Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 2022

Tornado Warning 3, NWS Lincoln, IL

May 19, 2022Clay County, Effingham County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at May 19, 2022, 6:57 PM CDT for Clay County, Effingham County, Illinois. It was in force for 33 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: May 19, 2022, 6:57 PM CDT (23:57 UTC)
Expired: May 19, 2022, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Clay County, IL, Effingham County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:55 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.

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 19, 4:39 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 140 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: 1850 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 68 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 56 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

497 
WFUS53 KILX 192357
TORILX
ILC025-049-200030-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0003.220519T2357Z-220520T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
657 PM CDT Thu May 19 2022

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Clay County in south central Illinois...
  Southeastern Effingham County in south central Illinois...

* Until 730 PM CDT.
    
* At 656 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Stephen Forbes Station, or 12 miles northwest of
  Flora, moving northeast at 40 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...
  Iola around 705 PM CDT.
  Louisville around 710 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Bible Grove and Dieterich.

This includes Interstate 57 between mile markers 142 and 150.
 
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 3891 8870 3891 8873 3893 8873 3912 8836
      3881 8836 3866 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 231DEG 36KT 3875 8869 

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

$$

Barnes

2 follow-up statements

314 
WWUS53 KILX 200016
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
716 PM CDT Thu May 19 2022

ILC025-049-200030-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-220520T0030Z/
Clay-Effingham-
716 PM CDT Thu May 19 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CLAY AND SOUTHEASTERN EFFINGHAM COUNTIES...
    
At 715 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located near Bible Grove, or 14 miles north of Flora, moving 
northeast at 40 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...
  Dieterich.

This includes Interstate 57 between mile markers 148 and 150.
 
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 3890 8862 3898 8863 3912 8836 3881 8836
      3873 8862
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 231DEG 36KT 3887 8849 

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

$$

Barnes

503 
WWUS53 KILX 200030
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
730 PM CDT Thu May 19 2022

ILC025-049-200040-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-220520T0030Z/
Clay-Effingham-
730 PM CDT Thu May 19 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CLAY AND SOUTHEASTERN
EFFINGHAM COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been allowed to expire.  However gusty winds and heavy rain are still
possible with this thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central
and southeastern Illinois.

LAT...LON 3890 8862 3898 8863 3912 8836 3881 8836
      3873 8862
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 231DEG 36KT 3894 8838 

$$

Barnes

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 19, 2:04 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	Champaign, Coles, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, McLean and 6 more	6 hr
May 19, 2:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Lawrence	38 min
May 19, 2:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Clark, Crawford, Cumberland, Jasper	54 min
May 19, 3:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Crawford, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland	57 min
May 19, 6:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Clay, Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper, Shelby	46 min

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in Illinois, 2022 Every tornado warning in 2022 Tornadoes in 2022

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.