Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 15, 1992, 4:23 PM CDT for Sangamon County, Illinois. It was in force for 52 min. 1 report 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
- Apr 15, 1992, 4:23 PM CDT (21:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 1992, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Sangamon County, IL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 4:50 PM CDT | Hail 0.75 | Sangamon, IL |
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
Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 310 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
- 564 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -95 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1576 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 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 KSPI 152124 SVRSPI ILC167-152215- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 423 PM CDT WED APR 15 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS ...SANGAMON COUNTY AT 414 PM CDT...SPOTTERS IN MACOUPIN COUNTY REPORTED 3/4" HAIL IN MODESTO AND PALMYRA...30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD. THE STORM WAS LOCATED 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD...NEAR LOAMI AND WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING TOWNS...CHATHAM...SPRINGFIELD AND RIVERTON. 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY ^SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. ATTN ISP DIST...9 BYRD
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, Apr 15, 2:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
ILZ006-009-152030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 230 PM CDT THU APR 15 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS WEDNESDAY EVENING... AT 230 PM CDT... SEVERAL SHOWERS WERE IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF HANCOCK COUNTY NEAR HAMILTON EXTENDING SOUTHWEST INTO NORTHEAST MISSOURI ABOUT 25 MILES WEST OF QUINCY. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. STUMETZ
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 2:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
ILZ009-1512100-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL
245 PM CDT WED APR 15 1992
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
AT 240 PM CDT..WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS
OVER EXTRME WEST ILLINOIS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THESE STORMS
ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
REMEMBER A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION )OF
SEVERE WEATHER. PERSONS IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS ARE ADVISED TO WATCH
THE SKIES FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND MONITOR YOUR
LOCAL RADIO/TV FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
FENLEYSpecial weather statement, Apr 15, 2:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
ILZ009-1512100-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL
300 PM CDT WED APR 15 1992
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
AT 254 PM CDT..A WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED PEA SIZE HAIL FROM A
THUNDERSTORM NEAR PETERSBURG...20 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD.
THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
REMEMBER A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF
SEVERE WEATHER. PERSONS IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS ARE ADVISED TO WATCH
THE SKIES FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND MONITOR YOUR
LOCAL RADIO/TV FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
FENLEYSpecial weather statement, Apr 15, 3:32 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
ILZ006-009-152030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 330 PM CDT THU APR 15 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS WEDNESDAY EVENING... AT 330 PM CDT... A CLUSTER OF VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS IN SOUTHERN HANCOCK COUNTY NEAR THE COMMUNITIES OF PLYMOUTH AND BENTLY. THESE STORMS EXTENDED SOUTH TO NEAR QUINCY. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER SOUTHERN MASON COUNTY NEAR MASON CITY MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. NO REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED SINCE 230 PM CDT HOWEVER...THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE HAIL...AND HIGH WINDS. THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. STUMETZ
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 3:34 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
ILZ009-1512100-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL
330 PM CDT WED APR 15 1992
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
AT 325 PM CDT..A WEATHER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDER/
STORMS MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST MACOUPIN COUNTY..60 MILES SOUTHWET OF
SPRINGFIELD. THE STORMS WERE MOVNING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH AND WILL
BE APPROACHING CARLINVILLE..40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD..WITHIN
THE NEXT HOUR.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO SHELTER IF SEVERE WEATHER
APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO /TV
FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
FENLEYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 3:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Woodford | 30 min |
| Apr 15, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan | 53 min |
| Apr 15, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Macoupin, Morgan | 41 min |
| Apr 15, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Woodford | 31 min |
| Apr 15, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton | 57 min |
| Apr 15, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean | 56 min |
| Apr 15, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Menard | 31 min |
| Apr 15, 5:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton | 34 min |
| Apr 15, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Tazewell | 66 min |
| Apr 15, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Bureau, Putnam | 13 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Illinois, 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.