Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Jun 4, 1993, 7:29 AM CDT for Moultrie County, Shelby County, Illinois. It was in force for 31 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 4, 1993, 7:29 AM CDT (12:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 1993, 8:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Moultrie County, IL, Shelby County, IL
The nearest sounding before it
Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 12:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 272 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
- 3217 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 766 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.7
- Supercell composite
- 8.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KSPI 041229
TORSPI
ILC139-173-041300-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL
729 AM CDT FRI JUN 4 1993
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE CENTRAL PART OF ILLINOIS
SOUTHERN MOULTRIE...NORTHEAST SHELBY
AT 722 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFOCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED A TORNADO
1 1/2 MILES NORTHEAST OF SHELBYVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
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 ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.
USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS.
FUNNEL CLOUDS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE A TORNADO WITH LITTLE
OR NO ADVANCE WARNING...SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE
TO A PLACE OF SAFETY.
MCCO YWhat 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 4, 3:20 AM CDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before
ILZ005>007-009-040900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 320 AM CDT FRI JUN 04 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... AT 315 AM CDT... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING TO THE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM BURLINGTON TO PEORIA. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WAS DETECTED AROUND BLANDINSVILLE AND MACOMB...30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BURLINGTON. MOVEMENT OF THE SHOWERS AND STORMS CONTINUED TO BE TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE REGION...SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE WEATHER OVER HANCOCK...MCDONOUGH...FULTON...MASON AND SCHUYLER COUNTIES UNTIL 7 AM. PERSONS IN THE AFFECTED AREA SHOULD STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BREESER
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 3:21 AM CDT, 4 hours 8 minutes before
ILZ005>007-009-040900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 320 AM CDT FRI JUN 04 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... AT 315 AM CDT... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING TO THE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM BURLINGTON TO PEORIA. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WAS DETECTED AROUND BLANDINSVILLE AND MACOMB...30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BURLINGTON. MOVEMENT OF THE SHOWERS AND STORMS CONTINUED TO BE TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE REGION...SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE WEATHER OVER HANCOCK...MCDONOUGH...FULTON...MASON AND SCHUYLER COUNTIES UNTIL 7 AM. PERSONS IN THE AFFECTED AREA SHOULD STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BREESER
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 4:40 AM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before
ILZ005>007-009-041030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 440 AM CDT FRI JUN 04 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CANCELLED FOR HANCOCK...MCDONOUGH...FULTON AND SCHYLER COUNTIES BUT REMAINS FOR MASON COUNTY. AT 435 AM CDT... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM BURLINGTON TO EXTREME NORTHERN PEORIA COUNTY TO BLOOMINGTON. ALL OF THE SHOWERS AND STORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. WHILE THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS PASSED FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS ON EFFECT FOR MASON COUNTY UNTIL 7 AM THIS MORNING. PERSONS IN MASON COUNTY SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BREESER
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 4:44 AM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
ILZ005>007-009-041030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 440 AM CDT FRI JUN 04 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CANCELLED FOR HANCOCK...MCDONOUGH...FULTON AND SCHYLER COUNTIES BUT REMAINS FOR MASON COUNTY. AT 435 AM CDT... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM BURLINGTON TO EXTREME NORTHERN PEORIA COUNTY TO BLOOMINGTON. ALL OF THE SHOWERS AND STORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. WHILE THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS PASSED FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS ON EFFECT FOR MASON COUNTY UNTIL 7 AM THIS MORNING. PERSONS IN MASON COUNTY SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGINlG WEATHER CONDITIONS AND STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BREESER
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 5:30 AM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
ILZ005>007-009-041130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 530 AM CDT FRI JUN 04 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CANCELLED FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... AT 525 AM CDT... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAD BEEN CANCELED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS. RADAR INDICATED THAT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM METAMORA TO PEORIA TO MACOMB. THE SHOWERS AND THNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO TRACK TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. WHILE THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS PASSED PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE THE CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN IN THEAREA THEREFORE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WINDS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING MAY OCCUR WITH THE PASSAGE OF A THUNDERSTORM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND UPDATES. OUSLEY 2> MONT| WUUS 4gf6WWUS GBf6WWUS. <YSTEM WILL MOVE CALIFORNIA TO THIS WILL DRIVMOIST UNSTABLE ASS INTO THE INd`WWUS (`WWUS< +Xqf6WWUS X p^XWOUS H6WWUS hR Xqc:X6WWUS" ` ,\em6WWUS G>6WWUS V6WWUS g WUUS& FPCN
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 5:50 AM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
ILZ005>007-009-041130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 530 AM CDT FRI JUN 04 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CANCELLED FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... AT 525 AM CDT... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAD BEEN CANCELED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS. RADAR INDICATED THAT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM METAMORA TO PEORIA TO MACOMB. THE SHOWERS AND THNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO TRACK TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. WHILE THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS PASSED PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE THE CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN IN THEAREA THEREFORE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WINDS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING MAY OCCUR WITH THE PASSAGE OF A THUNDERSTORM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND UPDATES. OUSLEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 4:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Shelby | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 5:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Macon, Shelby | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 6:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Douglas, Edgar | 67 min |
| Jun 4, 7:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 7:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland, Moultrie | 68 min |
| Jun 4, 7:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Edgar | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 8:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark | 52 min |
| Jun 4, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Piatt | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 28 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.