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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Jan 3, 2023, 6:19 PM CST for Macon County, Piatt County, Illinois. It was in force for 26 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, 6:19 PM CST (00:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2023, 6:45 PM CST
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Macon County, IL, Piatt County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:22 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 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 20 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
- 438 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 860 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted.
731
WFUS53 KILX 040019
TORILX
ILC115-147-040045-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0009.230104T0019Z-230104T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
619 PM CST Tue Jan 3 2023
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Piatt County in central Illinois...
Eastern Macon County in central Illinois...
* Until 645 PM CST.
* At 618 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Argenta in northeast Macon County, moving
northeast 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.
* Locations impacted include...
Monticello and De Land.
This includes Interstate 72 between mile markers 150 and 168.
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 3992 8881 3996 8884 4016 8862 4001 8847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 232DEG 29KT 3996 8879
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
372 follow-up statements
475
WWUS53 KILX 040029
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
629 PM CST Tue Jan 3 2023
ILC115-040037-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-230104T0045Z/
Macon-
629 PM CST Tue Jan 3 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN MACON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3996 8873 4002 8874 4016 8862 4001 8847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 232DEG 29KT 4001 8871
$$
ILC147-040045-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-230104T0045Z/
Piatt-
629 PM CST Tue Jan 3 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
PIATT COUNTY...
At 627 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Cisco, or 7 miles west of Monticello, moving
northeast 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.
Locations impacted include...
Monticello, De Land and Cisco.
This includes Interstate 72 between mile markers 157 and 168.
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 3996 8873 4002 8874 4016 8862 4001 8847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 232DEG 29KT 4001 8871
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
37334
WWUS53 KILX 040038
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
638 PM CST Tue Jan 3 2023
ILC147-040048-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-230104T0045Z/
Piatt-
638 PM CST Tue Jan 3 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL PIATT COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 645 PM
CST...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 3996 8873 4002 8874 4016 8862 4001 8847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 232DEG 29KT 4006 8863
$$
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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.