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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Aug 16, 1993, 8:20 PM CDT for DeWitt County, Illinois. It was in force for 25 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 16, 1993, 8:20 PM CDT (01:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 16, 1993, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
County DeWitt County, IL
The nearest sounding before it
Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 346 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 KSPI 170120
TORSPI
ILC039-170145-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL
820 PM CDT MON AUG 16 1993
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY
IN THE CENTRAL PART OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DE WITT
AT 815 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO 23 MILES NORTH
OF DECATUR...OR 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF CLINTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
25 MPH.
AT 812 PM...THE DEWITT COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT REPORTED A TORNADO
NEAR WAPELLA AT CARL SPRINGS ROADS.
THE TOWNS OF CLINTON...DEWITT...AND WELDON ARE IN THE PATH OF
THIS TORNADO.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF
AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR POSSIBLE...AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH CUSHIONS OR PILLOWS.
IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...OR IF YOU ARE CAUGHT
OUTSIDE AND A TORNADO IS APPROACHING...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY
REINFORCED BUILDING. IF NONE IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN A
CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
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 40 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 40 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, 2 hours 8 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 35 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, 1 hour 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, 7:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 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, 7:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | DeWitt, McLean | 30 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 |
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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.