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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Mar 14, 2024, 7:25 PM CDT for Clay County, Jasper County, Richland County, Illinois. It was in force for 50 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
- Mar 14, 2024, 7:25 PM CDT (00:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2024, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Clay County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Richland County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 14, 1:33 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 905 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 230 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
589
WFUS53 KILX 150025
TORILX
ILC025-079-159-150115-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0013.240315T0025Z-240315T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
725 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Jasper County in southeastern Illinois...
Central Richland County in southeastern Illinois...
East central Clay County in south central Illinois...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 725 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Sailor Springs, or near Flora, moving east at 45
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf 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...
Clay City and Sailor Springs around 730 PM CDT.
Olney Noble Airport around 735 PM CDT.
Olney around 745 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 3868 8844 3877 8847 3884 8820 3885 8801
3865 8801
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 258DEG 40KT 3874 8840
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
Bumgardner2 follow-up statements
097
WWUS53 KILX 150048
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
748 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024
ILC025-079-159-150115-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240315T0115Z/
Jasper-Richland-Clay-
748 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN JASPER...CENTRAL RICHLAND AND NORTHEASTERN CLAY
COUNTIES...
At 748 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Olney, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Jasper, central Richland and northeastern Clay Counties,
including the following locations... Dundas.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3867 8824 3882 8826 3884 8820 3885 8801
3865 8801
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 258DEG 40KT 3879 8807
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
$$
Bumgardner768
WWUS53 KILX 150109
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
809 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024
ILC025-079-159-150119-
/O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240315T0115Z/
Jasper-Richland-Clay-
809 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN JASPER...CENTRAL RICHLAND AND
NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 815 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 900 PM CDT for south central
and southeastern Illinois.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Richland and Clay Counties until 9 PM CDT.
&&
LAT...LON 3867 8824 3882 8826 3884 8820 3885 8801
3865 8801
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 258DEG 40KT 3883 8781
$$
BumgardnerThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 7:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay | 29 min |
| Mar 14, 7:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clark | 48 min |
| Mar 14, 7:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Clark, Edgar | 3 hr |
| Mar 14, 8:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay, Richland | 41 min |
| Mar 14, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Lawrence, Richland | 60 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.