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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at May 3, 2021, 5:30 PM CDT for Menard County, Sangamon County, Illinois. It was in force for 30 min. 2 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, 5:30 PM CDT (22:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 2.0 in
Counties Menard County, IL, Sangamon County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 5:32 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Petersburg, IL | POWER POLES BLOWN DOWN INTO FIELD. |
| May 3, 5:32 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 S Petersburg, IL |
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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 110 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.
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WFUS53 KILX 032230
TORILX
ILC129-167-032300-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0005.210503T2230Z-210503T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
530 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Menard County in central Illinois...
Northwestern Sangamon County in central Illinois...
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 529 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Pleasant
Plains, or 15 miles northwest of Springfield, moving east at 30
mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.
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.
* The tornado will be near...
Athens around 550 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Salisbury, Lincolns New Salem, Cantrall and Capital Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3986 8998 3997 8999 4000 8962 3980 8965
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 267DEG 26KT 3990 8990
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
372 follow-up statements
857
WWUS53 KILX 032237
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
537 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021
ILC129-167-032300-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210503T2300Z/
Menard-Sangamon-
537 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MENARD AND NORTHWESTERN SANGAMON COUNTIES...
At 536 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Pleasant Plains,
or 12 miles northwest of Springfield, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and tennis ball size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornado will be near...
Athens around 545 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Salisbury, Lincolns New Salem, Cantrall and Capital Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3988 8988 3997 8989 4000 8962 3980 8965
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 267DEG 26KT 3990 8983
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
37010
WWUS53 KILX 032259
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
559 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021
ILC129-167-032308-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210503T2300Z/
Menard-Sangamon-
559 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MENARD AND NORTHWESTERN
SANGAMON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However hail and
strong gusty winds are still possible in this area. A tornado
warning continues to the east of the warned area.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
central Illinois.
LAT...LON 3988 8988 3997 8989 4000 8962 3980 8965
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 267DEG 26KT 3991 8963
$$
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, 4:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Cass, Morgan | 25 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, 5:52 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.