Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 2002
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 130
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Apr 19, 2002, 5:30 PM CDT for 26 counties in Illinois; 9 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2002, 5:30 PM CDT (22:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2002, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 35 counties
Bond County, IL, Calhoun County, IL, Christian County, IL, Clay County, IL, Clinton County, IL, DeWitt County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Greene County, IL, Jersey County, IL, Logan County, IL, Macon County, IL, Macoupin County, IL, Madison County, IL, Marion County, IL, Menard County, IL, Monroe County, IL, Montgomery County, IL, Morgan County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Pike County, IL, Saint Clair County, IL, Sangamon County, IL, Scott County, IL, Shelby County, IL, City of Saint Louis, MO, Crawford County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Pike County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Saint Louis County, MO, Warren County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
Warnings issued inside it
17 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Morgan, Sangamon | 65 min |
| Apr 19, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Morgan, Sangamon | 62 min |
| Apr 19, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian | 53 min |
| Apr 19, 6:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Franklin, Gasconade | 50 min |
| Apr 19, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Macon | 52 min |
| Apr 19, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Macon | 65 min |
| Apr 19, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Piatt | 46 min |
| Apr 19, 7:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison | 48 min |
| Apr 19, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Menard, Sangamon | 66 min |
| Apr 19, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian | 62 min |
| Apr 19, 8:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Piatt | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 8:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Piatt, Sangamon | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 8:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Piatt | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 8:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Macon, Sangamon | 52 min |
| Apr 19, 9:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 9:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan | 4 hr |
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carroll, Jo Daviess, Rock Island, Stephenson | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 8:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bond, Calhoun, Christian, Clinton, Fayette, Greene and 13 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 10:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 19, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 19, 5:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bates, Benton, Buchanan, Caldwell, Camden, Carroll and 17 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Boone, Callaway and 44 more | 6 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Illinois, 2002Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Missouri, 2002Every severe thunderstorm watch in 2002
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.