min |
| Dec 10, 8:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, McLean, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Sangamon | 47 min |
| Dec 10, 9:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby | 66 min |
| Dec 10, 9:23 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Shelby | 36 min |
| Dec 10, 9:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Piatt, Vermilion | 42 min |
| Dec 10, 9:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Moultrie, Piatt and 1 more | 54 min |
| Dec 10, 9:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Coles, Douglas, Moultrie | 19 min |
| Dec 10, 9:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Coles, Douglas, Moultrie | 32 min |
| Dec 10, 10:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Clark, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion | 35 min |
| Dec 10, 10:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion | 19 min |
| Dec 10, 10:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper, Moultrie, Shelby | 49 min |
| Dec 10, 11:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Edgar, Effingham and 2 more | 65 min |
| Dec 11, 12:50 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Lawrence | 40 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.