Alert archive / Illinois / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood warning at Jun 30, 1993, 2:06 AM CDT for McLean County, Illinois. It was in force for 69 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 30, 1993, 2:06 AM CDT (07:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 1993, 3:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 69 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
County McLean County, IL
The nearest sounding before it
Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 381 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 300706 FFWPIA ILC113-300815- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 206 AM CDT WED JUN 30 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEORIA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 315 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS ...MCLEAN COUNTY AT 202 AM...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT REAKED HAVOC ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WERE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF MCLEAN COUNTY. THESE STORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE DANVERS...BLOOMINGTON AND ARROWSMITH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...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, 11:08 PM CDT, 2 hours 58 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, 2 hours 43 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, 2 hours 41 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, 2 hours 6 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, 1 hour 52 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
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 2:01 AM CDT, 5 minutes before
ILZ009-010-290750- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 200 AM CDT WED JUN 30 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CASS...MENARD...MORGAN AND SANGAMON COUNTIES UNTIL 3 AM CDT... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN SECTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND ALL OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 6 AM CDT... AT 155 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTENDED FROM 20 NORTHEAST OF PEORIA TO 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPRINFIELD TO QUINCY. ALSO...THERE WAS A LINE OF STORMS THAT EXTENDED FROM 5 MILES EAST OF BLOOMINGTON TO 10 MILES WEST OF CHAMPAIGN TO 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DECATUR. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. REMEMBER...DEADLY LIGHTNING...HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BYRD
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 | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Peoria | 67 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 | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean | 69 min |
| Jun 30, 2:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 53 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.