6 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 11, 10:00 AM CST, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1100 AM CDT TUE JUN 11 2002 NOT PLANNING ANY UPDATES TO THE FORECAST AT THIS TIME. THE KILX 88D INDICATED THAT THE LEADING EDGE OF A DECAYING MCS EXTENDED FROM ABOUT DANVILLE-SHEBYVILLE. ADDITIONAL CONVECTION WAS FORNING IN SE IA-WCENT IL ON AN OLD OUTFLOW...WITH EVEN MORE SHWRS/T-STORMS IN CENT IA/NRN MO AHEAD OF THE SFC FRONT. COORDINATED WITH SPC ABOUT THE BOUNDARY JUST NORTH OF I-70... WHICH COULD PROVIDE THE FOCUS FOR ADDITIONAL T-STORMS...SOME OF WHICH MAY BE MARGINALLY SVR. REST OF THE REGION WILL EXPERIENCE OCNL T-STORMS...WHICH THE ZONE FORECAST HAS COVERED NICELY. CONSIDERED UPDATING FOR TEMPS...BUT THE LATEST VISIBLE SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS A FEW BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS WHICH MAY HELP TEMPS REACH THE LWR 80S IN CENT IL. IF NOT...WILL UPDATED FOR TEMPS EARLY THIS AFTN. .ILX...NONE. MILLER
ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-111715- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1110 AM CDT TUE JUN 11 2002 OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ...SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONGEST STORMS...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN I-72 AND I-70. HOWEVER...NO ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED. THERE WILL BE A BETTER CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER ON WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION AND PROVIDE THE FOCUS FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT...ALONG WITH AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. MILLER
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Several roads were covered with water for a brief time due to heavy rains. US Route 136 east of Table Grove, US Route 24 at the Fulton/Schuyler county line and Illinois Route 9 north of Checkrow were flooded.
Several roads were covered with water due to heavy rains, including US Route 24 at the Fulton/Schuyler county line and US Route 67 between Littleton and Rushville.
Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines in town.
An Illinois State Trooper saw a tornado briefly touch down in a field west of Murrayville. No injuries or damage were reported.
Several trees were blown down north of Bement.
Several roads were flooded due to heavy rains, including Old Jacksonville Road at Farmingdale Road.
Several roads had water over them due to heavy rains, especially Illinois Route 78 north of Jacksonville and Old Route 36 near Jacksonville.
Several roads were flooded due to heavy rains, including County Road 24 northwest of Edinburg, Illinois Route 48 near Taylorville, and Illinois Route 29 south of Lake Taylorville.
Numerous trees, tree limbs, power poles and power lines were blown down.
Several large trees were blown down onto US Route 45 south southwest of Neoga.
Numerous trees, tree limbs, and power lines were blown down in Altamont, Effingham, and Teutopolis. Some homes in Effingham sustained siding damage and a small shed was destroyed by a fallen tree. The roof of the junior high school in Teutopolis sustained minor damage. Also, a semi was blown over on southbound I-57 in Effingham. The driver sustained minor injuries.
A tornado touched down 4 miles southeast of Neoga. It damaged the roof of a house in this location. It then travelled to the east blowing down numerous trees. Before lifting and dissipating it caused minor damage to the roof of a mobile home. No injuries were reported.
Several trees and large tree limbs were blown down in the Newton area. Also, a couple of roofs sustained minor damage due to the fallen trees and tree limbs.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Illinois in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Illinois, 2002Warnings in Illinois, June 2002
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5302012, 5302066, 5302067, 5302068, 5302069, 5302071, 5302070, 5301251, 5301252, 5301254, 5301255, 5301253, 5301336.