Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 153, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 1998, 8:52 AM CDT for Greene County, Macoupin County, Illinois. It was in force for 33 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 22, 1998, 8:52 AM CDT (13:52 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 1998, 9:25 AM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Greene County, IL, Macoupin County, IL
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 9:15 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 55 | Carlinville, IL | |
| May 22, 9:15 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 55 | Palmyra, IL |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 733 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
023 WUUS1 KSTL 221351 RRA SVRSTL ILC061-117-221425- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 852 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS MACOUPIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS * UNTIL 925 AM CDT * AT 850 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM FROM NEAR WHITE HALL TO NEAR CARROLLTON... MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED... GREENFIELD PALMYRA CARLINVILLE THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS DAMAGING WINDS. MOVE QUICKLY TO A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM DOORS AND WINDOWS. TRUETT/GLASS
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, May 22, 6:34 AM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
ILZ058>060-064-065-069-098>101-MOZ052-061-063-064-221215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 634 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 1998 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 395 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE BI-STATE AREA... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 395 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND PARTS OF SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS NOW PUSHED EAST OF THESE AREAS. THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAVE BEEN CLEARED... IN ILLINOIS...BOND...CALHOUN....FAYETTE...GREENE...JERSEY... MACOUPIN...MONTGOMERY...CLINTON...MADISON...AND ST CLAIR. IN MISSOURI...LINCOLN...ST CHARLES...ST LOUIS...WARREN...AS WELL AS THE CITY OF ST LOUIS ..END.. TRUETT
Local storm report, May 22, 6:35 AM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MISSOURI
635 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0100 AM MEMPHIS MO WIND DAMAGE
05/22/98 SCOTLAND NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWN
0120 AM KAHOKA MO .75 INCH HAIL
05/22/98 CLARK
0120 AM LURAY MO WIND DAMAGE
05/22/98 CLARK TRAILER BLOWN OFF BLOCKS
0135 AM WINFIELD MO .75 INCH HAIL
05/22/98 LINCOLN
0145 AM MEMPHIS MO WIND DAMAGE
05/22/98 SCOTLAND TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
0200 AM MONTICELLO MO WIND DAMAGE
05/22/98 LEWIS NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWN
0200 AM JERSEYVILLE IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/22/98 JERSEY
0230 AM HANNIBAL MO WIND DAMAGE
05/22/98 MARION TREE DAMAGE
0230 AM HANNIBAL MO 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/22/98 MARION
0250 AM NEW LONDON MO 60 MPH TSTM GUST
05/22/98 RALLS
0315 AM GRAFTON IL WIND DAMAGE
05/22/98 JERSEY FEW TREES DOWN
0325 AM PITTSFIELD IL WIND DAMAGE
05/22/98 PIKE NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
0405 AM WRIGHTS IL 65 MPH TSTM GUST
05/22/98 GREENE
0410 AM CARROLLTON IL WIND DAMAGE
05/22/98 GREENE FEW TREES DOWN
0425 AM CARLINVILLE IL 60 MPH TSTM GUST
05/22/98 MACOUPIN
0430 AM CARLINVILLE IL WIND DAMAGE
05/22/98 MACOUPIN NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWN
0430 AM GILLESPIE IL WIND DAMAGE
05/22/98 MACOUPIN POWER LINES DOWN
0445 AM STAUNTON IL WIND DAMAGE
05/22/98 MACOUPIN TREES DOWN AND BLOCKING
THE STREETS
0515 AM GREENVILLE IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/22/98 BOND
0559 AM SALEM IL WIND DAMAGE
05/22/98 MARION TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES
DOWN RADIO STATION WJBD
LOST TOP PART OF
TRANSIMITTER TOWERLocal storm report, May 22, 6:35 AM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MISSOURI
635 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0100 AM MEMPHIS MO WIND DAMAGE
05/22/98 SCOTLAND NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWN
0120 AM KAHOKA MO .75 INCH HAIL
05/22/98 CLARK
0120 AM LURAY MO WIND DAMAGE
05/22/98 CLARK TRAILER BLOWN OFF BLOCKS
0135 AM WINFIELD MO .75 INCH HAIL
05/22/98 LINCOLN
0145 AM MEMPHIS MO WIND DAMAGE
05/22/98 SCOTLAND TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
0200 AM MONTICELLO MO WIND DAMAGE
05/22/98 LEWIS NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWN
0200 AM JERSEYVILLE IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/22/98 JERSEY
0230 AM HANNIBAL MO WIND DAMAGE
05/22/98 MARION TREE DAMAGE
0230 AM HANNIBAL MO 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/22/98 MARION
0250 AM NEW LONDON MO 60 MPH TSTM GUST
05/22/98 RALLS
0315 AM GRAFTON IL WIND DAMAGE
05/22/98 JERSEY FEW TREES DOWN
0325 AM PITTSFIELD IL WIND DAMAGE
05/22/98 PIKE NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
0405 AM WRIGHTS IL 65 MPH TSTM GUST
05/22/98 GREENE
0410 AM CARROLLTON IL WIND DAMAGE
05/22/98 GREENE FEW TREES DOWN
0425 AM CARLINVILLE IL 60 MPH TSTM GUST
05/22/98 MACOUPIN
0430 AM CARLINVILLE IL WIND DAMAGE
05/22/98 MACOUPIN NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWN
0430 AM GILLESPIE IL WIND DAMAGE
05/22/98 MACOUPIN POWER LINES DOWN
0445 AM STAUNTON IL WIND DAMAGE
05/22/98 MACOUPIN TREES DOWN AND BLOCKING
THE STREETS
0515 AM GREENVILLE IL .75 INCH HAIL
05/22/98 BOND
0559 AM SALEM IL WIND DAMAGE
05/22/98 MARION TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES
DOWN RADIO STATION WJBD
LOST TOP PART OF
TRANSIMITTER TOWERSpecial weather statement, May 22, 7:14 AM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
ILZ070-074-221300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 714 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 1998 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 395 HAS EXPIRED... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 395 HAS EXPIRED...ENDING THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MARION AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS. ..END.. TRUETT
Special weather statement, May 22, 7:14 AM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
ILZ070-074-221300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 714 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 1998 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 395 HAS EXPIRED... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 395 HAS EXPIRED...ENDING THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MARION AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS. ..END.. TRUETT
Local storm report, May 22, 7:26 AM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MISSOURI
726 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0430 AM MT. OLIVE IL 1.50 INCH HAIL
05/22/98 MACOUPINThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 1:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jersey | 64 min |
| May 22, 1:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun | 65 min |
| May 22, 1:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison | 63 min |
| May 22, 2:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jersey | 33 min |
| May 22, 2:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams | 48 min |
| May 22, 2:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Pike | 61 min |
| May 22, 2:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Pike | 51 min |
| May 22, 3:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene | 64 min |
| May 22, 3:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Macoupin | 65 min |
| May 22, 4:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jersey | 47 min |
| May 22, 4:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Montgomery | 51 min |
| May 22, 5:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond | 48 min |
| May 22, 5:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Fayette | 50 min |
| May 22, 5:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Marion | 50 min |
| May 22, 7:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams | 35 min |
| May 22, 8:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Brown, Pike | 50 min |
| May 22, 9:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Montgomery | 48 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Illinois, 1998Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.