Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 1992, 11:00 PM CDT for Cottonwood County, Minnesota. It was in force for 30 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 16, 1992, 11:00 PM CDT (04:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 1992, 11:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
- Area
- Whole counties
County Cottonwood County, MN
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KSTC), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 528 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -141 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 692 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 3.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KFSD 170401 SVRFSD MNC033-170430- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1100 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA ...COTTONWOOD COUNTY AT 11 PM A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF JEFFERS OR ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF WORTHINGTON. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. LARGE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. TOWNS MOST AT RISK ARE DELFT AND MOUNTAIN LAKE. PEOPLE NEAR THE STORM SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS...DON'T DRIVE INTO FLOODED CROSSINGS.
What 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, Jun 16, 7:43 PM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
SDZ012-015>020-160130-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
740 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 1992
...TORNADO WATCH FOR EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING...
AT 735 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM
85 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SIOUX FALLS TO 100 MILES NORTHWEST OF SIOUX FALLS.
THIS LINE WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
AHEAD OF THIS LINE...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL
WERE DEVELOPING IN HUTCHINSON AND BON-HOMME COUNTIES OF SOUTH DAKOTA.
OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL WERE LOCATED IN
BROOKINGS COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE ALSO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES
PER AN HOUR.
AT THE CURRENT SPEED...THIS LINE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CITY OF SIOUX
FALLS BETWEEN 9 PM AND 10 PM CDT.
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SEVERAL REPORTS OF TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL...AND VERY HEAVY RAINS
HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DURING THE
EVENING.
PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD BE O{N THE LOOKOUT FOR
TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAINS.
STAY TUNED TO RADIO OR TV FOR THE LATEST WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS.
GEELHARTSpecial weather statement, Jun 16, 8:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
IAZ001-004-005-170215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX CITY IA 836 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SIOUXLAND AREA UNTIL 11 PM CDT... THUNDERSTORMS WERE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP SOUTH OF SIOUX CITY OR 5 MILES SOUTH OF ONAWA IOWA AT 836 PM. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE QUICKLY. STAY TUNED TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND ADVISORIES. HOPPES
Local storm report, Jun 16, 10:10 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX CITY IA
2207 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 1992
TIME EVENT AND LOCATION
2126 CDT 1/2 TO 1 INCH HAIL 2 MI WEST OF BERESFORD IN UNION COUNTY
SOUTH DAKOTA...SPOTTER.
2148 CDT PLYMOUTH COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT
AKRON. WALL CLOUD 9 MILES WEST OF LE MARS AND ANOTHER
AT KINGSLEY.
2125 CDT 40 TO 50 MPH WIND GUSTS AT PONCA...DIXON COUNTY NEB.
2125 CDT SIOUX CITY FAA CONTROL TOWER REPORTS CLASIC HOOK ECHO
19 NORTHWEST OF SIOUX GATEWAY AIRPORT.
2118 CDT SPOTTER REPORTS FUNNEL CLOUD N OF NEWCASTLE NEB.
2204 CDT SPOTTER REPORTS FUNNEL CLOUD 2 SOUTHEAST OF SOLDIER
IN MONONA CO IA.
J QUINNLocal storm report, Jun 16, 10:33 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1030 PM CDT WED JUN 16 1992
STORM DATA FOR JUNE 16 1992
TIME COUNTY...LOCATION AND STATE CHARACTER OF STORM...DAMAGE
.......................................................................
901 PM CDT PARKER...LENNOX SD 70 MPH WIND GUSTS
905 PM CDT MINNEHAHA...COLTON SD ROOF TORN OFF 4 HOUSES...
POSSIBLE TORNADO...POWER
LINES DOWN
916 PM CDT BROOKINGS...BROOKINGS SD FUNNEL CLOUD SOUTHWEST OF
TOWN...VERY HEAVY RAIN...
WIND GUSTS OVER 60MPH
930 PM CDT LINCOLN...2SE FAIRVIEW SD POSSIBLE TORNADO
948 PM CDT MCCOOK...BRIDGEWATER SD CHEMICAL BUILDING DES-
TROYED...$300,000-400,000
DAMAGE
955 PM CDT SIOUX...2S HULL IA TORNADO ON GROUND
1002 PM CDT PIPESTONE...PIPESTONE MN BARN AND SHED BLOWN DOWN
IN NORTHEAST PART OF
D COUNTY..POWER LINES DOWN
GEELHARTSpecial weather statement, Jun 16, 10:38 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
SDZ012-015>020-MNZ017-170500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1040 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH CANCELED IN EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA... THE TORNADO WATCH FOR EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA HAS BEEN CANCELED. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED ON INTO IOWA AND MINNESOTA WHERE TORNADO WATCHES REMAIN IN EFFECT. UMLAND
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 10:59 PM CDT, 1 minute before
SDZ004-005-011-012-170430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1100 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 1992 ...FLOOD WATCH CACANCELED FOR PART OF NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR HAND...BEADLE...KINGSBURY... SANBORN...MINER...JERAULD...SOUTHERN SPINK AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST/EASTCENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. THE HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THESE COUNTIES AND THE THREAT OF FLOODING HAS SUBSIDED. THE REMAINDER OF NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA REMAINS IN THE FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 AM CDT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Pipestone | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Rock | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 9:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Murray | 27 min |
| Jun 16, 9:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Nobles | 35 min |
| Jun 16, 10:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Cottonwood | 24 min |
| Jun 16, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Murray | 30 min |
| Jun 16, 10:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Jackson | 29 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Minnesota, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.