Alert archive / Illinois / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 24, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood warning at Jul 17, 1993, 8:13 AM CDT for McLean County, Tazewell County, Illinois. It was in force for 77 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 17, 1993, 8:13 AM CDT (13:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 17, 1993, 9:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 77 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties McLean County, IL, Tazewell County, IL
The nearest sounding before it
Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 12:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 384 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
- 1748 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 944 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 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 171313
FFWPIA
ILC179-113-171530-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL
813 AM CDT SAT JUL 17 1993
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE CENTRAL PART OF ILLINOIS
TAZEWELL...MCLEAN
AT 805 AM...THE TAZEWELL COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED THAT MANY CREEKS
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY WERE UP TO THEIR BANKS AND SOME HAVE STARTED
TO SPILL OVER. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF STREET
FLOODING IN AND AROUND PEKIN AND TREMONT.
STAY OUT OF DRY CREEK BEDS AND LOW LYING AREAS. FLASH FLOODS CAN
OCCUR WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED COUNTY IN AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE OVER ROADS COVERED BY FLOOD WATERS.
RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM ABOUT
WASHINGTON TO MINIER...10 MILES EAST TO 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
PEORIA. THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO MCLEAN COUNTY...AND WILL
CREATE FLASH FLOOD PRODUCING RAINS BETWEEN 830 AND 930 AM.
IN ADDITION...DOPPLER RADAR AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
CHICAGO E4STIMATED THAT MORE THAN ONE INCH OF RAIN FELL NEAR PEKIN
BETWEEN 645 AND 745 AM...AND NEARLY 3 INCHES FELL FROM ABOUT
MANITO TO GREEN VALLEY SINCE 245 AM.
MILLERWhat 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, Jul 17, 6:20 AM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
ILZ006-007-009-171230 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 620 AM CDT SAT JUL 17 1993 ...HEAVY RAIN IS APPROACHING CENTRAL ILLINOIS... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN...WILL SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS MORNING. THE RAIN WAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOLINE TO PEORIA TO BLOOMINGTON AT 615 AM. THE STRONGEST STORMS...PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING...WERE IN FULTON COUNTY NEAR CUBA... ABOUT 35 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF PEORIA. THE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE EAST AT ONLY 10 TO 15 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN LARGE AMOUNTS OF RAIN...ESPECIALLY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS FROM ABOUT CANTON TO HAVANA BETWEEN NOW AND 730 AM. IF THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN REMAINS INTACT IT IS EXPECTED TO REACH PEORIA BETWEEN 715 AND 815 AM. PEOPLE IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR THE POTENTIAL OF FLOODING. STAY AWAY FROM RAPIDLY RISING CREEKS AND RIVERS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY...INSTEAD YOU ARE URGED TO SEEK ALTERNATE ROUTES. MILLER
Special weather statement, Jul 17, 6:21 AM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
ILZ006-007-009-171230 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 620 AM CDT SAT JUL 17 1993 ...HEAVY RAIN IS APPROACHING CENTRAL ILLINOIS... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN...WILL SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS MORNING. THE RAIN WAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOLINE TO PEORIA TO BLOOMINGTON AT 615 AM. THE STRONGEST STORMS...PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING...WERE IN FULTON COUNTY NEAR CUBA... ABOUT 35 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF PEORIA. THE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE EAST AT ONLY 10 TO 15 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN LARGE AMOUNTS OF RAIN...ESPECIALLY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS FROM ABOUT CANTON TO HAVANA BETWEEN NOW AND 730 AM. IF THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN REMAINS INTACT IT IS EXPECTED TO REACH PEORIA BETWEEN 715 AND 815 AM. PEOPLE IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR THE POTENTIAL OF FLOODING. STAY AWAY FROM RAPIDLY RISING CREEKS AND RIVERS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY...INSTEAD YOU ARE URGED TO SEEK ALTERNATE ROUTES. MILLER
Special weather statement, Jul 17, 7:10 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
ILZ005>007-009-171330 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 710 AM CDT SAT JUL 17 1993 ...HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN...WILL SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS MORNING. THE RAINFALL COVERED MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS AS OF 710 AM. THE STRONGEST STORMS... PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING... WERE NEAR GLASFORD...ABOUT 10 TO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PEORIA. THE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE EAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN LARGE AMOUNTS OF RAIN...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN PEORIA COUNTY AND TAZEWELL COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF PEORIA...BETWEEN NOW AND 800 AM. IF THIS AREA OF HEAVY RAIN REMAINS INTACT IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL BETWEEN 830 AND 930 AM. PEOPLE ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR THE POTENTIAL OF FLOODING. STAY AWAY FROM RAPIDLY RISING CREEKS AND RIVERS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY...AND INSTEAD ARE URGED TO SEEK ALTERNATE ROUTES. MILLER /CORRECTION TO SECOND PARAGRAPH/
Special weather statement, Jul 17, 7:13 AM CDT, 1 hour before
ILZ005>007-009-171330 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 710 AM CDT SAT JUL 17 1993 ...HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN...WILL SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS MORNING. THE RAINFALL COVERED MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS AS OF 710 AM. THE STRONGEST STORMS... PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING... WERE NEAR GLASFORD...ABOUT 10 TO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PEORIA. THE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE EAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN LARGE AMOUNTS OF RAIN...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN PEORIA COUNTY AND TAZEWELL COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF PEORIA...BETWEEN NOW AND 800 AM. IF THIS AREA OF HEAVY RAIN REMAINS INTACT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL BETWEEN 830 AND 930 AM. PEOPLE ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR THE POTENTIAL OF FLOODING. STAY AWAY FROM RAPID LY RISING CREEKS AND RIVERS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY...AND INSTEAD ARE URGED TO SEEK ALTERNATE ROUTES. MILLER
Special weather statement, Jul 17, 7:17 AM CDT, 56 minutes before
ILZ009-010-171315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 715 AM CDT SAT JUL 17 1993 ...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... AT 710 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTENDED FROM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHAMPAIGN TO 10 MILES EAST OF DECATUR. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED OVER MONTICELLO...19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHAMPAIGN. ALSO...SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE LOCATED OVER NORTHERN LOGAN COUNTY...20 TO 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF SPRINGFIELD. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE...AS WELL AS FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. LOCAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. ALSO...PATCHY DENSE FOG OVER EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS CONTINUED TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE. VISIBILITY IN DECATUR AND CHAMPAIGN WAS 1/8TH OF A MILE AND 5/8TH OF A MILE IN QUINCY. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING THROUGH PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS MORNING. THE FOG WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE BY 9AM. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES. BYRD
Special weather statement, Jul 17, 7:27 AM CDT, 46 minutes before
ILZ005>007-009-171330 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 710 AM CDT SAT JUL 17 1993 ...HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN...WILL SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS MORNING. THE RAINFALL COVERED MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS AS OF 710 AM. THE STRONGEST STORMS... PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING... WERE NEAR GLASFORD...ABOUT 10 TO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PEORIA. THE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE EAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN LARGE AMOUNTS OF RAIN...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN PEORIA COUNTY AND TAZEWELL COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF PEORIA...BETWEEN NOW AND 800 AM. IF THIS AREA OF HEAVY RAIN REMAINS INTACT IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL BETWEEN 830 AND 930 AM. PEOPLE ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR THE POTENTIAL OF FLOODINPG. STAY AWAY FROM RAPIDLY RISING CREEKS AND RIVERS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY...AND INSTEAD ARE URGED TO SEEK ALTERNATE ROUTES. MILLER /CORRECTION TO SECOND PARAGRAPH/
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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.