Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 27, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 1990, 5:58 PM CDT for Clark County, Cumberland County, Edgar County, Illinois. It was in force for 62 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 2, 1990, 5:58 PM CDT (22:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 1990, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Clark County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, Edgar County, IL
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 5:58 PM CDT | Tornado F2 | Edgar, IL |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 271 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
- 0 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 305 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 337 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 12.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KSPI 022258
SVRSPI
ILC035-045-023-030000-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL
558 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE EAST CENTRAL PART OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN CUMBERLAND...EDGAR...CLARK
AT 555PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN EDGAR AND
EASSTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTIES...FROM 20 MILES NORTHWEST TO 25 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF TERRE HAUTE INDIANA. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT
50 MILES AN HOUR.
AN UNCONFIRMED FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED 3 MILES NORTH OF EDGAR
IN EDGAR COUNTY AT 553PM.
IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA THREATENED BY THE STORM..GO TO A REINFORCED
SHELTER AND PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY
RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
A TORNADO WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.
ATTN ISP DIST...10...12
WAGNERWhat 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 2, 2:57 PM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
ILZ006-022100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 300 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 1990 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 600 PM CDT... AT 255 PM RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM EASTERN MISSOURI INTO SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED FROM ST. LOUIS TO 30 MILES NORTH OF ST. LOUIS. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN ILLINOIS. HOWEVER CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WHICH MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. STAY TUNED TO RADIO AND TV OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. MOGGED
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 3:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
ILZ006-022130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 330 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN ILLINOIS TIL 600 PM... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TIL 900 PM... AT 325 PM RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR ST. LOUIS TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF SPRINGFIELD. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SPRINGFIELD AND ALONG A LINE FROM 15 MILES SOUTH OF SPRINGFIELD TO ST. LOUIS. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS. HOWEVER SOME OF THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. STAY TUNED TO RADIO...TELEVISION... AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. MILLER
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 4:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
ILZ006-022230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 430 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TIL 900 PM... AT 425 PM RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS TO SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE FROM 25 MILES EAST OF SPRINGFIELD THROUGH 50 MILES SOUTH OF SPRINGFIELD. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND ARE EXPECTED TO PASS WELL TO THE SOUTH AND AND EAST OF THE PEORIA VICINITY. NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS. STAY TUNED TO RADIO...TELEVISION...AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. MOGGED
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 4:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
ILZ005-007-009-022230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 430 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TIL 900 PM... AT 425 PM RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS TO SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE FROM 25 MILES EAST OF SPRINGFIELD THROUGH 50 MILES SOUTH OF SPRINGFIELD. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND ARE EXPECTED TO PASS WELL TO THE SOUTH AND AND EAST OF THE PEORIA VICINITY. NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS. STAY TUNED TO RADIO...TELEVISION...AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. %MOGGED
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 4:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
ILZ006-022245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 445 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS HAS BEEN CANCELLED... THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER FOR 3THE WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS COUNTIES OF HANCOCK..HENDERSON...MCDONOUGH...WARREN...KNOX AND FULTON HAS ENDED. NO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS THIS EVENING. MILLER
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 5:32 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
ILZ005-007-009-022325- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 530 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR CENTRAL ILLINOIS HAS BEEN CANCELLED... THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER FzOR THE CENTRAL ILLINOIS COUNTIES OF BUREAU... PUTNAM...MARSHALL...PEORIA...WOODFORD...TAZEWELL...MCLEAN...AND MASON HAS ENDED. NO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WAS EXPERIENCED IN THESE AREAS TODAY. MILLER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Montgomery, Shelby | 59 min |
| Jun 2, 4:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Coles, Moultrie, Shelby | 28 min |
| Jun 2, 4:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Douglas | 33 min |
| Jun 2, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 29 min |
| Jun 2, 6:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Edgar | 39 min |
| Jun 2, 6:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clark | 34 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Illinois, 1990Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1990
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.