Alert archive / Illinois / Flash Flood Warnings in 1990
Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood warning at Jun 20, 1990, 3:31 AM CDT for Edgar County, Illinois. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 20, 1990, 3:31 AM CDT (08:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 1990, 6:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Edgar County, IL
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 302 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
- 2328 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 184 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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TTAA00 KSPI 200831
FFWSPI
ILC029-035-045-023-201130-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL
331 AM CDT WED JUN 20 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 630 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE EAST CENTRAL PART OF ILLINOIS
COLES...CUMBERLAND...EDGAR...CLARK
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS HAVE PRODUCED HEAVY
RAINFALL OVER THE AREA. EMERGENCY SERVICES AGENCIES REPORT
WIDESPREAD FLOODING ACROSS THE FOUR COUNTY REGION.
STAY OUT OF DRY CREEK BEDS AND LOW LYING AREAS. FLASH FLOODS CAN
OCCUR WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING.
IF YOU ARE IN TsHE WARNED COUNTY IN AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
ATTN ISP DIST...10 AND 12
FENLEYWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood 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 19, 9:35 PM CDT, 5 hours 56 minutes before
ILZ005-006-007-009-200335- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 935 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 1AM... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT... AT 9:30 PM... WEATHER SERVICE RADARS INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDER- STORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN EXTENDING ACROSS NORTHERN WARREN AND NORTHWEST KNOX COUNTIES OF WESTERN ILLINOIS. THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS BEEN MOVING TO THE EAST AT ABOUT 40 MPH. STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN WARREN COUNTY... HIGHWAY 67 WAS COVERED BY WATER AND TRAFFIC WAS NEAR STOPPED. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRACK EAST ACROSS KNOX COUNTY DURING THE NEXT HOUR AND SHOULD REACH STARK COUNTY AFTER 10 PM. . OTHER LESS INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING WEST OF PEORIA MOVING INTO PEORIA COUNTY FROM FULTON AND SOUTHERN KNOX COUNTIES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS TO FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. JACOBS
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 10:21 PM CDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before
ILZ009-200430-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL
1020 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 1990
...TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 1 AM CDT...
AT 1015 PM CDT WEATHER RADAR SHOWS AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF
A LINE FROM NEAR BLOOMINGTON TO 20 MILES NORTH OF BURLINGTON IOWA. THE
STRONGEST STORMS WERE ALONG A LINE FROM JUST NORTH OF PEORIA TO 30
MILES NORTH OF BURLINGTON. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.
AS THESE STORMS MOVE SOUTHEAST...ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP
TO THEIR SOUTH. THESE STORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY STRONG
GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL.
REMEMBER STORMS CAN AND DO OCCASIONALLY PRODUCE TORNADOES SUDDENLY
WITHOUT WARNING. {{}
PERSONS ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER
CLOSELY AND SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY AT THE FIRST SIGNS OF SEVERE
WEATHER.
FENLEY
ATTN ISP DIST...9 AND 18.Special weather statement, Jun 20, 12:27 AM CDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before
ILZ009-010-200630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 1225 AM CDT WED JUN 20 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 6 AM CDT.. AT 1215 AM CDT WEATHER RADAR SHOWS AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHAMPAIGN TO 35 MILES NORTH OF SPRINGFIELD TO JUST SOUTH OF BURLINGTON IOWA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE IN A LINE FROM 30 MILES EAST OF BLOOMINGTON TO 25 MILES SOUTH OF PEORIA. THE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. AT MIDNIGHT 1/4 INCH HAIL WAS REPORTED ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF CHAMPAIGN. SEVERAL OF THESE STORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINS. < PERSONS LIVING IN CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER CLOSELY AND SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY AT THE FIRST SIGNS OF SEVERE WEATHER. FENLEY ATTN ISP DIST...6..9..10 AND 18
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Knox, Peoria, Stark | 65 min |
| Jun 19, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Bureau | 55 min |
| Jun 19, 10:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Lee | 43 min |
| Jun 19, 10:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Peoria, Woodford | 27 min |
| Jun 19, 10:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeKalb | 49 min |
| Jun 19, 11:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Knox | 37 min |
| Jun 19, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, McDonough, Warren | 64 min |
| Jun 19, 11:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Knox, Peoria, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jun 20, 12:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean, Tazewell | 58 min |
| Jun 20, 1:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Schuyler | 39 min |
| Jun 20, 1:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Menard | 65 min |
| Jun 20, 1:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton, Tazewell | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 1:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Macon | 65 min |
| Jun 20, 2:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Woodford | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 2:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Moultrie, Shelby | 59 min |
| Jun 20, 2:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 2:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | McDonough, Schuyler | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 2:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian | 60 min |
| Jun 20, 2:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Edgar | 61 min |
| Jun 20, 3:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Cumberland | 69 min |
| Jun 20, 3:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Clark, Coles, Cumberland | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 5:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Cass, Menard, Sangamon | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 5:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Macoupin, Montgomery, Morgan | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 5:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Christian | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 5:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton, McDonough, Schuyler | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 5:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Mason | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 8:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Christian, Montgomery, Sangamon | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 8:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Cass, Menard | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 8:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Macoupin, Morgan | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 8:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton, McDonough, Mason, Schuyler | 110 min |
| Jun 20, 9:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton, McDonough, Schuyler | 90 min |
| Jun 20, 9:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Mason | 90 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.