Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 2022

Tornado Warning 7, NWS St. Louis, MO

May 19, 2022Bond County, Fayette County, Montgomery County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at May 19, 2022, 6:28 PM CDT for Bond County, Fayette County, Montgomery County, Illinois. It was in force for 24 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, 6:28 PM CDT (23:28 UTC)
Expired
May 19, 2022, 6:52 PM CDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Bond County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Montgomery County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:28 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 19, 4:39 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 128 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2022-05-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2022-05-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 68 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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.

458 
WFUS53 KLSX 192328
TORLSX
ILC005-051-135-200015-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0007.220519T2328Z-220520T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
628 PM CDT Thu May 19 2022

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northern Bond County in south central Illinois...
  Northwestern Fayette County in south central Illinois...
  Montgomery County in south central Illinois...

* Until 715 PM CDT.
    
* At 628 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Woburn, 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...
  Coffeen and Van Burensburg around 635 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Witt and Nokomis.

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 3903 8923 3895 8951 3898 8961 3935 8953
      3935 8914 3922 8914 3921 8911
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 203DEG 37KT 3899 8939 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

Britt
2 follow-up statements
037 
WWUS53 KLSX 192342
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
642 PM CDT Thu May 19 2022

ILC005-192351-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-220520T0015Z/
Bond IL-
642 PM CDT Thu May 19 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN BOND COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened. 
moved out of the warned area.  Therefore, the warning has been 
cancelled.

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

LAT...LON 3904 8922 3904 8946 3905 8959 3935 8953
      3935 8914 3922 8914 3921 8911
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 201DEG 28KT 3909 8939 

$$

ILC051-135-200015-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-220520T0015Z/
Fayette IL-Montgomery IL-
642 PM CDT Thu May 19 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...
    
At 641 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Coffeen, moving north at 35 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...
  Hillsboro around 645 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Schram City, Witt and Nokomis.

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 3904 8922 3904 8946 3905 8959 3935 8953
      3935 8914 3922 8914 3921 8911
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 201DEG 28KT 3909 8939 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

Britt
339 
WWUS53 KLSX 192352
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
652 PM CDT Thu May 19 2022

ILC051-135-200001-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-220520T0015Z/
Fayette IL-Montgomery IL-
652 PM CDT Thu May 19 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND CENTRAL
MONTGOMERY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

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

LAT...LON 3904 8922 3904 8946 3905 8959 3935 8953
      3935 8914 3922 8914 3921 8911
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 203DEG 37KT 3919 8933 

$$

Britt

The office that day

Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 19, 11:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCalhoun, Jersey, Madison38 min
May 19, 11:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMadison, Monroe, Saint Clair38 min
May 19, 1:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBond, Fayette, Montgomery42 min
May 19, 4:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMonroe, Saint Clair52 min
May 19, 5:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMonroe, Randolph, Saint Clair39 min
May 19, 5:16 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXMadison, Saint Clair29 min
May 19, 5:19 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXJersey, Madison26 min
May 19, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXClinton, Monroe, Randolph, Saint Clair, Washington63 min
May 19, 5:44 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXMonroe, Saint Clair3 hr
May 19, 5:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBond, Macoupin, Madison44 min
May 19, 6:07 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXBond, Clinton38 min
May 19, 6:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBond, Fayette, Marion53 min
May 19, 6:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMacoupin, Montgomery26 min
May 19, 6:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXBond, Clinton3 hr
May 19, 6:32 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXMarion31 min

Nearby

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