Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 1992, 3:00 PM CDT for Jackson County, Monroe County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 60 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 16, 1992, 3:00 PM CDT (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 1992, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Jackson County, WI, Monroe County, WI
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 3:03 PM CDT | Hail 1 | Monroe, WI | |
| May 16, 3:25 PM CDT | Hail 0.75 | Monroe, WI |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 211 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- NaN m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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TTAA00 KLSE 162000
SVRLSE
WIC053-081-162100-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
300 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 1992
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
...JACKSON COUNTY...MONROE COUNTY
AT 300 PM...RADAR INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS NEAR MIDDLE RIDGE
WHICH IS 15 MILES EAST OF LA CROSSE AND ALSO NEAR THE WARRENS AREA
WHICH IS ABOUT 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF LA CROSSE. THE STORMS
WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL BE NEAR LEON
BY 305 PM AND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HAIL 3/4 INCH OR LARGER IN
DIAMETER.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A
STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...
AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES
WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITI|ONS.
THOMPSON
NNNNWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 16, 12:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
WIZ010-014-161830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1220 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE LA CROSSE AREA... AT 1220 PM...RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS HAD MOVED OUT OF THE LA CROSSE AREA. THERE WERE STILL SOME SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS 40 TO 50 MILES NORTH OF LA CROSSE FROM ALMA UP TO OSSEO AND THEY WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. EVEN THOUGH THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE LA CROSSE AREA... CONDITIONS ARE RIGHT FOR REDEVELOPMENT AGAIN LATER IN THE DAY. SINCE SEVERE STORMS ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE...PERSONS AROUND THE AREA...ESPECIALLY BOATERS AND CAMPERS...ARE ADVISED TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION ON RADIO...TV...OR WEATHER RADIO. THOMPSON
Special weather statement, May 16, 1:00 PM CDT, 2 hours before
WIZ010-014-161830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 100 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF LA CROSSE... AT 100 PM...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 30 TO 50 MILES NORTH OF LA CROSSE FROM NEAR DODGE UP TO OSSEO. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS INDICATED...BUT THEY WERE LIKELY PRODUCING DANGEROUS LIGHTNING... HEAVY RAIN...AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING THROUGH ADJACENT AREAS NORTH OF LA CROSSE THROUGH 2 PM. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS FROM ETTRICK UP TO HIXTON AND OVER TO BLACK RIVER FALLS ARE ADVISED TO KEEP ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER. GO- INDOORS UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS AND KEEP LISTENING FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION ON RADIO...TV...OR WEATHER RADIO. THOMPSON
Special weather statement, May 16, 1:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
WIZ010-014-161930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 125 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF LA CROSSE... AT 125 PM...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 25 TO 50 MILES NORTH OF LA CROSSE FROM NEAR MELROSE UP TO MERRILLAN. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS INDICATED...BUT THEY WERE LIKELY PRODUCING DANGEROUS LIGHTNING... HEAVY RAIN...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR. THROUGH 2 PM...THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST RAPIDLY AND WILL AFFECT AREAS FROM MELROSE UP TO BLACK RIVER FALLS AND OVER TO MILLSTON AND HATFIELD. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS ARE ADVISED TO KEEP ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER. GO INDOORS UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS AND KEEP LISTENING FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION ON RADIO... TV...OR WEATHER RADIO. THOMPSON
Special weather statement, May 16, 1:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
WIZ010-014-162000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 143 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 1992 ...THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO LA CROSSE... AT 140 PM...AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM HAD DEVELOPED OVER THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER JUST WEST OF THE CITY OF LA CROSSE. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...PEA SIZED HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR...ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING. PEOPLE IN LA CROSSE SHOULD MOVE INDOORS AS THIS STORM APPROACHES. BRUCE
Special weather statement, May 16, 2:18 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
MNZ019-161945- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROCHESTER MN 210 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPING RAPIDLY OVER SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... AT 2 05 PM...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY RAINS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL..WERE DEVELOPING RAPIDLY FROM NORTHEAST DODGE COUNTY...NEAR KASSON/MANTORVILLE...ACROSS NORTHERN OLMSTED AND SOUTHERN WABASHA COUNTIES. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS INDICATED ON RADAR...OR...REPORTED...HOWEVER...DUE TO THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT...PERSONS IN THE REFERENCED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT...AND...SEEK SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. DUE TO RECENT DEVELOPMENT...MOpVEMENT HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED...BUT SHOULD BE TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST. DOM
Local storm report, May 16, 2:58 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT...PRELIMINARY REPORT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 300 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 1992 230 PM...1 INCH DIAM. HAIL JUST EAST OF CATARACT. MONROE COUNTY 243 PM...1 INCH DIAM. HAIL 6 MILES EAST OF LA CROSSE. LA CROSSE CO. 250 PM...HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL AT BARRE MILLES. 8 MILES EAST OF LA CROSSE. INGRAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | La Crosse | 53 min |
| May 16, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Jackson, Monroe | 48 min |
| May 16, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | La Crosse | 45 min |
| May 16, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo | 54 min |
| May 16, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | La Crosse | 27 min |
| May 16, 5:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | La Crosse | 57 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Wisconsin, 1992Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1992
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.