Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 19, 1994, 9:48 AM CDT for Champaign County, Illinois. It was in force for 27 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 19, 1994, 9:48 AM CDT (14:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 19, 1994, 10:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Champaign County, IL
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 342 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1528 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 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 191450 RRA SVRSPI ILC147-019-041-139-191515- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 948 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1015 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS ...EASTERN PIATT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS ...WESTERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY...WESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY ...NORTHERN MOULTRIE COUNTY WEATHER RADAR AT 945 AM INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHAMPAIGN NEAR MONTICELLO TO 12 MILES SOUTH OF DECATUR. THE LINE OF SEVERE STORMS WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 40 MPH. THE STORMS SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING TOWNS...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...TOLONO...LOVINGTON AND TUSCOLA. 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. SKIPPER
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, Jul 19, 8:22 AM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
ILZ042>048-050>057-059>063-191425- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 822 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE NORTH OF SPRINGFIELD AND DECATUR... WEATHER RADAR AT 813 AM CDT...INDICATED A CLUSTER OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEAST MENARD..NORTHERN LOGAN AND DEWITT COUNTIES. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE 20 MILES NORTH OF SPRINGFIELD NEAR MIDDLETOWN ...25 MILES NORTH OF SPRINGFIELD NEAR NEW HOLLAND...AND 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF SPRINGFIELD NEAR CLINTON. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. EXPECT WIND GUST TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL TO 1/2 INCH DIAMETER WITH THESE STORMS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. SKIPPER
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 8:23 AM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
ILZ042>048-050>057-059>063-191425- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 822 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE NORTH OF SPRINGFIELD AND DECATUR... WEATHER RADAR AT 813 AM CDT...INDICATED A CLUSTER OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEAST MENARD..NORTHERN LOGAN AND DEWITT COUNTIES. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE 20 MILES NORTH OF SPRINGFIELD NEAR MIDDLETOWN ...25 MILES NORTH OF SPRINGFIELD NEAR NEW HOLLAND...AND 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF SPRINGFIELD NEAR CLINTON. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. EXPECT WIND GUST TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL TO 1/2 INCH DIAMETER WITH THESE STORMS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. SKIPPER
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 8:36 AM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
ILZ042>048-050>057-059>063-191440- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 836 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OVER SANGAMON CONUNDY... WEATHER RADAR AT 832 AM CDT INDICATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS 5 MILES NORTH OF SPRINGFIELD NEAR SHERMAN. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF SPRINGFIELD AS WELL AS DAWSON AND BUFFALO BY 915 AM. THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE WINDS TO 50 MPH AND 1/2 INCH HAIL AS THE STORMS MOVE SOUTHEAST. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. SKIPPER
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 8:37 AM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
ILZ042>048-050>057-059>063-191440- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 836 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OVER SANGAMON CONUNDY... WEATHER RAD
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 9:14 AM CDT, 34 minutes before
ILZ042-043-047-048-050>053-059>061-191515- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 914 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 1994 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE AROUND THE SPRINGFIELD AREA... WEATHER RADAR AT 912 AM SHOWED AN INTENSE CLUSTER OF STORMS AROUND THE SPRINGFIELD AREA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF SPRINGFIELD NEAR RIVERTON...OVER THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF SPRINGFIELD AND 10 MILES WEST OF SPRINGFIELD NEAR FARMINGDALE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH AND HAVE DECREASED SLIGHTLY IN INTENSITY SINCE 845 AM. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH ..FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. SKIPPER
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 9:15 AM CDT, 33 minutes before
ILZ042-043-047-048-050>053-059>061-191515- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 914 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 1994 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE AROUND THE SPRINGFIELD AREA... WEATHER RADAR AT 912 AM SHOWED AN INTENSE CLUSTER OF STORMS AROUND THE SPRINGFIELD AREA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF SPRINGFIELD NEAR RIVERTON...OVER THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF SPRINGFIELD AND 10 MILES WEST OF SPRINGFIELD NEAR FARMINGDALE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH AND HAVE DECREASED SLIGHTLY IN INTENSITY SINCE 845 AM. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH ..FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. SKIPPER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 6:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox | 69 min |
| Jul 19, 9:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Douglas, Moultrie, Piatt | 27 min |
| Jul 19, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Lee, Ogle | 42 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.