Alert archive / Illinois / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood warning at Jun 30, 1993, 12:53 AM CDT for Peoria County, Illinois. It was in force for 67 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 30, 1993, 12:53 AM CDT (05:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 1993, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Peoria County, IL
The nearest sounding before it
Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 00:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 423 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
- 1818 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -66 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1239 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KPIA 300551 FFWPIA ILC143-300700- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 1253 AM CDT WED JUN 30 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEORIA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS ...PEORIA COUNTY AT 1250 AM...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE NORTHWEST SECTIONS OF PEORIA COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS LAURA...KICKAPOO AND PEORIA. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL..n.DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. MOGGED
What 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 29, 10:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
ILZ005>007-009-300445- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 300 AM. THIS MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN ALSO PRODUCE TORNADOES SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT. THERE WERE NO THUNDERSTORMS IN WESTERN OR CENTRAL ILLINOIS AS OF 1025 PM. HOWEVER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN IOWA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO EXTREME WESTERN ILLINOIS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 100 AM. MILLER WWUS34KALO ,1
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 11:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
ILZ009-010-290400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 1105 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS... WEATHER RADAR AT 1104 PM CDT INDICATED NO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN WEST CENTRAL OR CENTRAL ILLINOIS. HOWEVER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED IN SOUTHEAST IOWA CHARGING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 50 MPH. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE STORMS ARE^ ABOUT 125 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD...AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST. STAY TUNED TO YOUR SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SKIPPER
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 11:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
ILZ005>007-009-300545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 1125 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM... AT 1120 PM... A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS APPROACHING MOLINE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. PEOPLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN COUNTIES OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS TO INCLUDE BUREAU...WARREN...KNOX AND STARK COUNTIES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DAMAGING STORMS BETWEEN 1230 AND 1 AM. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL TV...RADIO OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. MOGGED
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 11:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
ILZ005>007-009-300545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 1125 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM... AT 1120 PM... A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS APPROACHING MOLINE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. PEOPLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN COUNTIES OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS TO INCLUDE BUREAU...WARREN...KNOX AND STARK COUNTIES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DAMAGING STORMS BETWEEN 1230 AND 1 AM. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL TV...RADIO OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. MOGGED
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 12:00 AM CDT, 53 minutes before
ILZ009-010-290600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 1155 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 3 AM CDT... WEATHER RADAR AT 1154 PM CDT INDICATED SERERE THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN BURLINGTON IOWA AND MOLINE ILLINOS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST AROUND 50 MPH. REMEMBER...IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES...BE PREPARED TO| MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. STAY TUNED TO YOUR SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SKIPPER
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 12:14 AM CDT, 39 minutes before
ILZ009-010-290600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 1155 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 3 AM CDT... WEATHER RADAR AT 1154 PM CDT INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN BURLINGTON IOWA AND MOLINE ILLINOIS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST AROUND 45 MPH. REMEMBER...IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES...BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. STAY TUNED TO YOUR SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SKIPPER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 12:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Henderson | 51 min |
| Jun 30, 12:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Knox, Warren | 62 min |
| Jun 30, 12:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Henderson, Knox, Warren | 117 min |
| Jun 30, 12:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Bureau, Stark | 64 min |
| Jun 30, 12:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Bureau, Stark | 64 min |
| Jun 30, 12:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Peoria | 67 min |
| Jun 30, 1:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton | 55 min |
| Jun 30, 1:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton | 55 min |
| Jun 30, 1:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass | 45 min |
| Jun 30, 1:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Marshall, Putnam | 57 min |
| Jun 30, 1:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Marshall, Putnam | 57 min |
| Jun 30, 1:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Mason, Tazewell, Woodford | 68 min |
| Jun 30, 1:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Mason, Tazewell, Woodford | 68 min |
| Jun 30, 1:42 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Schuyler | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 1:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Schuyler | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 1:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Menard | 54 min |
| Jun 30, 2:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | McLean | 69 min |
| Jun 30, 2:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean | 69 min |
| Jun 30, 2:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 53 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Illinois, 1993Every flash flood warning in 1993
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.