Large Tornado Has Hit The Capitol Of Illinois

NWS

[silentknight]

A large tornado has moved through Illinois and has just hit the City of Springfield. Spotters reported a large tornado moved through the city. Damage is being reported. Emergency responders are being called in from surrounding areas.

NWS reports that this was a large wedge tornado.

[nwctwx]

It has been a bit unusual the past few years. Most SVR weather has seemed to have been on the eastern end of the traditional tornado alley... lots of stuff in MO/AR/KY/TN/etc.

After May 1999, you all needed a bit of a break.

[Husker24]

About two years ago a town about 15 miles NW of me was hit by a tornado (F4) that was 2 1/2 miles wide. It supposedly was the largest tornado in recorded history. I personally went out and drove through the countryside to see for myself, the breadth of this thing was amazing. The name of the town it hit was Hallam, NE.

[Brad’s Gramma]

My nephew goes to school in Champaigne, and is in DFW trying to fly back. I figured he was safe staying at the airport for the night.

Now THEY have a warning. Sheesh.

[nwctwx]

I get bored easily I guess. :0

[JustPiper]

ok I'll ping you to anything Indiana

[2111USMC]

That would definitely make me "outdated".

LOL!

[Earthdweller]

Thanks

[JustPiper]

More than glad to

[DannyTN]

I figured it probably wasn't. I just said that because of Lincoln logs.

[nwctwx]

hows it going there now?

[Proud Conservative2]

Have you posted on Yahoo's A-B stock board lately?

[Mr Cobol]

I don't want to experience either. Sounds like you have. Earthquakes don't seem like a problem where you are now.

[Earthdweller]

Two of three locals channels only have tornado watch now and one has warning..

OK people which is it??

[stlnative]

That second line runnning across MO/AR has me worried, the cold front is behind the second line of storms. It looks like it is getting longer and wider.

[JohnBovenmyer]

Remember the Boy Scout motto. Act accordingly.

[JustPiper]

rain pretty steady, thanks to the tunnel, sewers working okey dokey

[JustPiper]

I'm getting alot for Missouri but only one for Indiana in the past hour

[Strzelec]

It been years since I've been through Kentland, but I believe it is still mostly farmland around there. The Lafayette area has had its share of bad tornadoes (the area just northwest of Purdue between West Lafayette and Otterbein is known as a local Tornado Alley by weather forecasters). Folks around there know what a "fraidy hole" is, and they use them. With a little bit of luck, nothing was badly hit.

The crops aren't even in yet, so a good hail storm probably won't do much damage, even if a bunch of folks end up having to replace their windshields.

[JustPiper]

New one for Il.

TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1224 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
FULTON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 115 AM CST

* AT 1224 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES...5 MILES WEST
OF VERMONT...OR ABOUT 12 MILES NORTH OF RUSHVILLE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BERNADOTTE...
DUNCAN MILLS...
SMITHFIELD...
LEWISTOWN...
CUBA...
BRYANT...
FIATT...
LITTLE AMERICA...

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...IPAVA...ST. DAVID...
DUNFERMLINE...CANTON...NORRIS AND BANNER.

[Diddle E. Squat]

He should be fine. They've only posted a tornado watch, no warning. But he may get awakened from thunder within the next hour or so.

Here's a Dallas radar (also zoomable) you can watch:

http://tinyurl.com/ffyzn

DFW airport is smack dab on the county line between Ft. Worth and Dallas, and about halfway between the east-west freeway shown (that connects those downtowns) and the northern boundaries of those counties.