Alert archive / Michigan / Tornado Warnings in 1992
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this tornado warning at Sep 21, 1992, 5:47 PM EDT for Ingham County, Michigan. It was in force for 28 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 21, 1992, 5:47 PM EDT (21:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 21, 1992, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
- Area
- Whole counties
County Ingham County, MI
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KFNT), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -197 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 560 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KLAN 212152 COR
TORLAN
BULLETIN-EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LANSING, MI
552 PM EDT MON SEP 21 1992
MIC065-212215-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LANSING MI
547 PM EDT MON SEP 21 1992
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY
IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL PART OF LOWER MICHIGAN
NORTHEAST INGHAM
AT 535 PM EDT POLICE NEAR THE TOWN OF WEBERVILLE...20 MILES EAST-
SOUTHEAST OF LANSING...HAVE REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUDS. THESE FUNNEL
CLOUDS ARE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND HAVE
TOUCHDOWN. ALSO...ACTIVITY HAS BEEN REPORTED NEAR WHITE OAK AND
WAS MOVING TOWARD STOCKBRIDGE.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...GO TO A BASEMENT SHELTER
IF AVAILABLE...OTHERWISE TO A CENTRAL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES> FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING.
PL
...CORRECTION TO TIME IN FIRST PARAGRAPH...What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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, Sep 21, 2:32 PM EDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
MIZ011-012-018-020-022-023-025-040-041-211915- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LANSING MI 230 PM EDT MON SEP 21 1992 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN... AT 225 PM... WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR SAGINAW... SOUTHWEST TO NEAR ST. JOHNS... THEN ON TO JUST NORTH OF KALAMAZOO. THE PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ARRIVE IN DEWITT BY 300 PM... AND GRAND LEDGE BY 330 PM. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN... GUSTY WINDS... AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THE STORMS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA... MOVE INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. REMEMBER... ALL THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DEADLY LIGHTNING. STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR WEATHER UPDATES. SMITH
Special weather statement, Sep 21, 3:24 PM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
MIZ012-022-023-025-212000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LANSING MI 320 PM EDT MON SEP 21 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST OF LANSING... AT 315 PM... RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF DOWLING IN CENTRAL BARRY COUNTY... 15 MILES NORTH OF BATTLE CREEK. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH... AND WILL REACH VERMONTVILLE BY 340 PM... AND GRAND LEDGE BY 410 PM. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN... GUSTY WINDS... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS... AND AVOID USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER rINFORMATION. SMITH
Special weather statement, Sep 21, 4:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
MIZ012-022-023-025-212045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LANSING MI 400 PM EDT MON SEP 21 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING SOUTH LANSING... AT 355 PM... RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF CHARLOTTE... 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LANSING. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH... AND WILL REACH SOUTH LANSING... INCLUDING THE HOLT AREA... BY 430 PM. GUSTY WINDS... DEADLY LIGHTNING... AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTDOORS IN A THUNDERSTORM... STAY AWAY FROM HIGH GROUND... TALL TREES... AND METAL STRUCTURES. STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES. SMITH
Special weather statement, Sep 21, 4:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
MIZ012-022-023-025-212115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LANSING MI 434 PM EDT MON SEP 21 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH BATTLE CREEK AND LANSING AREAS... WEATHER RADAR AT 425 PM EDT INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED FROM EAST LANSING...4 MILES EAST OF LANSING...SOUTHWEST THROUGH SOUTH LANSING AND TO JUST NORTHEAST OF CHARLOTTE. CHARLOTTE IS 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LANSING. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE TO THE SOUTHWEST OF CHARLOTTE TO NEAR KALAMAZOO...AND NORTHEAST OF LANSING INTO THE THUMB. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL AFFECT THE HOLT AREA BETWEEN 435 AND 450 PM... THEN THE OKEMOS AND WILLIAMSTON AREAS BY 450 PM. GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTDOORS IN A THUNDERSTORM...STAY AWAYn FROM HIGH GROUND...TALL TREES...AND METAL STRUCTURES. STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES. PL
Special weather statement, Sep 21, 5:10 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
MIZ012-022-023-212145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LANSING MI 510 PM EDT MON SEP 21 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH BATTLE CREEK AND LANSING AREAS... AT 505 PM WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS JUST TO THE EAST OF THE CITY OF LANSING SOUTHWEST TO NEAR BATTLE CREEK. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR WILLIAMSTON...WHICH IS 14 MILES EAST- SOUTHEAST OF LANSING...AND NEAR OKEMOS...OR 7 MILES EAST OF LANSING. THE ENTIRE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE OKEMOS AND WILLIAMSTON AREAS UNTIL ABOUT 530 PM. . GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTDOORS IN A THUNDERSTORM...STAY AWAY FROM HIGH GROUND...TALL TREES...AND METAL STRUCTURES. STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES. PL
Special weather statement, Sep 21, 5:36 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
MIZ-023-212215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LANSING MI 535 PM EDT MON SEP 21 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH WILLIAMSTON NEAR LANSING... WEATHER RADAR AT 530 PM SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE WILLIAMSTON AREA. WILLIAMSTON IS 14 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF LANSING. SOME OF THESE STORMS SINCE 5 PM HAVE PRODUCED DAMAGING WINDS IN THE WILLIAMSTON AND WEBERVILLE AREAS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL CONTINUE AFFECT THESE AREAS THROUGH 6 PM. . GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTDOORS IN A THUNDERSTORM...STAY AWAY FROM HIGH GROUND...TALL TREES...AND METAL STRUCTURES. STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES. PL
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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.