Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 23, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Aug 16, 1993, 7:45 PM CDT for DeWitt County, McLean County, Illinois. It was in force for 30 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 16, 1993, 7:45 PM CDT (00:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 16, 1993, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties DeWitt County, IL, McLean County, IL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 8:12 PM CDT | Tornado F0 | Wapella, IL | A tornado briefly touched down near Carl Springs Road, one mile north of Wapella. No damage was reported. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 363 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 170049 TORPIA ILC113-170115- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 745 PM CDT MON AUG 16 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEORIA HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS ...SOUTHERN MCLEAN COUNTY AT 745 PM CDT...A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WHICH HAS PRODUCED A FUNNEL CLOUD DURING THE PAST 30 MINUTES CONTINUED TO MOVE ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN MCLEAN COUNTY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM MOVING TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH AND IT WILL THREATEN THE TOWNS OF MCLEAN...HEYWORTH ...LEROY AND RANDOLPH DURING THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. 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. BREESER
1 follow-up statement
000
TTAA00 KSPI 170050 RRA
TORSPI
ILC039-170115-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL
745 PM CDT MON AUG 16 1993
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY
IN THE CENTRAL PART OF ILLINOIS
NORTHERN DE WITT
742 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO 40 MILES NORTHEAST
OF SPRINGFIELD...OR 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MCLEAN...MOVING EAST
SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THE TOWNS OF WAYNESVILLE...CLINTON...AND WAPELLA ARE IN THE PATH
OF THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IN A SHELTER
BELOW GROUND IF POSSIBLE. OTHERSISE GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH CUSHIONS OR PILLOWS.
ACT QUICKLY. SECONDS SAVE LIVES.
MCCOYWhat 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, 5:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 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, 2 hours 5 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 33 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, 1 hour 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, 55 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, 7:16 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
ILZ009-010-170015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 715 PM CDT MON AUG 16 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10 PM FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... AT 712 PM CDT...RADAR DETECTED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS...FROM 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF SPRINGFIELD...TO JUST WEST OF DECATUR...TO 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SPRINGFIELD NEAR TAYLORVILLE. A FEW SEVERE STORMS ARE P^OSSIBLE THIS EVENING OVER CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER INFORMATION SOURCE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 7:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | McLean, Tazewell | 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.