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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Lincoln, IL

January 3, 2023Christian County, Sangamon County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Jan 3, 2023, 4:26 PM CST for Christian County, Sangamon County, Illinois. It was in force for 34 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: Jan 3, 2023, 4:26 PM CST (22:26 UTC)
Expired: Jan 3, 2023, 5:00 PM CST
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Christian County, IL, Sangamon County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:29 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 88 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: 541 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 231 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 199 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

258 
WFUS53 KILX 032226
TORILX
ILC021-167-032300-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0003.230103T2226Z-230103T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
426 PM CST Tue Jan 3 2023

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Christian County in central Illinois...
  East central Sangamon County in central Illinois...

* Until 500 PM CST.
    
* At 425 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Edinburg, or 12 miles southeast of Springfield,
  moving northeast at 25 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...
  Edinburg around 435 PM CST.

Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Mechanicsburg and Mount Auburn.

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 3960 8949 3963 8954 3983 8938 3972 8920
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 229DEG 21KT 3965 8947 

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

$$

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2 follow-up statements

756 
WWUS53 KILX 032246
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
446 PM CST Tue Jan 3 2023

ILC167-032255-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-230103T2300Z/
Sangamon-
446 PM CST Tue Jan 3 2023

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

LAT...LON 3973 8936 3977 8933 3978 8930 3978 8929
      3972 8920 3969 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 229DEG 21KT 3973 8935 

$$

ILC021-032300-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-230103T2300Z/
Christian-
446 PM CST Tue Jan 3 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN COUNTY...
    
At 445 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Mount Auburn, or 14 miles north of Taylorville,
moving northeast at 25 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...
  Mount Auburn.

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 3973 8936 3977 8933 3978 8930 3978 8929
      3972 8920 3969 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 229DEG 21KT 3973 8935 

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

$$

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445 
WWUS53 KILX 032256
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
456 PM CST Tue Jan 3 2023

ILC021-032306-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-230103T2300Z/
Christian-
456 PM CST Tue Jan 3 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL CHRISTIAN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 500 PM CST...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3973 8936 3977 8933 3978 8930 3978 8929
      3972 8920 3969 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 229DEG 21KT 3976 8930 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 3, 5:37 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	Fulton, Knox, McLean, Marshall, Peoria, Stark and 2 more	7 hr
Jan 3, 11:13 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Knox	17 min
Jan 3, 11:42 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Stark	18 min
Jan 3, 3:46 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Macon	14 min
Jan 3, 3:52 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ILX	Logan, Macon, Sangamon	23 min
Jan 3, 4:10 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ILX	DeWitt, Logan, Macon	35 min
Jan 3, 4:21 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Christian	24 min
Jan 3, 4:40 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ILX	DeWitt	35 min
Jan 3, 4:41 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ILX	Logan	17 min
Jan 3, 4:49 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Christian	26 min
Jan 3, 4:54 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ILX	Christian, Macon	36 min
Jan 3, 5:31 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ILX	McLean	14 min
Jan 3, 5:37 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ILX	Champaign, McLean	23 min
Jan 3, 5:42 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Macon	18 min
Jan 3, 5:54 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ILX	Macon	26 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.