7 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 25, 2:00 PM CST, 3 hours 34 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 300 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2003 FORECAST CHALLENGES WILL BE WITH PRECIPITATION TIMING AND AMOUNT THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORN/ERLY AFTN...AND THEN NEXT CHANCE FOR T-STORMS THIS WEEKEND. THE LATEST SFC ANALYSIS INDICATED PLENTY OF MOISTURE IN WESTERN HALF OF IL INTO EASTERN IOWA...AHEAD OF A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT WHICH EXTENDED FROM MSP-DSM-MCI-AMA. RADAR HAS BEEN SHOWING A LINE OF T-STORMS MOVG ENE AROUND 20 MPH IN EASTERN IOWA...WITH OTHER SCTD T-STORMS POPPING UP IN EXTREME WRN IL/NE MO. ATMOSPHERE IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE IN CENT IL AND CAP IS STARTING TO ERODE AS INDICATED BY CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT AND RUC MODEL. AS A RESULT WILL BEEF POPS UP INTO 90 PERCENT AREA FOR WRN/CENT IL. HIGH PRECIPITABLE WATER AND WARM RAIN PROCESS/HIGH FREEZING LEVEL SHOULD RESULT IN HEAVY RAIN WITH SOME OF THE STORMS. SLIGHT RISK FOR SVR T-STORMS THIS EVE...MAINLY WITH STRONG WINDS IN A FEW BOWING SEGMENTS. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS CENT IL LATE TONIGHT/ERLY THU MORN...AND INTO ERN/SE IL BY LATE THUR MORN. WILL HANG ON TO SOME SCTD T-STORMS IN WCENT IL FOR THURSDAY MORN...AND GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE DAY IN THE REST OF IL. INTRODUCED A CHC FOR SHOWERS IN GBG-PIA-BMI AREAS FOR FRIDAY AS SHORTWAVE AND WEAK SFC TROF APPROACH THE AREA. THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY AND SEASONABLE. THE NEXT CHC FOR T-STORMS WILL BE SATURDAY AFTN-NIGHT IN WCENT SECTIONS...AND CENT/SE LOCATIONS SUNDAY AS A FRONT TRIES TO DROP INTO THE MID MS VALLEY FROM THE NW. THIS FRONT COULD GET HUNG UP IN CENT IL SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...SO I WILL KEEP THE CHANCE FOR RAIN IN ON MONDAY DUE TO THIS UNCERTAINTY OF THE PROXIMITY OF THE BOUNDARY. A PROGRESSIVE LOW AND SHORTWAVE IS THEN EXPECTED TO SWEEP THE FRONT THROUGH LATE MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WILL KEEP A CHC OF T-STORMS IN FOR SE IL TUESDAY MORN SINCE THIS LOW/FRONT COULD STILL BE AROUND THE AREA. .ILX...NONE. MILLER
ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-261100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1103 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS OVERNIGHT. WITH WARM...HUMID...AND UNSTABLE AIR IN PLACE OVER THE AREA...EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AHEAD AND ALONG THIS BOUNDARY. THE PRIMARY THREAT OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE EARLY ON THURSDAY ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...AS A COLD FRONT EXITS THE REGION. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...WITH THE PRIMARY THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH ILLINOIS ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL PROVIDE FOR A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND MONDAY ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT: HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/ILX. THIS ADDRESS IS ALL IN LOWER CASE. HALL
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 122 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:32 UTC.
7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees and power lines. No injuries were reported.
Severe storms moved across Fulton county, blowing down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines. Also, the roof of a silo was blown off west of Farmington and the walls of a new gymnasium in the process of being built in Farmington were blown down. No injuries were reported.
Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines over the southern half of Peoria county. Several unoccupied cars were destroyed in Peoria due to fallen trees. No injuries were reported.
Thunderstorms winds blew down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines, especially in the northern half of the county. Several cars in a shopping center parking lot in Morton were damaged due to flying debris. No injuries were reported.
Several trees were blown down in the Sand Ridge State Forest.
Several trees were blown down around town.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Illinois in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, June 2003
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: 5363006, 5363007, 5363008, 5363009, 5363010, 5363011, 5363012.