Severe Thunderstorm Warning 130, NWS Lincoln, IL

Issued

Jun 13, 2002, 1:44 AM CDT (06:44 UTC)

Expired

Jun 13, 2002, 2:45 AM CDT

In force

61 min

Issued by

NWS Lincoln, IL

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Tazewell County, IL

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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WUUS53 KILX 130644
SVRSPI
ILC179-130745-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
144 AM CDT THU JUN 13 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  TAZEWELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 245 AM CDT

* AT 144 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER GREEN VALLEY...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTH OF
  PEKIN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SOUTH PEKIN
  PEKIN
  DELAVAN
  TREMONT
  HOPEDALE
  MORTON
  MINIER
  MACKINAW

THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
DAMAGING HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. TAKE
SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR ANY STORM DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

LAT...LON 4054 8977 4033 8969 4034 8927 4066 8935

FRIEDERS

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NWS Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 12, 9:19 PM CDT, 4 hours 25 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
919 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2002

WILL NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO GOING ZONE FORECAST PACKAGE FOR
OVERNIGHT. THUNDERSTORM AND SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER NORTHWEST PORTION
OF CWFA AT 9 PM WILL INCREASE AND DEVELOP SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
ENTIRE AREA OVERNIGHT. MAIN FEATURE WILL BE AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL.
THE FLOOD WATCH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

.ILX...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR ENTIRE CWA.

PALMER

In the hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN, IL
1248 AM CDT THU JUN 13 2002

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1242 AM    2 N LEWISTOWN             IL   TORNADO
06/13/02   FULTON                         WIND GUST TO 70 MPH WITH
                                          DEBRIS SITED BY COUNTY
                                          SKWARN SPOTTER.

GOETSCH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN, IL
100 AM CDT THU JUN 13 2002

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1253 AM    1 E LEWISTOWN             IL   TORNADO
06/13/02   FULTON                         EAST OF LEWISTON ON ROUTE
                                          24...TORNADO TOUCHDOWN.
                                          LIFTED CAR UP OFF ROAD.
                                          FROM COUNTY ESDA SPOTTER.

1246 AM    CUBA                      IL   WIND DAMAGE
06/13/02   FULTON                         TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES
                                          BLOWN DOWN. FROM ESDA.

GOETSCH

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Illinois, 2002Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2002

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