Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 22, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Aug 16, 1993, 7:15 PM CDT for McLean County, Tazewell County, Illinois. It was in force for 30 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 16, 1993, 7:15 PM CDT (00:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 16, 1993, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties McLean County, IL, Tazewell County, IL
The nearest sounding before it
Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 384 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
- 3482 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1086 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 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 170017 TORPIA ILC113-179-170045- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 715 PM CDT MON AUG 16 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEORIA HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS ...SOUTHWESTERN MCLEAN COUNTY...SOUTHEASTERN TAZEWELL COUNTY AT 715 PM CDT... AFUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED NEAR MINIER IN SOUTHEASTERN TAZEWELL COUNTY. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE MINIER...ARMINGTON AND STANFORD. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS... OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCEDZ BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. BREESER
What 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, Aug 16, 5:14 PM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
ILZ009-010-162315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 515 PM CDT MON AUG 16 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10 PM FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... AT 515 PM CDT...SPRINGFIELD RADAR SHOWED ISOLATED SHOWERS NORTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD NEAR BEARDSTOWN. THESE SHOWERS WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. NO OTHER RAIN WAS DETECTED OVER CENTRAL OR EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTzINUE TO INCREASE AND MOVE INTO CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER INFORMATION SOURCE FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. GEELHART
Special weather statement, Aug 16, 5:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
ILZ005-006-007-162330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 540 PM CDT MON AUG 16 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 10 PM... AT 535 PM CDT... ONLY SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE DETECTED FROM BLOOMINGTON WEST TO CENTRAL FULTON COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 25 MPH. ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS YET BEEN DETECTED ACROSS THE REGION... THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 10 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BREESER
Special weather statement, Aug 16, 5:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
ILZ005-006-007-162330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 540 PM CDT MON AUG 16 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 10 PM... AT 535 PM CDT... ONLY SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE DETECTED FROM BLOOMINGTON WEST TO CENTRAL FULTON COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 25 MPH. ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS YET BEEN DETECTED ACROSS THE REGION... THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 10 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BREESER
Special weather statement, Aug 16, 6:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
ILZ009-010-170015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 610 PM CDT MON AUG 16 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10 PM FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... AT 610 PM CDT...SPRINGFIELD RADAR SHOWED ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF SPRINGFIELD NEAR PETERSBURG...AND NORTH OF CHAMPAIGN AND DANVILLE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AND MOVE INTO CENTRdAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS EVENING. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER INFORMATION SOURCE FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. GEELHART
Special weather statement, Aug 16, 6:45 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
ILZ005-006-007-170045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 645 PM CDT MON AUG 16 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 10 PM... AT 645 PM CDT...SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE DETECTED OVER SOUTHERN TAZEWELL COUNTY...BETWEEN DELAVAN AND ARMINGTION. MOVEMENT WAS EAST SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN DETECTED ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 10 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BUCKINGHAM
Special weather statement, Aug 16, 6:50 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
ILZ005-006-007-170045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 645 PM CDT MON AUG 16 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 10 PM... AT 645 PM CDT...SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE DETECTED OVER SOUTHERN TAZEWELL COUNTY...BETWEEN DELAVAN AND ARMINGTION. MOVEMENT WAS EAST SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN DETECTED ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 10 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BUCKINGHAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 7:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | DeWitt, McLean | 30 min |
| Aug 16, 8:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | DeWitt | 25 min |
| Aug 16, 8:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Piatt | 28 min |
| Aug 16, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Piatt | 21 min |
| Aug 16, 9:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, Piatt | 20 min |
| Aug 16, 10:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Douglas | 28 min |
| Aug 16, 10:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign | 25 min |
| Aug 17, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland, Shelby | 35 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.