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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Lincoln, IL

January 3, 2023Champaign County, McLean County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Jan 3, 2023, 5:37 PM CST for Champaign County, McLean County, Illinois. It was in force for 23 min. 1 report 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: Jan 3, 2023, 5:37 PM CST (23:37 UTC)
Expired: Jan 3, 2023, 6:00 PM CST
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Champaign County, IL, McLean County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:36 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jan 3, 5:40 PM CST	TORNADO	3 Ese Bellflower, IL	PATH LENGTH 0.5 MILES, WIDTH 25 YARDS. FARM OUTBUILDING WAS DESTROYED ON NORTH 4100 EAST ROAD. REMAINS OF THE BUILDING WERE TOSSED NORTHEAST INTO THE FIELD.

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, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 28 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.

051 
WFUS53 KILX 032337
TORILX
ILC019-113-040000-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0007.230103T2337Z-230104T0000Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern McLean County in central Illinois...
  Northwestern Champaign County in east central Illinois...

* Until 600 PM CST.
    
* At 536 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Mansfield, or 13 miles southwest of Gibson City,
  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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  southeastern McLean and northwestern Champaign Counties, including
  the following locations... Bellflower and Foosland.

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 4029 8847 4029 8858 4046 8846 4040 8846
      4040 8828 4039 8827
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 228DEG 21KT 4030 8851 

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

$$

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2 follow-up statements

941 
WWUS53 KILX 032350
SVSILX

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

ILC113-040000-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-230104T0000Z/
McLean-
550 PM CST Tue Jan 3 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MCLEAN 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 4033 8846 4040 8846 4040 8828 4039 8827
TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 228DEG 21KT 4035 8843 

$$

ILC019-040000-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-230104T0000Z/
Champaign-
550 PM CST Tue Jan 3 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY...
    
At 550 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Fisher, or 7 miles south of Gibson City, 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...
Foosland.

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 4033 8846 4040 8846 4040 8828 4039 8827
TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 228DEG 21KT 4035 8843 

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

$$

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512 
WWUS53 KILX 032357
SVSILX

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

ILC019-040007-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-230104T0000Z/
Champaign-
557 PM CST Tue Jan 3 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 600 PM CST...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4033 8846 4040 8846 4040 8828 4039 8827
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 228DEG 21KT 4037 8840 

$$

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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, 4:26 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ILX	Christian, Sangamon	34 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, 5:42 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.