Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 1993, 9:43 PM CDT for Fulton County, Peoria County, Illinois. It was in force for 62 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 1993, 9:43 PM CDT (02:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 1993, 10:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Fulton County, IL, Peoria County, IL
The nearest sounding before it
Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 411 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
- 1898 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1344 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS1 KPIA 180243 RRA
SVRPIA
ILC057-143-180345-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL
943 PM CDT THU JUN 17 1993
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE WEST CENTRAL PART OF ILLINOIS
FULTON...
IN THE CENTRAL PART OF ILLINOIS
PEORIA...
AT 938 PM... A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM PEORIA
TO ASTORIA IN SOUTHERN FULTON COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING
NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH WERE RECEIVED
AT PEORIA WITH THE INITIAL THRUST OF STORMS.
TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE ASTORIA AND LEWISTOWN IN
FULTON COUNTY AND PEORIA AND CHILLICOTHE IN PEORIA COUNTY.
IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA THREATENED BY THE STORM..GO TO A REINFORECED
SHELTER AND PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY
RAIN AND LIGHTNING.
REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
A TORNADO WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT.
INTENSE LIGHTNING IS REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...
STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS. MOVE INDOOR IF POSSIBLE. WHEN
INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING
TELEPHONES AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PEORIA AND FULTON COUNTIES.
MOGGEDWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 17, 6:40 PM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
ILZ007-180030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 640 PM CDT THU JUN 17 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN ILLINOIS UNTIL 8 PM... AT 625 PM... RADAR INDICATED ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS... ONE NEAR MACOMB IN MCDONOUGH COUNTY AND TW0 LARGER STRONGER STORMS NEAR PRINCETON AND WYANET IN BUREAU COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH. THE STRONGER STORMS IN BUREAU COUNTY WILL EXIT THE COUNTY BY 730 PM PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. THE STORMS IN BUREAU COUNTY ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA AND MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS AS THEY EXIT THE COUNTY.THE THUNDERSTORM NEAR MACOMB WILL ALSO CONTINUE A NORTHEAST TRACK MOVING ACROSS NORTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY AND THEN INTO KNOX COUNTY DURING THE PERIOD. CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. . STAY TUNDED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WANINGS. MOGGED
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 6:48 PM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
ILZ007-180030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 640 PM CDT THU JUN 17 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN ILLINOIS UNTIL 8 PM... AT 625 PM... RADAR INDICATED ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS... ONE NEAR MACOMB IN MCDONOUGH COUNTY AND TW0 LARGER STRONGER STORMS NEAR PRINCETON AND WYANET IN BUREAU COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH. THE STRONGER STORMS IN BUREAU COUNTY WILL EXIT THE COUNTY BY 730 PM PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. THE STORMS IN BUREAU COUNTY ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA AND MAY RACH SEVERE LIMITS AS THEY EXIT THE COUNTY.THE THUNDERSTORM NEAR MACOMB WILL ALSO CONTINUE A NORTHEAST TRACK MOVING ACROSS NORTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY AND THEN INTO KNOX COUNTY DURING THE PERIOD. CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. . STAY TUNDED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WANINGS. MOGGED
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 6:48 PM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
ILZ009-180045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 6 45 PM CDT THU JUN 17 1993 ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS SOUTH OF SPRINGFIELD... AT 6 40 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS HAD DEVELOPED FROM ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF SPRINGFIELD AND EXTENDED TO ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CARLINVILLE ILLINOIS...NORTHEAST OF ST. LOUIS. THE SCATTERED STORMS AND SHOWERS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 20 MPH. THE SOUTHEAST AND EAST EDGE OF SPRINGFIELD CAN EXPECT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN BETWEEN 700 AND 800 PM. THESE SAME CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT HETTICK...PALMYRA...GIRARD...VIRDEN ...DIVERNON...PAWNEE AND ROCHESTER. PALMER
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 6:51 PM CDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before
ILZ007-180030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 640 PM CDT THU JUN 17 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN ILLINOIS UNTIL 8 PM... AT 625 PM... RADAR INDICATED ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS... ONE NEAR MACOMB IN MCDONOUGH COUNTY AND TW0 LARGER STRONGER STORMS NEAR PRINCETON AND WYANET IN BUREAU COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH. THE STRONGER STORMS IN BUREAU COUNTY WILL EXIT THE COUNTY BY 730 PM PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. THE STORMS IN BUREAU COUNTY ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA AND MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS AS THEY EXIT THE COUNTY.THE THUNDERSTORM NEAR MACOMB WILL ALSO CONTINUE A NORTHEAST TRACK MOVING ACROSS NORTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY AND THEN INTO KNOX COUNTY DURING THE PERIOD. CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. . STAY TUNDED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WANINGS. MOGGED
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 7:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
ILZ007-180130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 740 PM CDT THU JUN 17 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS WAS CANCELLED 7:30 PM... AT 735 PM... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM BRADFORD IN SOUTHERN BUREAU COUNTY TO AVON IN NORTHWEST FULTON COUNTY. THE NEAREST STORM IN THIS LINE TO PEORIA WAS ABOUT 15 MILES WEST. MORE STORMS WERE IN HANCOCK COUNTY... BUT THESE WERE WEAK. ALL THE ACTIVITY WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 TO 35 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND SLIDE NORTHEAST ACROSS KNOX... STARK AND BURREAU COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM AND MAY BRUSH WESTERN PEORIA COUNTY. NONE ARE EXPECTED AT PEORIA DURING THE PERIOD. THE THUNDERSTORMS IN HANCOCK COUNTY WILL ALSO MOVE NORTHEAST AFFECTING HENDERSON... WARREN AND MCDONOUGH COUNTIES THROUGH 9 PM. THESE STORMS STILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WIND BUT THE POTENTIAL WILL DIMINISH AS TEMPERATURES FALL. STAY TUNDED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND UPDATES. MOGGED
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 7:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
ILZ007-180130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 740 PM CDT THU JUN 17 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS WAS CANCELLED 7:30 PM... AT 735 PM... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM BRADFORD IN SOUTHERN BUREAU COUNTY TO AVON IN NORTHWEST FULTON COUNTY. THE NEAREST STORM IN THIS LINE TO PEORIA WAS ABOUT 15 MILES WEST. MORE STORMS WERE IN HANCOCK COUNTY... BUT THESE WERE WEAK. ALL THE ACTIVITY WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 TO 35 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND SLIDE NORTHEAST ACROSS KNOX... STARK AND BURREAU COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM AND MAY BRUSH WESTERN PEORIA COUNTY. NONE ARE EXPECTED AT PEORIA DURING THE PERIOD. THE THUNDERSTORMS IN HANCOCK COUNTY WILL ALSO MOVE NORTHEAST AFFECTING HENDERSON... WARREN AND MCDONOUGH COUNTIES THROUGH 9 PM. THESE STORMS STILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WIND BUT THE POTEN TIAL WILL DIMINISH AS TEMPERATURES FALL. STAY TUNDED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND UPDATES. MOGGED
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeKalb, Lee, Ogle | 54 min |
| Jun 17, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Stephenson | 43 min |
| Jun 17, 8:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Boone, DeKalb, Ogle | 52 min |
| Jun 17, 8:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Lee | 52 min |
| Jun 17, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan | 27 min |
| Jun 17, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Morgan, Sangamon | 24 min |
| Jun 17, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean | 55 min |
| Jun 17, 9:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton, Peoria | 116 min |
| Jun 17, 10:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Tazewell, Woodford | 57 min |
| Jun 17, 11:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton, Peoria | 3 hr |
| Jun 17, 11:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Woodford | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford | 47 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.