Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Jun 8, 1993, 5:18 PM CDT for McLean County, Illinois. It was in force for 27 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 8, 1993, 5:18 PM CDT (22:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 1993, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
County McLean County, IL
The nearest sounding before it
Jefferson Prvg G, IN (KMDN), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 347 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
- 555 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -123 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1164 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KPIA 082220 TORPIA ILC113-082245- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 518 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEORIA HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS ...CENTRAL MCLEAN COUNTY AT 520 PM...FUNNEL CLOUDS WERE REPORTED ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF BLOOMINGTON. THE FUNNELS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH AND WILL THREATEN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON WITHIN THE NEXT 15 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. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED 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, Jun 8, 3:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
ILZ005>007-009-082130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 330 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 11 PM... WARM MOIST AIR BEING PUMPED INTO ILLINOIS IN STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A TORNADO WATCH FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THUNDERSTORMS IN THE ST LOUIS AREA WERE NEARING SEVERE LIMITS AS THEY MOVED NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THE CLOSEST STORMS TO WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AT 315 PM WERE BETWEEN SPRINGFIELD AND QUINCY. THESE STORMS WILL ENTER MASON COUNTY TOWARDS 4:15 PM AND ARE BEING CLOSELY MONITORED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE WEATHER. MANY LOCATIONS IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS ARE SATURATED FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS...SO ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF LOCALIZED FLOODING. AS A RESULT...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN POSTED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS THROUGH TONIGHT. . STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO FOR FUTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. MOGGED
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 3:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
ILZ005>007-009-082130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 330 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 11 PM... WARM MOIST AIR BEING PUMPED INTO ILLINOIS IN STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A TORNADO WATCH FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THUNDERSTORMS IN THE ST LOUIS AREA WERE NEARING SEVERE LIMITS AS THEY MOVED NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THE CLOSEST STORMS TO WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AT 315 PM WERE BETWEEN SPRINGFIELD AND QUINCY. THESE STORMS WILL ENTER MASON COUNTY TOWARDS 4:15 PM AND ARE BEING CLOSELY MONITORED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE WEATHER. MANY LOCATIONS IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS ARE SATURATED FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS...SO ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF LOCALIZED FLOODING. AS A RESULT...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN POSTED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS THROUGH TONIGHT. . STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO FOR FUTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. MOGGED
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 3:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
ILZ009-010-082130 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 3 35 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS AND ST. LOUIS... AT 3 30 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE SOUTH OF SPRINGFIELD NEAR AUBURN...GIRARD...CARLINVILLE TO JUST NORTHEAST OF MEDORA. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE FROM 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JACKSONVILLE ILLINOIS AND WERE MOVING NORTHEAST INTO MORGAN COUNTY. ALL OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. PEOPLE IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF SANGAMON COUNTY...NORTHERN MONTGOMERY ...MACOUPIN AND MORGAN COUNTIES SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN A SUBSTANTIAL BUILDING IF THREATENING CONDITIONS ARE SIGHTED. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNITL 11 PM CDT. PALMER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS LATER TODAY. YOU ARE ADVISED TO STAY TUNED TO LOCAL TV...RADIO...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITONAL STATEMENT*S. MCCOY
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 4:28 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
ILZ009-010-082200 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 4 25 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING FROM BLOOMINGTON THROUGH SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS TO ST. LOUIS... AT 4 20 PM...RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM JUST SOUTHEAST OF BLOOMINGTON ILLINOIS TO THE EAST EDGE OF SPRINGFIELD TO NEAR ST. LOUIS MISSOURI. THESE STRONG STORMS WERE MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE BRIEF STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 50 MPH... HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. YOU SHOULD MONITOR TELEVISION AND RADIO FOR EMERGENCY MESSAGES REGARDING THESE STORMS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN A SUBSTANTIAL BUILDING IF THREATENING CONDITIONS ARE SIGHTED. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT. PALMER
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 4:32 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
ILZ005>007-009-082230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 432 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 11 PM... AT 425 PM... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN MCLEAN COUNTY AND WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS IN NORTHEASTERN LOGAN COUNTY WHICH WILL ENTER SOUTH CENRTAL MCLEAN COUNTY NEAR THE TOWN OF LEROY AROUND 5 PM WHILE THE STORMS ALREADY IN MCLEAN COUNTY WILL MOVE TOWARDS BLOOMINGTON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO FROM MASON COUNTY SOUTH TO SPRINGFIELD. MANY LOCATIONS IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS ARE SATURATED FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS...SO ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF LOCALIZED FLOODING. AS A RESULT...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN POSTED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS THROUGH TONIGHT. . STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO FOR FUTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. MOGGED
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 4:33 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
ILZ005>007-009-082230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 432 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 11 PM... AT 425 PM... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN MCLEAN COUNTY AND WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS IN NORTHEASTERN LOGAN COUNTY WHICH WILL ENTER SOUTH CENRTAL MCLEAN COUNTY NEAR THE TOWN OF LEROY AROUND 5 PM WHILE THE STORMS ALREADY IN MCLEAN COUNTY WILL MOVE TOWARDS BLOOMINGTON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO FROM MASON COUNTY SOUTH TO SPRINGFIELD. MANY LOCATIONS IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS ARE SATURATED FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS...SO ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF LOCALIZED FLOODING. AS A RESULT...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN POSTED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS THROUGH TONIGHT. . STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO FOR FUTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. MOGGED
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 8:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Menard | 25 min |
| Jun 8, 8:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Menard | 25 min |
| Jun 8, 8:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean | 58 min |
| Jun 8, 8:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt | 31 min |
| Jun 8, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean | 62 min |
| Jun 8, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 27 min |
| Jun 8, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Sangamon | 48 min |
| Jun 8, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian | 48 min |
| Jun 8, 5:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan, Macon, Sangamon | 36 min |
| Jun 8, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, Macon | 44 min |
| Jun 8, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Moultrie, Piatt | 29 min |
| Jun 8, 6:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign | 36 min |
| Jun 8, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Lee, Ogle | 46 min |
| Jun 8, 6:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 26 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.