Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 27, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 1990, 7:41 PM CDT for White County, Illinois; Posey County, Indiana. It was in force for 49 min. 3 reports 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
- May 16, 1990, 7:41 PM CDT (00:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 1990, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties White County, IL, Posey County, IN
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 7:42 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | White, IL | |
| May 16, 8:00 PM CDT | Tornado F1 | White, IL | |
| May 16, 8:00 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Posey, IN |
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 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 125 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
- 1794 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 878 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 249 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 268 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.7
- Supercell composite
- 14.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KEVV 170041 RRA
SVREVV
ILC193-INC129-170130-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EVANSVILLE IN
741 PM CDT WED MAY 16 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EVANSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
...WHITE
IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA
...POSEY
AT 740 PM CDT...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR
ENFIELD ILLINOIS...ABOUT 40 MILES WEST OF EVANSVILLE. IT WAS MOVING
EAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR TOWARD CROSSVILLE AND NEW HARMONY INDIANA
BY ABOUT 8 PM CDT.
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES
WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD
PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND
DEADLY LIGHTNING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO
PRODUCE A TORNADO. TAKE COVER INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
ZIMMERWhat 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
Local storm report, May 16, 1:50 PM CDT, 5 hours 51 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
200 PM EST WED MAY 16 1990
MAY 16TH STORM DAMAGE...LATE REPORT
430 AM EST BOONE COUNTY....CITIZEN REPORTED HALF DOZEN TREES DOWN AND
UPcROOTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF US 421 AND SR 32 IN EASTERN
BOONE COUNTY 10 MILES EAST OF LEBANON...20 MILES NORTHWEST
OF INDIANAPOLIS.
CURRANLocal storm report, May 16, 4:11 PM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 410 PM EST WED MAY 16 1990 MAY 16TH STORM DAMAGE...LATE REPORT JST BEFORE 5AM...6 MILES SOUTH OF TRAFALGAR IN..11/2 MILES NORTH OF THE JOHNSON/BROWN COUNTY LINE..AT LAMB LAKE. LOUD ROAR...FELT LARGE PRESSURE CHANGE..HAD SEVERAL WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF HOUSE. NUMEROUS 3 TO 4 FOOT DIAMETER TREES UPROOTED. TOPS OF SEVERAL LARGE TREES HAD TOPS TWISTED OFF ABOUT 35 FT ABOVE THE GROUND. GRAY
Special weather statement, May 16, 4:47 PM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
INZ011>015-162145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 545 PM EST WED MAY 16 1990 IN INDIANA THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 248 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST AND INCLUDES THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF INDIANA SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES SOUTH OF TERRE HAUTE TO 10 MILES NORTH OF CINCINNATI. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE...BLOOMINGTON...VINCENNES... EVANSVILLE...COLUMBUS...MADISON...SALEM AND JASPER. REMEMBER...A WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. KOLDITZ
Special weather statement, May 16, 4:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
INZ011>015-162145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR TIME IN HEADER... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 445 PM EST WED MAY 16 1990 IN INDIANA THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 248 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST AND INCLUDES THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF INDIANA SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES SOUTH OF TERRE HAUTE TO 10 MILES NORTH OF CINCINNATI. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE...BLOOMINGTON...VINCENNES... EVANSVILLE...COLUMBUS...MADISON...SALEM AND JASPER. REMEMBER...A WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. KOLDITZ
Special weather statement, May 16, 5:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
INZ011>015-162330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 535 PM EST WED MAY 16 1990 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF INDIANA UNTIL 10 PM EST. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA FOR TONIGHT. AT 530 PM EST...SHOWERS WERE MOVING INTO WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...BETWEEN TERRE HAUTE AND LINTON. THEY WERE MOVING EAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. FARTHER SOUTH...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE OCCURRING OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN INDIANA. THE STORMS WERE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM VINCENNES TO MADISON. VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING OVER EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...NORTHWEST OF LOUISVILLE K%ENTUCKY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. GRAY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 7:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Jackson | 3 hr |
| May 16, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Gibson, Vanderburgh | 53 min |
| May 16, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Warrick | 43 min |
| May 16, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Spencer | 44 min |
| May 16, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Pike | 44 min |
| May 16, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Dubois, Perry | 67 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.