Severe Thunderstorm Warning 233, NWS Lincoln, IL

Issued

Jul 21, 2003, 1:13 AM CDT (06:13 UTC)

Expired

Jul 21, 2003, 2:15 AM CDT

In force

62 min

Issued by

NWS Lincoln, IL

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Knox County, IL, Peoria County, IL, Stark 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 210613
SVRILX
ILC095-143-175-210715-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
112 AM CDT MON JUL 21 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  PEORIA COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
  STARK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS
  KNOX COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 215 AM CDT

* AT 112 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF ELMIRA TO 16
  MILES WEST OF GALESBURG...OR FROM 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF KEWANEE TO 4
  MILES NORTHWEST OF MONMOUTH...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  GALESBURG
  ELMIRA
  OSCEOLA
  VICTORIA
  LA FAYETTE
  WEST JERSEY
  TOULON
  BRADFORD
  ELMORE

THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH...
DAMAGING HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. TAKE
SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

GO TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES IF YOU ARE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

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 4099 8964 4096 8946 4081 8956 4079 8973
          4089 9045 4106 9045 4116 9027 4116 8988
          4124 8987 4125 8964

$$

KELLY

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NWS Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 20, 8:40 PM CDT, 4 hours 33 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
840 PM CDT SUN JUL 20 2003

NO CHANGES REQUIRED TO GOING ZONE FORECAST PACKAGE...THUS NO EVENING
UPDATE NEEDED. TORNADO WATCH PLACED JUST TO THE NORTHWEST OF OUR
CWA THIS EVENING AND WILL PROBABLY SEE A WATCH FOR OUR AREA IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. WATER VAPOR SHOWING FAIRLY DECENT SPEED MAX
PUSHING ACRS WRN IA THIS EVENING WITH WIND PROFILERS SHOWING WINDS
INCREASING AT H5 TO AROUND 50 KTS. AS FEATURE PUSHES EAST...SHEAR
PROFILES ALONG WITH CURRENT INSTABILITY WILL BE SUPPORTIVE OF
ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS ACRS CNTRL IL OVERNIGHT...WITH THREAT PUSHING
INTO OUR SE MONDAY MORNING.

.ILX...NONE.

SMITH

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-211100-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
901 PM CDT SUN JUL 20 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS TONIGHT
WITH THE THREAT FOR ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER SHIFTING INTO SOUTHEAST
ILLINOIS MONDAY MORNING. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL
INTERACT WITH A COLD FRONT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
MIDWEST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. VERY WARM AND HUMID AIR IS IN
PLACE AHEAD OF THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY TONIGHT AND AS THE UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE AND COLD FRONT MOVE TOWARDS ILLINOIS OVERNIGHT...THE
THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL INCREASE.

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...ALTHOUGH
LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. AREAS ALONG AND
NORTHWEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER WILL SEE THE CHANCES FOR STORMS BETWEEN
1100 PM AND 200 AM...WHILE AREAS FURTHER EAST AND SOUTH WILL SEE THE CHANCES
FOR SEVERE WEATHER AFTER 200 AM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

AS THE FRONT CONTINUES SOUTHWARD...THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE
WEATHER THROUGH MONDAY MORNING SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 70.  IN
ADDITION...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN TUESDAY
AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON.  AFTER THAT...ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE ON TAP FOR SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS ANTICIPATED ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
ILLINOIS LATE TONIGHT AND DURING THE MORNING HOURS OF MONDAY.

SMITH

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Illinois, 2003Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2003

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