Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1987
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 10, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 28, 1987, 6:10 PM CDT for Williamson County, Illinois. It was in force for 50 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 28, 1987, 6:10 PM CDT (23:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 28, 1987, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Williamson County, IL
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 4:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 435 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 1987 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS... AT 430 PM CDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF CARBONDALE ILLINOIS. THIS STORM WAS IN AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND WAS MOVING TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCNG WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR...VERY HEAVY RAIN THAT COULD QUICKLY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS... DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND PERHAPS SMALL HAIL. WATsSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 5:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson | 30 min |
| Jun 28, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jackson | 59 min |
Nearby
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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.