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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Lincoln, IL

July 23, 2022McLean County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Jul 23, 2022, 1:30 PM CDT for McLean 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: Jul 23, 2022, 1:30 PM CDT (18:30 UTC)
Expired: Jul 23, 2022, 2:00 PM CDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.75 in

County McLean County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Jul 23, 2:09 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 70	3 W Cropsey, IL
Jul 23, 2:09 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	3 W Cropsey, IL

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 57 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: 1795 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -121 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1926 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

585 
WFUS53 KILX 231830
TORILX
ILC113-231900-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0005.220723T1830Z-220723T1900Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
130 PM CDT Sat Jul 23 2022

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern McLean County in central Illinois...

* Until 200 PM CDT.
    
* At 130 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Chenoa, or 7 miles west of Fairbury, moving
  southeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.

  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
  northeastern McLean County, including the following locations...
  Weston, Cropsey and Anchor.

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 4067 8858 4062 8857 4061 8846 4060 8846
      4055 8853 4071 8872 4076 8870 4075 8858
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 305DEG 21KT 4072 8864 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN

$$

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2 follow-up statements

621 
WWUS53 KILX 231842
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
142 PM CDT Sat Jul 23 2022

ILC113-231900-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-220723T1900Z/
McLean-
142 PM CDT Sat Jul 23 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MCLEAN COUNTY...
    
At 141 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Fairbury, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.

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...
Cropsey and Anchor. 

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 4067 8858 4062 8857 4061 8846 4060 8846
      4055 8853 4068 8866 4075 8859 4075 8858
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 305DEG 21KT 4068 8857 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN

$$

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498 
WWUS53 KILX 231900
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
200 PM CDT Sat Jul 23 2022

ILC113-231910-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-220723T1900Z/
McLean-
200 PM CDT Sat Jul 23 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MCLEAN COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.  However small
hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4067 8858 4062 8857 4061 8846 4060 8846
      4055 8853 4068 8866 4075 8859 4075 8858
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 305DEG 21KT 4062 8845 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 23, 1:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	McLean	36 min
Jul 23, 1:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	McLean	48 min
Jul 23, 2:37 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	McLean	3 hr
Jul 23, 2:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	Champaign, McLean	52 min
Jul 23, 3:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Champaign, DeWitt, McLean, Piatt	51 min
Jul 23, 3:42 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Champaign	50 min
Jul 23, 4:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Woodford	33 min
Jul 23, 5:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	Marshall, Woodford	28 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.