Alert archive / Illinois / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood warning at Jul 23, 1993, 8:47 AM CDT for 5 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 23, 1993, 8:47 AM CDT (13:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 1993, 11:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Fulton County, IL, McLean County, IL, Peoria County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Woodford County, IL
The nearest sounding before it
Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 12:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 400 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
- 128 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -181 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 916 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 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 231348 FFWPIA ILC113-143-179-203-057-095-231645- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 847 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEORIA HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1145 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS ...MCLEAN COUNTY...PEORIA COUNTY...TAZEWELL COUNTY ...WOODFORD COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS ...FULTON COUNTY...SOUTHERN KNOX COUNTY AS OF 845 AM...OBSERVERS THROUGHOUT CENTRAL ILLINOIS REPORTED 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE EARLY MORNING. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL HAS RESULTED IN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF STREET FLOODING AND HAS CAUSED MANY CREEKS TO RISE RAPIDLY. AT 845 AM RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ENTIRE REGION. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL AGGRAVATE THE FLOODING AND MAY CAUSE CREEKS AND SMALL RIVERS TO OVERFLOW. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GR4OUND. WATERHOUSE
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, Jul 23, 5:24 AM CDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before
ILZ005>007-231630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 525 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 1993 AT 520 AM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS AND RAINSHOWERS WERE INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVER WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...MOSTLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROSEVILLE...25 MILES EAST OF BURLINGTON...IA...IN WARREN COUNTY...TO CUBA...33 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PEORIA...IN FULTON COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MPH AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING BRIEF HEAVY RAINS...FREQUENT LIGHTING...AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. WATERHOUSE
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 5:25 AM CDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before
ILZ005>007-231630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 525 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 1993 AT 520 AM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS AND RAINSHOWERS WERE INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVER WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...MOSTLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROSEVILLE...25 MILES EAST OF BURLINGTON...IA...IN WARREN COUNTY...TO CUBA...33 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PEORIA...IN FULTON COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MPH AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING BRIEF HEAVY RAINS...FREQUENT LIGHTING...AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. WATERHOUSE
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 6:20 AM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
ILZ005>007-231630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 620 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 1993 AT 615 AM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS AND RAINSHOWERS WERE INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVER WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...MOSTLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM FERRIS...24 MILES SOUTH OF BURLINGTON...IA...IN HANCOCK COUNTY...TO AVON...44 MILES WEST OF PEORIA...IN FULTON COUNTY...TO MINIER 23 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PEORIA...IN TAZWELL COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MPH AND ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF GUSTY WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAINS...AND DEADLY LIGHTING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. WATERHOUSE
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 6:20 AM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
ILZ005>007-231630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 620 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 1993 AT 615 AM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS AND RAINSHOWERS WERE INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVER WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...MOSTLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM FERRIS...24 MILES SOUTH OF BURLINGTON...IA...IN HANCOCK COUNTY...TO AVON...44 MILES WEST OF PEORIA...IN FULTON COUNTY...TO MINIER 23 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PEORIA...IN TAZWELL COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MPH AND ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF GUSTY WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAINS...AND DEADLY LIGHTING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. WATERHOUSE
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 7:35 AM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
ILZ005>007-231630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 735 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 1993 AT 730 AM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS AND RAINSHOWERS WERE CONTINUING TO MOVE THROUGH WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...MOSTLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLCHESTER... 33 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BURLINGTON...IA...IN MCDONOUGH COUNTY...TO LEWISTOWN ...35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PEORIA...IN FULTON COUNTY...TO LE ROY...15 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF BLOOMINGTON...IN MCLEAN COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MPH AND ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF GUSTY WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAINS...AND DEADLY LIGHTING. THESE STORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS OF ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS. BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY RISING CREEKS AND STREAMS...FLOODING OVER ROADWAYS...AND STANDING WATER. WATERHOUSE
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 7:35 AM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
ILZ005>007-231630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 735 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 1993 AT 730 AM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS AND RAINSHOWERS WERE CONTINUING TO MOVE THROUGH WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...MOSTLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLCHESTER... 33 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BURLINGTON...IA...IN MCDONOUGH COUNTY...TO LEWISTOWN ...35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PEORIA...IN FULTON COUNTY...TO LE ROY...15 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF BLOOMINGTON...IN MCLEAN COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MPH AND ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF GUSTY WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAINS...AND DEADLY LIGHTING. THESE STORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS OF ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS. BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY RISING CREEKS AND STREAMS...FLOODING OVER ROADWAYS...AND STANDING WATER. WATERHOUSE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 8:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Knox | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 11:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Knox, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jul 23, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Mason | 61 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.