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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Lincoln, IL

June 18, 1993Hancock County, Henderson County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 1993, 8:12 PM CDT for Hancock County, Henderson County, Illinois. It was in force for 63 min.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jun 18, 1993, 8:12 PM CDT (01:12 UTC)
Expired: Jun 18, 1993, 9:15 PM CDT
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL
Area: Whole counties

Counties Hancock County, IL, Henderson County, IL

The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

What 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 18, 5:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 18, 5:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 18, 5:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 18, 6:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

ILZ009-190030-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL
627 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 1993

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING SOUTHEAST OF SPRINGFIELD...

AT 620 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 20 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF SPRINGFIELD...NEAR KINCAID IN NORTHERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY.  THE STORM
IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.  THE STORMS WILL BE AFFECTING THE TOWNS
OF STONINGTON...TAYLORVILLE...AND BLUE MOUND DURING THE NEXT HOUR.

NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED AS OF 620 PM.  HOWEVER...THIS STORM
IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DEADLY LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...SMALL
HAIL...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.

STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE FOR WEATHER INFORMATION IN CASE
FUTURE STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS ARE ISSUED.

GEELHART

Special weather statement, Jun 18, 6:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

ILZ010-180030-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL
6 40 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 1993

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

AT 630 PM CDT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE BROKEN ALONG A LINE FROM
25 MILES NORTH OF DANVILLE TO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DANVILLE TO 15
MILES SOUTHWEST OF PARIS...IN EDGAR COUNTY.  THE STRONGEST STORM WAS
LOCATED 25 MILES NORTH OF DANVILLE NEAR HOOPESTON.  THESE STORMS WERE
MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE STORMS.  HOWEVER...
THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS MAY RESULT IN LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.
MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IN AREAS OF
HEAVY RAIN.  MINOR FLOODING OF SOME LOW LYING AREAS AND STREETS IS
ALSO POSSIBLE.
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SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE SOME GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL
AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

AUTEN

Special weather statement, Jun 18, 7:33 PM CDT, 39 minutes before

ILZ009-010-190130-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ... CORRECTION TO HEADER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL
731 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 1993

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

AT 730 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED TWO STRONG THUNDERSTORMS.  THE FIRST
STORM WAS LOCATED 25 MILES NORTH OF DECATUR...NEAR THE TOWN OF CLINTON
IN DEWITT COUNTY.  THE SECOND STORM WAS LOCATED JUST SOUTHWEST OF
DANVILLE...IN CENTRAL VERMILION COUNTY.  BOTH OF THESE STORMS ARE MOVING
TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED AS OF 730 PM.  HOWEVER...PEOPLE IN
THE PATH OF THE STORMS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS...POSSIBLE SMALL
HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINS.

STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE FOR WEATHER INFORMATION IN CASE
FURTHER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS ARE ISSUED.

GEELHART

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 18, 8:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Warren	28 min
Jun 18, 11:45 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Boone	2 hr
Jun 18, 11:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	McLean	27 min
Jun 19, 3:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	McDonough, Warren	59 min
Jun 19, 3:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Knox	59 min
Jun 19, 3:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Fulton	40 min
Jun 19, 3:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Marshall, Peoria	61 min
Jun 19, 4:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Morgan	37 min
Jun 19, 4:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Cass, Menard, Sangamon	30 min
Jun 19, 4:37 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Fulton, Marshall, Peoria	4 hr
Jun 19, 4:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Tazewell, Woodford	43 min
Jun 19, 4:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Hancock	36 min
Jun 19, 5:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Lee, Ogle	35 min
Jun 19, 5:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	McDonough, Warren	46 min
Jun 19, 6:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Fulton	26 min

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Sources

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