Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 27, 1990, 6:01 PM CDT for Knox County, Peoria County, Illinois. It was in force for 39 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 1990, 6:01 PM CDT (23:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 1990, 6:40 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Knox County, IL, Peoria 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
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 431 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
- NaN m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KPIA 272301
SVRPIA
ILC095-143-272345-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL
601 PM CDT FRI APR 27 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE WEST CENTRAL PART OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN KNOX...
IN THE CENTRAL PART OF ILLINOIS
PEORIA...
AT 600 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO
PEORIA COUNTY NEAR THE GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL AIRPORT.
MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA THREATENED BY THE STORM..GO TO A REINFORECED
SHELTER AND PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY
RAIN AND LIGHTNING.
REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
A TORNADO WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT.
ATTN ISP DIST 7 AND 8
NADOLSKIWhat 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, Apr 27, 3:22 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
ILZ009-272130 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 322 PM CDT FRI APR 27 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 9 PM CDT... WEATHER RADAR AT 315 PM INDICATED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND TO THE WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER...60 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST TO 80 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS..STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE FROM THESE STORMS. IF YOU FIND YOURSELF IN THE PATH OF ONE OF THESE STORMS..TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. FENLEY
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 3:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 350 PM CDT FRI APR 27 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 168 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS... A 345 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WIND...EXTENDED FROM ST. LOUIS NORTH THROUGH LEWISTOWN IN CENTRAL FULTON COUNTY...TO JUST WEST OF BRADFORD IN WESTERN STARK COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF HEAVY RAIN AND WIND DAMAGE IN EASTERNGH MCDONOUGH COUNTY ALONG ROUTE 41 FROM ADAIR...10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MACOMB...TO NEW PHILADELPHIA...12 MILES EAST OF MACOMB. THE DAMAGE INCLUDED A TRAILERBLOWN OVER ON ROUTE 41 DUE TO THE STRONG WIND AND A NUMBER OF POWER POLES IN AND AROUND THIS AREA. NADOLSKI/WSO PIA
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 4:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
ILZ009-272230 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 422 PM CDT FRI APR 27 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 9 PM CDT... WEATHER RADAR AT 415 PM INDICATED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS..35 MILES WIDE..FROM ST LOUIS NORTH ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER THEN TO 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF PEORIA. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 40 MPH. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AR$E POSSIBLE FROM THESE STORMS. MOTORISTS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD PULL OFF THE ROADWAY AS THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS CAN EASILY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. FENLEY
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 4:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 440 PM CDT FRI APR 27 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 168 CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 900 PM TONIGHT...... A 335 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WIND...THROUGHOUT WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR GLASFORD...15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PEORIA...AND 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF GALESBURG CENTRAL KNOX COUNTY...AND IN WESTERN SCHUYLER COUNTY NEAR CAMDEN WHICH IS 23 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF MACOMB. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY DANGEROUS LIGHTNI5NG...HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WIND AND SMALL HAIL. NADOLSKI/WSO PIA
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 4:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 440 PM CDT FRI APR 27 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 168 CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 900 PM TONIGHT...... A 435 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WIND...THROUGHOUT WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR GLASFORD...15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PEORIA...AND 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF GALESBURG CENTRAL KNOX COUNTY...AND IN WESTERN SCHUYLER COUNTY NEAR CAMDEN WHICH IS 23 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF MACOMB. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED 6BY DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WIND AND SMALL HAIL. NADOLSKI/WSO PIA
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 4:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
ILZ009-272230 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 455 PM CDT FRI APR 27 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 9 PM CDT... WEATHER RADAR AT 445 PM INDICATED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS 35 MILES WIDE 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD TO 20 MILE SOUTHEAST OF BUR/ LINGTON IOWA. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 40 MPH. THE MORGAN COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED TORRENTIAL RAINS AND STRONG WINDS IN MURRAYVILLE..35 MILE SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD..AT 440 PM. IN ADDITION THE ILLINOIS STATE POLICE REPORTED STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS IN PISGAN..25 MILE SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD. WEATHER RADAR INDICATES THAT THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FKOR HEAVY RAINS AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE OVER EASTERN MORNGAN AND WEST SANGAMON COUNTIES..20 TO 30 MILE WEST OF SPRINGFIELD. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. FENLEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Carroll | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Stephenson | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Menard, Sangamon | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Tazewell | 62 min |
| Apr 27, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Mason | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Ogle, Winnebago | 25 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.