Lightning struck an oil tank 2 miles south-southwest of Clarksburg in Shelby County at about 2:20 PM CDT on April 16th. The lightning caused an explosion that showered debris more than 100 yards away and created a fire.
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Lightning struck an oil tank 2 miles south-southwest of Clarksburg in Shelby County at about 2:20 PM CDT on April 16th. The lightning caused an explosion that showered debris more than 100 yards away and created a fire.
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 Apr 16, 11:28 AM CST, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1228 PM CDT TUE APR 16 2013 .DISCUSSION... ISSUED 1030 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013 COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED JUST SOUTH OF OUR CWA...BUT WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO LAWRENCEVILLE THAT TEMPERATURES THERE ARE STILL IN THE MID 60S. MOSTLY SEEING 40S ELSEWHERE WITH SOME LOWER 50S. ELEVATED CONVECTION NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY HAS BEEN INCREASING OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS AS IT MOVES OUT OF MISSOURI...AND COVERED MOST OF THE CWA AT 1030 AM EXCEPT FOR THE FAR NORTHWEST AND FAR SOUTHEAST. LATEST RAP MODEL SHOWING THE SCATTERED CONVECTION CONTINUING ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA INTO THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LESS COVERAGE NORTHWEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER. HAVE SENT OUT SOME ZONE/GRID UPDATES TO INCREASE THE RAIN CHANCES TODAY...WITH SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO TEMPERATURES REQUIRED AS WELL. GEELHART && .HYDROLOGY... ISSUED 1030 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013 EARLY LOOK AT 12Z MODEL RUNS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AN INCREASING POOL OF MOISTURE INTO ILLINOIS ON WEDNESDAY...WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES UP TO AROUND 1.5 TO 1.6 INCHES BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WHICH IS ABOUT 2 STANDARD DEVIATIONS ABOVE NORMAL. BULK OF THE HEAVIEST RAIN EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. LATEST QPF FORECAST SHOWS OVER 3 INCHES ACROSS A LARGE PART OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH 2-3 INCHES ACROSS ABOUT THE SOUTHEAST THIRD. PROBABILITY FORECASTS FROM THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER SHOW A 50-60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RECEIVING AT LEAST 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. CURRENTLY ONLY THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT HAVANA AND BEARDSTOWN ARE IN FLOOD...BUT MORE FLOODING IS EXPECTED ACROSS MANY RIVERS. STANDARD RIVER FORECASTS ONLY ACCOUNT FOR 24-HOUR QPF...BUT RFC CONTINGENCY FORECASTS BASED ON 72-HOUR QPF SHOW POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE OR MAJOR FLOODING IN SOME CASES. HAVE SENT OUT A HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK TO ADDRESS THE HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL...WHILE REMAINING MODEL GUIDANCE IS DIGESTED TO DETERMINE THE POTENTIAL FOR ANY FLOOD WATCHES WITH THE AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE. GEELHART && .AVIATION... ISSUED 1224 PM CDT TUE APR 16 2013 BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT KCMI AND KDEC FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO...WITH MVFR CEILINGS/VISIBILITIES. GENERAL TREND OTHERWISE WILL BE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH CEILINGS GENERALLY VFR FOR A TIME. HOWEVER... ADDITIONAL CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT WILL BRING MVFR CONDITIONS AGAIN THIS EVENING. BASED ON SOUNDINGS...CEILINGS AFTER 06Z MAY FALL TO AROUND 1000 FEET OR SO...WHICH WILL LINGER A GOOD PART OF WEDNESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS THE TAF SITES TOWARD LATE MORNING...RAPIDLY LIFTING CEILINGS BACK INTO VFR RANGE. GEELHART && .PREV DISCUSSION... ISSUED 330 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013 VERY UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN TO OCCUR THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SE IL WITH PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM GIVING 2-4 INCHES OF RAIN BY FRIDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FROM I-55 NW. SPC ALSO CONTINUES SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS ACROSS AREAS WEST OF I-57 WED NIGHT AND ACROSS MUCH OF REGION THU/THU EVENING. LIKE YESTERDAYS MODEL RUNS...THE 00Z MODEL SUITE TODAY CONTINUES SLOWER TREND WITH POTENT COLD FRONT MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS IL THU AFTERNOON/EVENING. SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MCS FROM CENTRAL MO NE ACROSS CENTRAL IL INTO NW INDIANA HAS GRADUALLY BEEN WEAKENING THE PAST HOUR OR SO. A BROKEN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS WAS ALONG SE EDGE OF THIS MCS FROM TAYLORVILLE AND SHELBYVILLE TO TUSCOLA AND CHRISMAN. HAD A FEW REPORTS OF HAIL BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 1 AM OVER PARTS OF SANGAMON AND LOGAN COUNTIES. COLD FRONT HAD SAGGED SLOWLY INTO SE IL...SE OF I-70 EARLY THIS MORNING BEING PULLED SE BY MCS AND 1012 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR INDY. COLD FRONT EXTENDED SW TO A 1000 MB LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN NM. BROAD SW UPPER LEVEL FLOW OVER THE COUNTRY HAS BEEN SLOWLY DOWN THE SE PROGRESSION OF THIS COLD FRONT. RADAR ESTIMATED 1.5-2.5 INCHES OF RAIN ALONG AND JUST SE OF A RUSHVILLE TO BLOOMINGTON LINE. CONVECTION TO CONTINUE TO WEAKEN DURING THE MORNING WITH AS LOW LEVEL JET THAT PEAKED AROUND 40 KTS WEAKENS. BEST CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY SHIFTS INTO SE IL CLOSER TO FRONTAL BOUNDARY WHICH CONTINUES TO SLOWLY SAG SOUTHWARD TODAY... WHILE DRIER AND COOLER TO THE NORTH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY FROM I-72 SOUTH. HIGHS TODAY RANGE FROM THE MID 50S OVER THE IL RIVER VALLEY FROM I-55 NW TO THE UPPER 60S TO NEAR 70F IN FAR SE IL ALONG HIGHWAY 50. INCREASING LOW LEVEL JET TO INCREASE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT WHEN SPC HAS SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE OVER SE IL AND SW OF SPRINGFIELD. MAINLY A HAIL THREAT SW OF SPRINGFIELD WHILE HAIL AND WIND IN FAR SE IL NEAR HIGHWAY 50. FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO BEGIN TO LIFT BACK NORTHWARD OVER CENTRAL IL WED WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY ESPECIALLY NW AREAS. HIGHS RANGE FROM THE MID 60S NW OF THE IL RIVER TO THE UPPER 70S AND LOWER 80S ACROSS SE IL. BEST CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE AREAS WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT AS STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES EASTWARD OVER IL THU AFTERNOON/EVENING. SPC HAS MUCH OF AREA IN A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS DURING THIS TIME FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WITH A SQUALL LINE AND LARGE HAIL ALSO A RISK. HEAVIEST RAINS TO OCCUR WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT WITH 2-4 INCHES POSSIBLE AND HEAVIEST OVER THE IL RIVER VALLEY. HIGHS THU TRICKING DEPENDING ON HOW FAST COLD FRONT MOVES INTO AREA... BUT UPPER 70S AND LOWER 80S POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN IL ESPECIALLY NEAR THE WABASH RIVER WHILE TEMPS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE IL RIVER VALLEY THU AFTERNOON. COLD FRONT PASSES EAST OF IL FRI BUT STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROF MOVING INTO AREA TO CONTINUE LOW CLOUDS ALONG WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COULD BE COLD ENOUGH FOR A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS TOO NORTH OF PEORIA FRIDAY MORNING THOUGH BEST CHANCES OF SNOW SHOWERS IS FURTHER NW OVER NW IL. HIGHS FRI ONLY 45-50 OVER CENTRAL IL AND LOWER 50S IN SE IL. LONG TERM...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD INTO IL SAT AND BRING DRY BUT COOL WEATHER FRIDAY NIGHT THRU SAT NIGHT. LOWS FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE LOWER 30S CENTRAL IL AND MID 30S SE IL. HIGHS SAT IN THE LOW TO MID 50S. LOWS SAT NIGHT IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S. CANADIAN HIGH DRIFTING INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES REGION SUNDAY TO ALLOW TEMPS TO MODIFY INTO THE UPPER 50S AND LOWER 60S SUNDAY AND INTO THE LOW TO MID 60S MONDAY. A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE MS VALLEY MONDAY TO GIVE CENTRAL AND WESTERN IL CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WHICH CONTINUES ACROSS AREA MONDAY NIGHT/TUE AS COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH BRINGING COOLER AIR TUE ON BREEZY NW WINDS. ECMWF AND GFS MODELS FAIRLY SIMILAR WITH THIS WEATHER SYSTEM EARLY NEXT WEEK. 07 && .ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1133 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013 ILZ036-040-041-047-171100- CASS-FULTON-MASON-SCHUYLER- 1133 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...NEAR THE ILLINOIS RIVER. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A BETTER CHANCE TONIGHT. THESE ARE CURRENTLY NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER INTO THE WEEKEND. THE THREAT FOR FLOODING OF OTHER RIVERS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...FROM 3 TO 3.5 INCHES OF RAIN WHICH IS EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH FRIDAY. PERIODIC THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR AS A STATIONARY FRONT IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MOVES BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT WEDNESDAY. THE STORM CHANCES WILL FINALLY END THURSDAY NIGHT...ONCE A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE STATE. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT...BUT IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. ILZ027>031-037-038-042-043-048>053-171100- CHRISTIAN-DE WITT-KNOX-LOGAN-MACON-MARSHALL-MCLEAN-MENARD-MORGAN- PEORIA-SANGAMON-SCOTT-STARK-TAZEWELL-WOODFORD- 1133 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...BUT NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY PERIODIC THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR A STATIONARY FRONT IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MOVES BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT WEDNESDAY. THE STORM CHANCES WILL FINALLY END THURSDAY NIGHT...ONCE A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE STATE. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...TOTAL RAINFALL OF 3 TO 3.5 INCHES IS LIKELY...WHICH WOULD CAUSE RISES ON AREA RIVERS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT...BUT IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. ILZ044>046-054>057-061-171100- CHAMPAIGN-COLES-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-MOULTRIE-PIATT-SHELBY-VERMILION- 1133 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...BUT SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY PERIODIC THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR AS A STATIONARY FRONT IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MOVES BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT WEDNESDAY. THE STORM CHANCES WILL FINALLY END THURSDAY NIGHT...ONCE A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE STATE. WHILE SOME STRONGER STORMS MAY OCCUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THERE IS A BETTER RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...TOTAL RAINFALL OF AROUND 3 INCHES IS LIKELY...WHICH WOULD CAUSE RISES ON AREA RIVERS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT...BUT IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY. ILZ062-066-067-071-072-171100- CLAY-CUMBERLAND-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-RICHLAND- 1133 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...BUT NO WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY PERIODIC THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR AS A STATIONARY FRONT IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MOVES BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT WEDNESDAY. THE STORM CHANCES WILL FINALLY END THURSDAY NIGHT...ONCE A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE STATE. WHILE SOME OF THE STORMS WEDNESDAY NIGHT MAY BE STRONG...THERE IS A BETTER RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...TOTAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES IS LIKELY...WHICH WOULD CAUSE RISES ON AREA RIVERS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...BUT IS MORE LIKELY ON THURSDAY. ILZ063-068-073-171100- CLARK-CRAWFORD-LAWRENCE- 1133 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...ALONG THE WABASH RIVER. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WHILE A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE WABASH RIVER...FROM AROUND PALESTINE UPSTREAM...INTO THE WEEKEND. PERIODIC THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR AS A STATIONARY FRONT IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MOVES BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT WEDNESDAY. THE STORM CHANCES WILL FINALLY END THURSDAY NIGHT...ONCE A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE STATE. WHILE SOME OF THE STORMS WEDNESDAY NIGHT MAY BE STRONG...THERE IS A BETTER RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...TOTAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES IS LIKELY...WHICH WOULD CAUSE RISES ON AREA RIVERS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...BUT IS MORE LIKELY ON THURSDAY. GEELHART
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
906 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0542 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 NNE ARROWSMITH 40.48N 88.62W
04/16/2013 M1.82 INCH MCLEAN IL COCORAHS
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 N PETERSBURG 40.03N 89.85W
04/16/2013 M1.05 INCH MENARD IL COCORAHS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 ESE CHATHAM 39.67N 89.68W
04/16/2013 M1.06 INCH SANGAMON IL COCORAHS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN MORTON 40.61N 89.47W
04/16/2013 M1.16 INCH TAZEWELL IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 NNE PANA 39.47N 89.04W
04/16/2013 M1.62 INCH CHRISTIAN IL COCORAHS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 W BLOOMINGTON 40.48N 89.01W
04/16/2013 M1.31 INCH MCLEAN IL COCORAHS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 NE BLOOMINGTON 40.51N 88.93W
04/16/2013 M1.25 INCH MCLEAN IL COCORAHS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 ESE NORMAL 40.51N 88.96W
04/16/2013 M1.18 INCH MCLEAN IL COCORAHS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 SSE MORTON 40.60N 89.46W
04/16/2013 M1.09 INCH TAZEWELL IL COCORAHS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 SSE SPRINGFIELD 39.74N 89.62W
04/16/2013 M1.07 INCH SANGAMON IL COCORAHS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 WNW DANVERS 40.54N 89.21W
04/16/2013 M2.00 INCH MCLEAN IL COCORAHS
0730 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 N ARTHUR 39.73N 88.47W
04/16/2013 M1.01 INCH DOUGLAS IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN MORRISONVILLE 39.42N 89.46W
04/16/2013 M1.36 INCH CHRISTIAN IL CO-OP OBSERVER
&&
DRHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
916 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 S STANFORD 40.41N 89.22W
04/16/2013 M1.65 INCH MCLEAN IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0730 AM HEAVY RAIN CHENOA 40.74N 88.72W
04/16/2013 M1.36 INCH MCLEAN IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0825 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 E BLOOMINGTON 40.48N 88.95W
04/16/2013 M1.50 INCH MCLEAN IL MESONET
SWOP REPORT.
0912 AM HEAVY RAIN GRIDLEY 40.74N 88.88W
04/16/2013 M1.15 INCH MCLEAN IL MESONET
SWOP REPORT.
&&
DRHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
919 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0542 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 NNE ARROWSMITH 40.48N 88.62W
04/16/2013 M1.82 INCH MCLEAN IL COCORAHS
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 S MOWEAQUA 39.60N 89.02W
04/16/2013 M1.15 INCH SHELBY IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 W BLOOMINGTON 40.48N 89.07W
04/16/2013 M1.17 INCH MCLEAN IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 N PETERSBURG 40.03N 89.85W
04/16/2013 M1.05 INCH MENARD IL COCORAHS
0630 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 S SULLIVAN 39.55N 88.61W
04/16/2013 M1.08 INCH MOULTRIE IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 S STANFORD 40.41N 89.22W
04/16/2013 M1.65 INCH MCLEAN IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN BUFFALO 39.85N 89.41W
04/16/2013 M1.04 INCH SANGAMON IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN LOVINGTON 39.71N 88.63W
04/16/2013 M1.01 INCH MOULTRIE IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN PANA 39.39N 89.08W
04/16/2013 M1.33 INCH CHRISTIAN IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 ESE SHERMAN 39.88N 89.59W
04/16/2013 M1.05 INCH SANGAMON IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 W KINCAID 39.59N 89.47W
04/16/2013 M1.06 INCH CHRISTIAN IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN MORTON 40.61N 89.47W
04/16/2013 M1.16 INCH TAZEWELL IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 WNW DANVERS 40.54N 89.21W
04/16/2013 M2.00 INCH MCLEAN IL COCORAHS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 SSE SPRINGFIELD 39.74N 89.62W
04/16/2013 M1.07 INCH SANGAMON IL COCORAHS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 SSE MORTON 40.60N 89.46W
04/16/2013 M1.09 INCH TAZEWELL IL COCORAHS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 ESE NORMAL 40.51N 88.96W
04/16/2013 M1.18 INCH MCLEAN IL COCORAHS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 NE BLOOMINGTON 40.51N 88.93W
04/16/2013 M1.25 INCH MCLEAN IL COCORAHS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 W BLOOMINGTON 40.48N 89.01W
04/16/2013 M1.31 INCH MCLEAN IL COCORAHS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 NNE PANA 39.47N 89.04W
04/16/2013 M1.62 INCH CHRISTIAN IL COCORAHS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 ESE CHATHAM 39.67N 89.68W
04/16/2013 M1.06 INCH SANGAMON IL COCORAHS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 SW TAYLORVILLE 39.50N 89.29W
04/16/2013 M1.20 INCH CHRISTIAN IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0730 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 N ARTHUR 39.73N 88.47W
04/16/2013 M1.01 INCH DOUGLAS IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0730 AM HEAVY RAIN BLOOMINGTON 40.48N 88.97W
04/16/2013 M1.24 INCH MCLEAN IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0730 AM HEAVY RAIN CHENOA 40.74N 88.72W
04/16/2013 M1.36 INCH MCLEAN IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN MORRISONVILLE 39.42N 89.46W
04/16/2013 M1.36 INCH CHRISTIAN IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0825 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 E BLOOMINGTON 40.48N 88.95W
04/16/2013 M1.50 INCH MCLEAN IL MESONET
SWOP REPORT.
0912 AM HEAVY RAIN GRIDLEY 40.74N 88.88W
04/16/2013 M1.15 INCH MCLEAN IL MESONET
SWOP REPORT.
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DRHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1136 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1130 AM HAIL SULLIVAN 39.60N 88.61W
04/16/2013 E0.25 INCH MOULTRIE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
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GEELHARTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1243 PM CDT TUE APR 16 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1210 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW ROCHESTER 39.77N 89.57W
04/16/2013 SANGAMON IL TRAINED SPOTTER
DELAYED REPORT. FRUIT TREE SNAPPED IN HALF. LARGE FENCE
KNOCKED DOWN. SHINGLES RIPPED FROM ROOF.
1215 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 W BUFFALO 39.85N 89.43W
04/16/2013 SANGAMON IL TRAINED SPOTTER
DELAYED REPORT. SEMI TRAILER KNOCKED OVER ON OLD HWY 36.
NUMEROUS BRANCHES KNOCKED DOWN.
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SHIMONPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
116 PM CDT TUE APR 16 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1205 AM TSTM WND DMG SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
04/16/2013 SANGAMON IL BROADCAST MEDIA
DELAYED REPORT. ROOF BLOWN OFF A BUILDING ON COOK STREET.
FROM WICS-TV
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GEELHARTThe Lincoln radar (KILX), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:21 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck an oil tank 2 miles south-southwest of Clarksburg in Shelby County at about 2:20 PM CDT on April 16th. The lightning caused an explosion that showered debris more than 100 yards away and created a fire.
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