Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 2023
Tornado Warning 5, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 31, 2023, 4:35 PM CDT for Adams County, Brown County, Pike County, Illinois. It was in force for 40 min. 9 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
- Mar 31, 2023, 4:35 PM CDT (21:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2023, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
Counties Adams County, IL, Brown County, IL, Pike County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 4:38 PM CDT | HAIL 0.5 | 2 W Buckhorn, IL | REPORT FROM MPING: HALF-INCH (0.50 IN.). |
| Mar 31, 4:48 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Versailles, IL | DELAYED REPORT, TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. OPEN SIDED CAR PORT FLIPPED OVER. |
| Mar 31, 4:48 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 W Versailles, IL | DELAYED REPORT. MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO SHINGLED AND METAL PANEL ROOF. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Mar 31, 4:50 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 5 W Versailles, IL | DELAYED REPORT, TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Mar 31, 4:51 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | Mount Sterling, IL | DELAYED REPORT. |
| Mar 31, 4:52 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 4 E Buckhorn, IL | |
| Mar 31, 4:53 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 3 Nw Versailles, IL | CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM 3 NW VERSAILLES. DELAYED REPORT, TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Mar 31, 4:53 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | Mount Sterling, IL | CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM MOUNT STERLING. DELAYED REPORT, TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Mar 31, 4:55 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Mount Sterling, IL |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 11:46 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1009 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 646 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 712 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
503
WFUS53 KLSX 312135
TORLSX
ILC001-009-149-312215-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0005.230331T2135Z-230331T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
435 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Pike County in west central Illinois...
East central Adams County in west central Illinois...
Brown County in west central Illinois...
* Until 515 PM CDT.
* At 434 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Beverly, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Buckhorn around 450 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Mount Sterling.
This also includes Siloam Springs State Park.
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 4002 9063 4003 9061 4001 9062 4000 9060
3998 9060 3998 9051 3997 9051 3995 9053
3992 9054 3988 9058 3983 9057 3974 9087
3991 9101 4005 9068
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 243DEG 36KT 3981 9096
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
$$
Elmore3 follow-up statements
736
WWUS53 KLSX 312146
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
446 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023
ILC001-149-312155-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-230331T2215Z/
Pike IL-Adams IL-
446 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PIKE AND EAST CENTRAL ADAMS
COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for west central
Illinois.
LAT...LON 4002 9063 4003 9061 4001 9062 4000 9060
3998 9060 3998 9051 3997 9051 3995 9053
3992 9054 3988 9058 3984 9058 3985 9092
3995 9091 4005 9068
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 243DEG 36KT 3986 9082
$$
ILC009-312215-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-230331T2215Z/
Brown IL-
446 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR BROWN
COUNTY...
At 445 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Buckhorn, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and three inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. Spotters reported 3 inch hail
south of Liberty.
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...
Mount Sterling around 455 PM CDT.
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 4002 9063 4003 9061 4001 9062 4000 9060
3998 9060 3998 9051 3997 9051 3995 9053
3992 9054 3988 9058 3984 9058 3985 9092
3995 9091 4005 9068
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 243DEG 36KT 3986 9082
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...3.00 IN
$$
Elmore402
WWUS53 KLSX 312158
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
458 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023
ILC009-312215-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-230331T2215Z/
Brown IL-
458 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
BROWN COUNTY...
At 457 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Mount Sterling,
moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
eastern Brown County, including the following locations...
Versailles, Coopertown, La Grange and Ripley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4002 9063 4003 9061 4001 9062 4000 9060
3998 9060 3998 9051 3997 9051 3995 9053
3992 9054 3988 9058 3984 9058 3985 9075
4000 9079 4005 9068
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 243DEG 36KT 3992 9067
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
$$
Elmore240
WWUS53 KLSX 312210
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
510 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023
ILC009-312220-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-230331T2215Z/
Brown IL-
510 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN BROWN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 515 PM
CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for west central
Illinois.
LAT...LON 4002 9063 4003 9061 4001 9062 4000 9060
3998 9060 3998 9051 3997 9051 3995 9053
3992 9054 3988 9058 3984 9058 3985 9075
4000 9079 4005 9068
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 243DEG 36KT 3998 9052
$$
ElmoreThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 12:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams, Pike | 50 min |
| Mar 31, 1:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Brown | 23 min |
| Mar 31, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams, Pike | 41 min |
| Mar 31, 4:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Adams, Pike | 43 min |
| Mar 31, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams, Pike | 33 min |
| Mar 31, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Pike | 34 min |
| Mar 31, 5:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey | 40 min |
| Mar 31, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Pike | 51 min |
| Mar 31, 5:40 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown, Pike | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe | 23 min |
| Mar 31, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Madison, Saint Clair | 47 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.