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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Lincoln, IL

March 5, 2022Mason County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Mar 5, 2022, 10:18 PM CST for Mason County, Illinois. It was in force for 12 min. 1 report 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: Mar 5, 2022, 10:18 PM CST (04:18 UTC)
Expired: Mar 5, 2022, 10:30 PM CST
In force: 12 min
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Mason County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 5, 10:19 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	2 Sw Easton, IL	POWER POLE DAMAGED.

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
Mar 5, 8:36 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 98 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1217 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 285 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 367 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

808 
WFUS53 KILX 060418
TORILX
ILC125-060445-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0001.220306T0418Z-220306T0445Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1018 PM CST Sat Mar 5 2022

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Mason County in central Illinois...

* Until 1045 PM CST.
    
* At 1018 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located over Easton, or 7 miles west of Mason City,
  moving east at 60 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...
  Mason City around 1025 PM CST.
  San Jose around 1035 PM CST.

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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4036 8972 4032 8971 4032 8960 4021 8960
      4019 8992 4023 8994
TIME...MOT...LOC 0418Z 247DEG 51KT 4023 8984 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

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2 follow-up statements

297 
WWUS53 KILX 060424
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1024 PM CST Sat Mar 5 2022

ILC125-060445-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-220306T0445Z/
Mason-
1024 PM CST Sat Mar 5 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CST FOR EAST
CENTRAL MASON COUNTY...
    
At 1024 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near San Jose, or 7 miles north of Mason City, moving
northeast at 70 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Mason County.

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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4036 8972 4032 8971 4032 8960 4030 8964
      4027 8977 4031 8979
TIME...MOT...LOC 0424Z 237DEG 62KT 4031 8972 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

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647 
WWUS53 KILX 060430
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1030 PM CST Sat Mar 5 2022

ILC125-060440-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-220306T0445Z/
Mason-
1030 PM CST Sat Mar 5 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MASON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CST for
central Illinois.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Lincoln.

LAT...LON 4036 8972 4032 8971 4032 8960 4030 8964
      4027 8977 4031 8979
TIME...MOT...LOC 0428Z 247DEG 51KT 4034 8962 

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 5, 9:18 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Knox	42 min
Mar 5, 9:40 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Marshall, Peoria, Stark	36 min
Mar 5, 10:03 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Mason	29 min
Mar 5, 10:06 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Marshall	24 min
Mar 5, 10:26 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Logan, Tazewell	34 min
Mar 5, 10:49 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	McLean, Woodford	24 min
Mar 5, 10:52 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Christian, Logan, Macon, Sangamon	38 min
Mar 5, 10:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Christian, Macon, Sangamon, Shelby	46 min
Mar 5, 11:19 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	DeWitt, Macon, Piatt	41 min
Mar 5, 11:31 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby	44 min
Mar 5, 11:38 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Champaign, Piatt, Vermilion	67 min
Mar 5, 11:49 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	Shelby	41 min
Mar 5, 11:56 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	Champaign, Clark, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion	64 min
Mar 6, 1:00 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Clark, Coles, Edgar	45 min
Mar 6, 9:00 AM CST	River Flood Warning	ILX	Clay, Richland	8 days
Mar 6, 2:28 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ILX	Fulton, Knox, Marshall, Mason, Peoria, Schuyler and 3 more	20 hr

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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.