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Tornado Warning 10, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Sep 18, 2022, 9:56 PM CDT for Adams County, Illinois. It was in force for 36 min. 5 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
- Sep 18, 2022, 9:56 PM CDT (02:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 18, 2022, 10:32 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Adams County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 10:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Loraine, IL | MANY TREES DOWN. ESTIMATED 70 TO 80 MPH WINDS. |
| Sep 18, 10:17 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wsw Camp Point, IL | TWISTED TREE TOPS JUST SOUTH OF US ROUTE 24. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Sep 18, 10:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Golden, IL | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM GOLDEN. NUMEROUS BRANCHES DOWN, CORN FLATTENED, AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. ONE TREE FELL ONTO A HOUSE. |
| Sep 18, 10:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Golden, IL | LARGE PINE TREE UPROOTED. |
| Sep 18, 10:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Camp Point, IL | POWER LINES DOWN. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 6:11 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 2099 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1026 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 7.1
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KLSX 190256
TORLSX
ILC001-190345-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0010.220919T0256Z-220919T0345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
956 PM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Adams County in west central Illinois...
* Until 1045 PM CDT.
* At 956 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Mendon, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported funnel cloud north of Lima in
Hancock County.
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...
Mendon around 1000 PM CDT.
Golden around 1015 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Camp Point and Clayton.
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 4019 9105 4010 9091 3991 9091 3990 9092
3986 9116 4020 9145
TIME...MOT...LOC 0256Z 319DEG 31KT 4017 9126
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
MRM3 follow-up statements
332
WWUS53 KLSX 190311
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1011 PM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
ILC001-190345-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-220919T0345Z/
Adams IL-
1011 PM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY...
At 1010 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Camp Point, moving southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Trained spotters reported a funnel cloud northwest Camp
Point.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Golden around 1015 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Camp Point, Quincy Regional Airport and Clayton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4019 9105 4010 9091 3991 9091 3990 9092
3986 9116 3998 9126 4019 9125
TIME...MOT...LOC 0310Z 329DEG 33KT 4009 9115
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
MRM809
WWUS53 KLSX 190325
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1025 PM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
ILC001-190345-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-220919T0345Z/
Adams IL-
1025 PM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY...
At 1025 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Camp Point, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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 Adams County, including the following locations...
Coatsburg, Columbus, Liberty, La Prairie, Chatton and Kellerville.
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 4017 9102 4010 9091 3991 9091 3990 9092
3986 9116 3996 9124 4016 9109
TIME...MOT...LOC 0325Z 319DEG 31KT 3999 9103
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
MRM736
WWUS53 KLSX 190332
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1032 PM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
ILC001-190342-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-220919T0345Z/
Adams IL-
1032 PM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for west central
Illinois.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
west central Illinois.
LAT...LON 4017 9102 4010 9091 3991 9091 3990 9092
3986 9116 3996 9124 4016 9109
TIME...MOT...LOC 0331Z 319DEG 31KT 3995 9097
$$
MRMThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 9:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams | 53 min |
| Sep 18, 10:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams | 32 min |
| Sep 18, 10:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown, Pike | 58 min |
| Sep 18, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams, Pike | 50 min |
| Sep 19, 12:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Brown | 24 min |
| Sep 19, 1:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Macoupin, Montgomery | 43 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.