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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 1993, 5:25 PM CDT for Lee County, Ogle County, Illinois. It was in force for 35 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 19, 1993, 5:25 PM CDT (22:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 1993, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Lee County, IL, Ogle County, IL
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KSTC), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 478 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
- 522 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 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 KRFD 192225
TORRFD
ILC141-103-192300-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROCKFORD IL
525 PM CDT SAT JUN 19 1993
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE NORTH CENTRAL PART OF ILLINOIS
OGLE...NORTHERN LEE
AT 522 PM CDT...LEE COUNTY SHERRIFFS OFFICE REPORTED A NUMBER OF
FUNNEL CLOUDS JUST NORTH OF DIXON. THE STORMS PRODUCING THESE
FUNNEL CLOUDS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 35 MPH.
THE STORMS WERE ALSO PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL
SOME COMMUNITIES THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS TORNADO...
DIXON...GRAND DETOUR...POLO...MT MORRIS.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR! ABANDON
CARS...FARM MACHINERY AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING...OR
A DITCH...CULVERT OR RAVINE! THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION...YOUR LIFE
MAY DEPEND ON HOW QUICKLY YOU RESPOND TO THIS TORNADO WARNING!
PETROVICHWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 19, 1:26 PM CDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before
ILZ009-010-191930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... CORRECTION TO 3RD PARAGRAPH... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 117 PM CDT SAT JUN 19 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 8PM CDT... AT 115 PM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED RAPIDLY OVER EASTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST IOWA...ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 MPH...AND WERE INCREASING IN INTENSITY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS BY 130 PM...AND SHOULD REACH PARTS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS BEFORE 230 PM. THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE TORNADOES. PLAN AHEAD AND LOCATE A PLACE OF SAFETY. BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPS. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL TV...RADIO...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. MCCOY
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 1:55 PM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
ILZ007-191440- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 155 PM CDT SAT JUN 19 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 800 PM CDT... AT 145 PM CDT...SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WERE CROSSING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER INTO HANCOCK COUNTY. ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE STORMS...PERSONS OVER EXTREME WESTERN ILLINOIS CAN EXPECT BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL WITH PASSAGE OF THE STORMS. MOVEMENT IS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE QUITE INTENSE WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO. PERSONS IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BREESER
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 1:58 PM CDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before
ILZ007-191440- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 155 PM CDT SAT JUN 19 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 800 PM CDT... AT 145 PM CDT...SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WERE CROSSING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER INTO HANCOCK COUNTY. ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE STORMS...PERSONS OVER EXTREME WESTERN ILLINOIS CAN EXPECT BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL WITH PASSAGE OF THE STORMS. MOVEMENT IS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE QUITE INTENSE WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO. PERSONS IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BREESER
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 2:31 PM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
ILZ009-010-192045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 230 PM CDT SAT JUN 19 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 8PM CDT... AT 225 PM CDT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED OVER A SMALL PART OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES WEST OF SPRINGFIELD...TO 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF ST. LOUIS. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED 56 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD...OR JUST EAST OF BUNKER HILL. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. A LINE OF MUCH STRONGER STORMS WAS MOVING INTO WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS ...AND EXTENDED FROM 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOLINE...THROUGH THE QUINCY AREA...TO ABOUT 45 MILES WEST OF ST. LOUIS. THIS LINE OF STORMS WAS MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH...AND SHOULD MOVE INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS AROUND BEARDSTOWN AND JACKSONVILLE BETWEEN 330 AND 400 PM. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE STORMS. HOWEVER... CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE STORMS...AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPS. PLAN AHEAD AND LOCATE A PLACE OF SAFETY. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL TV...RADIO...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL SZTATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. MCCOY
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 3:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
ILZ009-010-192145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 330 PM CDT SAT JUN 19 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 8PM CDT... AT 325 PM CDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND EXTENDED FROM MOLINE...TO 45 MILES WEST OF SPRINGFIELD ...TO 25 MILES WEST OF ST. LOUIS. THE LINE OF STORMS WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH...AND WILL REACH THE JACKSONVILLE AREA SHORTLY AFTER 4 PM...AND SHOULD MOVE TO NEAR PETERSBURG...SORINGFIELD...AND CARLINVILLE BETWEEN 430 AND 500 PM. DEADLY LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND SOME SMALL HAIL SHOULD BE EXPECTED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS LINE OF STORMS. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS LINE OF STORMS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL BUILDING UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL TV...RADIO...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. MCCOY
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 3:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
ILZ009-010-192145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 330 PM CDT SAT JUN 19 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 8PM CDT... AT 325 PM CDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND EXTENDED FROM MOLINE...TO 45 MILES WEST OF SPRINGFIELD ...TO 25 MILES WEST OF ST. LOUIS. THE LINE OF STORMS WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH...AND WILL REACH THE JACKSONVILLE AREA SHORTLY AFTER 4 PM...AND SHOULD MOVE TO NEAR PETERSBURG...SPRINGFIELD...AND CARLINVILLE BETWEEN 430 AND 500 PM. DEADLY LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND SOME SMALL HAIL SHOULD BE EXPECTED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS LINE OF STORMS. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS LINE OF STORMS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL BUILDING UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL TV...RADIO...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. MCCOY
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, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Hancock, Henderson | 63 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, 5:29 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
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.