Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 1994, 6:15 PM CDT for Macoupin County, Montgomery County, Illinois. It was in force for 30 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 23, 1994, 6:15 PM CDT (23:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 1994, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Macoupin County, IL, Montgomery County, IL
The nearest sounding before it
Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 257 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
- 1357 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 801 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KSPI 232318 RRA SVRSPI ILC117-135-232345- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 615 PM CDT THU JUN 23 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS ...SOUTHEASTERN MACOUPIN COUNTY ...SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY AT 612 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR IN ST LOUIS INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 55 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD...NEAR BUNKER HILL IN SOUTH CENTRAL MACOUPIN COUNTY. THIS STORM IS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MPH. PEOPLE IN THE TOWNS OF STAUNTON...GILLESPIE... LITCHFIELD...MOUNT OLIVE...AND HILLSBORO SHOULD PREPARE FOR FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. TAKE SHELTER IN A SUBSTANTIAL BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LIGHTNING KILLS...SO STAY OFF OF TELEPHONES. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MAY PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME. $$ CWG WWUS34KJKL .
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 23, 5:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
ILZ042>048-050>057-059>063-232310- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 510 PM CDT THU JUN 23 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 8 PM CDT... AT 505 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED JUST WEST OF CARLINVILLE...40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. THIS STORM WAS PART OF A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WERE WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES EAST OF BLOOMINGTON TO 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DECATUR TO 55 MILES SOUTH OF SPRINGFIELD TO JUST WEST OF ST LOUIS MISSOURI. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BYRD
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 5:16 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
ILZ018-025>031-034>038-040-041-232320- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 516 PM CDT THU JUN 23 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... AT 5 PM...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WAS CANCELLED FOR HANCOCK... SCHUYLER...MASON...TAZEWELL...MCDONOUGH...FULTON...PEORIA...WOODFORD ...KNOX...WARREN...HENDERSON...STARK....MARSHALL AND PUTNAM COUNTIES. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER REMAINS...HOWEVER...FOR MCLEAN COUNTY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION AT 5 PM. MOVEMENT CONTINUED TO THE BE TO THE EAST AT 35 MPH. PERSONS IN MCLEAN COUNTY SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER WEATHER INFORMATION. BREESER WWUS35KBHM .
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 5:17 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
ILZ018-025>031-034>038-040-041-232320- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 516 PM CDT THU JUN 23 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... AT 5 PM...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WAS CANCELLED FOR HANCOCK... SCHUYLER...MASON...TAZEWELL...MCDONOUGH...FULTON...PEORIA...WOODFORD ...KNOX...WARREN...HENDERSON...STARK....MARSHALL AND PUTNAM COUNTIES. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER REMAINS...HOWEVER...FOR MCLEAN COUNTY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION AT 5 PM. MOVEMENT CONTINUED TO THE BE TO THE EAST AT 35 MPH. PERSONS IN MCLEAN COUNTY SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WPEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER WEATHER INFORMATION. BREESER
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 5:46 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
ILZ017-018-025>031-034>038-040-041-232350- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 546 PM CDT THU JUN 23 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS FOR MCLEAN COUNTY... AT 540 PM...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WAS DETECTED OVER NORTHERN KNOX COUNTY...29 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOLINE. SOME OF THE SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...INTENSE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND SOME SMALL HAIL. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 35 MPH. ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE REGION...PERSONS IN MCLEAN COUNTY SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF DAMAGING THUNDERSTORMS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. BREESER WWUS34KFTW .
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 5:47 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
ILZ017-018-025>031-034>038-040-041-232350- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 546 PM CDT THU JUN 23 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS FOR MCLEAN COUNTY... AT 540 PM...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WAS DETECTED OVER NORTHERN KNOX COUNTY...29 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOLINE. SOME OF THE SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...INTENSE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND SOME SMALL HAIL. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 35 MPH. ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE REGION...PERSONS IN MCLEAN COUNTY SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF DAMAGIzNG THUNDERSTORMS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. BREESER
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 6:10 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
ILZ042>048-050>057-059>063-240010- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 610 PM CDT THU JUN 23 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 8 PM CDT... AT 605 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED FROM 15 MILES NORTHEAST TO 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DECATUR AND JUST SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL... WHICH WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND VIADUCTS. THESE STORMS WERE PART OF A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WERE WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES NORTH OF CHAMPAIGN TO 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DECATUR TO VANDALIA. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BYRD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean | 20 min |
| Jun 23, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Morgan | 31 min |
| Jun 23, 6:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Montgomery | 33 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Illinois, 1994Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1994
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.