Alert archive / Illinois / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 33, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood warning at Jul 24, 1993, 3:48 AM CDT for Knox County, Stark County, Illinois. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 24, 1993, 3:48 AM CDT (08:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 24, 1993, 7:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Knox County, IL, Stark County, IL
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 416 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1390 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 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 240849 FFWPIA ILC175-071-095-187-241245- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 348 AM CDT SAT JUL 24 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEORIA HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 745 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS ...STARK COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS ...HENDERSON COUNTY...KNOX COUNTY...WARREN COUNTY THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLOODED ROADS AND CREEKS OVER THEIR BANKS IN THE AFFECTED COUNTIES AS OF 340 AM. THE KNOX COUNTY SHERIFF IS NOT ADVISING TRAVEL IN ANY PART OF THE COUNTY DUE TO THE FLOODING. THE HENDERSON COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED MANY ROADS COVERED WITH WATER AND THE HENDERSON CREEK WAS ABOUT TO SPILL OVER. THE WARREN COUNTY ESDA REPORTED THAT NUMEROUS CREEKS HAVE ALREADY FLOODED OVER...ESPECIALLY NEAR MONMOUTH AND IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR NEAR CHICAGO INDICATED THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL FROM NORTHERN KNOX TO SOUTHWESTERN STARK COUNTY SINCE MIDNIGHT. MORE HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AFFECTED COUNTIES THIS MORNING...AGGRAVATING THE FLOOD SITUATION. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. MILLER &
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, 11:17 PM CDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before
ILZ005>007-240530- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 1115 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 1993 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT... AT 1110 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED LIGHT SHOWERS WERE OCCURRING OVER WESTERN ILLINOIS NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN HANCOCK...HENDERSON AND WARREN COUNTIES. SOME HEAVIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERTORMS WERE OVER EASTERN IOWA IOWA...WEST AND NORTHWEST OF DAVENPORT. THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MILES PER HOUR. ELSEWHERE IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS...MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED WITH AREAS OF PATCHY DENSE FOG. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. SOME AREAS HAVE RECEIVED LARGE AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION TODAY AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD CAUSE A FLOODING HAZARD. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO. SEEK HIGHER GROUND 4IF ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS BECOME INUNDATED. OUSLEY
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 12:40 AM CDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
ILZ005>007-240700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 1240 AM CDT SAT JUL 24 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN OVER WESTERN ILLINOIS... AT 1235 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN ILLINOIS. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF IN AN HOUR AND WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MILES. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE OVER CENTRAL WARREN COUNTY... NEAR MONMOUTH...AND IN NORTHEASTERN KNOX COUNTY...WEST OF GALESBURG. STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ILLINOIS AREA FROM IOWA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. SOME AREAS HAVE RECEIVED LARGE AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION TODAY AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD CAUSE A FLOODING HAZARD. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO. SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS BECOME INUNDATED. OUSLEY
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 12:45 AM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
ILZ005>007-240700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 1240 AM CDT SAT JUL 24 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN OVER WESTERN ILLINOIS... AT 1235 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN ILLINOIS. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF IN AN HOUR AND WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MILES. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE OVER CENTRAL WARREN COUNTY... NEAR MONMOUTH...AND IN NORTHEASTERN KNOX COUNTY...WEST OF GALESBURG. STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ILLINOIS AREA FROM IOWA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. SOME AREAS HAVE RECEIVED LARGE AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION TODAY AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD CAUSE A FLOODING HAZARD. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO. SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS BECOME INUNDATED. OUSLEY
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 12:45 AM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
ILZ005>007-240700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 1245 AM CDT SAT JUL 24 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN OVER WESTERN ILLINOIS... AT 1235 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN ILLINOIS. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF IN AN HOUR AND WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MILES PER HOUR. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE OVER CENTRAL WARREN COUNTY... NEAR MONMOUTH...AND IN NORTHEASTERN KNOX COUNTY...WEST OF GALESBURG. STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ILLINOIS AREA FROM IOWA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. SOME AREAS HAVE RECEIVED LARGE AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION TODAY AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD CAUSE A FLOODING HAZARD. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO. SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS BECOME INUNDATED. OUSLEY
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 12:49 AM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before
ILZ005>007-240700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 1245 AM CDT SAT JUL 24 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN OVER WESTERN ILLINOIS... AT 1235 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN ILLINOIS. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF IN AN HOUR AND WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MILES PER HOUR. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE OVER CENTRAL WARREN COUNTY... NEAR MONMOUTH...AND IN NORTHEASTERN KNOX COUNTY...WEST OF GALESBURG. STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ILLINOIS AREA FROM IOWA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. SOME AREAS HAVE RECEIVED LARGE AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION TODAY AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD CAUSE A FLOODING HAZARD. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO. SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS BECOME INUNDATED. OUSLEY
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 1:47 AM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
ILZ009-240925- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 147 AM CDT SAT JUL 24 1993 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL ILLINOIS OVERNIGHT... AT 145 AM CDT...NO RAINFALL WAS DETECTED BY RADAR OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS. HOWEVER...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE WIDESPREAD OVER NORTHWEST AND PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES NORTHEAST OF PEORIA...TO 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PEORIA. SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO DETECTED OVER WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AROUND QUINCY...AND A LARGE AREA OF HEAVIER STORMS WAS OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN IOWA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 25 MPH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEFORE SUNRISE OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE SATURATED GROUND COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OF SOME LOW LYING AREAS NEAR STREAMS AND RIVERS. IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING ...PLAN AHEAD NOW FOR A QUICK EVACUATION IN CASE FLASH FLOODING DEVELOPS. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE FOR WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS. MCCOY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Knox, Warren | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 3:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Henderson, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jul 24, 4:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton | 49 min |
| Jul 24, 4:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton, Mason, Schuyler, Tazewell | 4 hr |
| Jul 24, 4:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | McDonough | 4 hr |
| Jul 24, 4:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Peoria, Woodford | 4 hr |
| Jul 24, 5:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Bureau, Marshall, Putnam | 4 hr |
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.