1/2 mile wide tornado in La Salle County

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1/2 mile wide tornado in La Salle County

#1 Postby WXBUFFJIM » Tue Apr 20, 2004 5:10 pm

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
600 PM CDT TUE APR 20 2004

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR LA SALLE COUNTY CONTINUES UNTIL 615 PM
CDT...

AT 600 PM CDT THE STORM WITH STRONG ROTATION WAS LOCATED 3 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF PERU...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
NORTH UTICA AROUND 605 PM CDT.
NAPLATE AROUND 610 PM CDT.
OTTAWA AROUND 615 PM CDT.

AT 600 PM CDT A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED A HALF MILE WIDE
TORNADO ON THE GROUND AT INTERSTATE 37 AT OGLESBY.

GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OR TO A BASEMENT. ABANDON
VEHICLES AND MOBILE HOMES FOR STURDY SHELTER NOW.

LAT...LON 4141 8917 4119 8917 4132 8876 4152 8889
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#2 Postby wx247 » Tue Apr 20, 2004 5:11 pm

My goodness Jim... not good at all. Near an interstate and everything.
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#3 Postby Stormsfury » Tue Apr 20, 2004 5:18 pm

Loops...

Base REF 0.5 Deg

Storm REL Velocity
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#4 Postby WXBUFFJIM » Tue Apr 20, 2004 5:21 pm

Stormsfury wrote:Loops...

Base REF 0.5 Deg

Storm REL Velocity


Just saw it. Definitely saved image material!!!

Jim
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#5 Postby Guest » Tue Apr 20, 2004 5:28 pm

WHOA!!! :eek:
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#6 Postby chadtm80 » Tue Apr 20, 2004 6:23 pm

Here's some new warnings:

WFUS53 KLOT 202337
TORLOT
ILC053-075-105-210015-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
637 PM CDT TUE APR 20 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
FORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
IROQUOIS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 637 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG ROTATION IN A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM NEAR OVER CHATSWORTH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
PIPER CITY AROUND 645 PM CDT.
CULLOM AROUND 650 PM CDT.
GILMAN AROUND 705 PM CDT.

* THE STORM WILL AFFECT THE TOWNS OF...
PIPER CITY...
CULLOM...
GILMAN...

THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR THIS AREA.
DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR OR SEE THE TORNADO. TAKE SHELTER NOW.

LAT...LON 4076 8846 4064 8830 4078 8793 4101 8808
$$

MARSILI
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