Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 27, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 1992, 12:23 PM CDT for Carroll County, Illinois. It was in force for 52 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 1992, 12:23 PM CDT (17:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 1992, 1:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Carroll County, IL
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 306 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
- 475 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -301 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 709 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 292 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 272 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 KRFD 171723
SVRRFD
ILC015-171815-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROCKFORD IL
1223 PM CDT WED JUN 17 1992
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY
IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF ILLINOIS
CARROLL
AT 1220 CDT THERE WAS A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS JUST SOUTHWEST OF
MT. CARROLL MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARD MT. CARROLL AT 35 MPH. THIS
STORM WILL PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
SOME COMMUNITIES THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...
MT. CARROLL...LANARK...AND SHANNON
IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA THREATENED BY THE STORM...MOVE OUT OF AREAS
THAT ARE PRONE TO FLOODING...AND GO TO A REINFORCED SHELTER!
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY
RAINFALL THAT CAN QUICKLY FLOOD A LOW LYING AREA IS IMMINENT!
REMEMBER ALSO...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND DO PRODUCE TORNADOES
WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING...SO BE ALERT!
ATTN: ISP DIST 1...2...16. FIELDSWhat 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 17, 6:25 AM CDT, 5 hours 58 minutes before
ILZ005>007-009-171230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 625 AM CDT WED JUN 17 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CANCELLED... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THAT HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS EARLIER THIS MORNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SOME OF THE STORMS THAT WERE IN EASTERN IOWA HAVE MOVED TOWARD SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...WHILE THE REST HAVE DISSIPATED. HOWEVER...THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS ONLY TEMPORARILY ENDED. A COLD FRONT...ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG STORM SYSTEM TO THE NORTHWEST OF ILLINOIS...WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WHEN THIS FRONT INTERACTS WITH VERY WARM AND MOIST AIR OVER OUR REGION...THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...ARE EXPECTED TO ERUPT RAPIDLY. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS ...LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND LISTEN TO RADIO...TV...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES...WARNINGS... AND STATEMENTS. IN THE MEANTIME...REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY RULES. COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND STORM SPOTTERS SHOULD PREPARE TO ACTIVATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. MILLER
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 9:07 AM CDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
ILZ005>007-009-171630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 900 AM CDT WED JUN 17 1992 ...THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS... AT 9AM CDT...A LONE THUNDERSTORM HAD DEVELOPED OVER EASTERN SCHUYLER COUNTY 45 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD. ELSWHERE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND WINDY CONDITIONS PREVAILED WITH ONLY A FEW WIDELY SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS. HOWEVER...TO BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND LISTEN TO RADIO...TV...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES...WARNINGS... AND STATEMENTS. IN THE MEANTIME...REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY RULES. COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND STORM SPOTTERS SHOULD PREPARE TO ACTIVATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. MILLER
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 9:10 AM CDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
ILZ005>007-009-171630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 900 AM CDT WED JUN 17 1992 ...THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS... AT 9AM CDT...A LONE THUNDERSTORM HAD DEVELOPED OVER EASTERN SCHUYLER COUNTY 45 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD. ELSWHERE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND WINDY CONDITIONS PREVAILED WITH ONLY A FEW WIDELY SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS. HOWEVER...A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER REMAINS FOR ALL OF THE HEART OF ILLINOIS TODAY. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS...LISTEN TO RADIO...TV...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES...WARNINGS... AND STATEMENTS. IN THE MEANTIME...REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY RULES. COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND STORM SPOTTERS SHOULD PREPARE TO ACTIVATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. BREESER
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 11:40 AM CDT, 43 minutes before
ILZ005>007-009-171630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 900 AM CDT WED JUN 17 1992 ...THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING AND MOING TOWARD WESTERN ILLINOIS... AT 1130 AM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING IN SOUTHEASTERN IOWA AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI. THESE STORMS WERE INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY AND MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO HANCOCK AND HENDERSON COUNTIES IN EXTREME WESTERN ILLINOIS WITHIN THE NEXT 1/2 HOUR. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A GREAT PORTION OF THE HEART OF ILLINOIS UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS...LISTEN TO RADIO...TV...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR POwSSIBLE WARNINGS...AND STATEMENTS. BREESER
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 11:46 AM CDT, 37 minutes before
ILZ005>007-009-171730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 1135 AM CDT WED JUN 17 1992 ...THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING AND MOVING TOWARD WESTERN ILLINOIS... AT 1130 AM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING IN SOUTHEASTERN IOWA AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI. THESE STORMS WERE INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY AND MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO HANCOCK AND HENDERSON COUNTIES IN EXTREME WESTERN ILLINOIS WITHIN THE NEXT 1/2 HOUR. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A GREAT PORTION OF THE HEART OF ILLINOIS UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS...LISTEN TO RADIO...TV...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS...AND STATEMENTS. BREESER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 12:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Henderson | 61 min |
| Jun 17, 12:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Winnebago | 49 min |
| Jun 17, 12:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Warren | 63 min |
| Jun 17, 1:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Henderson | 39 min |
| Jun 17, 1:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Hancock, McDonough | 69 min |
| Jun 17, 1:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Warren | 69 min |
| Jun 17, 1:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Lee, Ogle | 51 min |
| Jun 17, 1:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Boone, Winnebago | 51 min |
| Jun 17, 1:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Schuyler | 60 min |
| Jun 17, 1:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Bureau | 43 min |
| Jun 17, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeKalb, Lee, Ogle | 21 min |
| Jun 17, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Marshall, Putnam | 59 min |
| Jun 17, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Schuyler | 41 min |
| Jun 17, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Mason, Tazewell | 61 min |
| Jun 17, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean, Woodford | 56 min |
| Jun 17, 4:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Macoupin | 68 min |
| Jun 17, 4:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian | 68 min |
| Jun 17, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Macon | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Douglas | 50 min |
Nearby
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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.