Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 30, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 1992, 1:24 PM CDT for Lee County, Ogle County, Illinois. It was in force for 51 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
- Jun 17, 1992, 1:24 PM CDT (18:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 1992, 2:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Lee County, IL, Ogle County, IL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 1:30 PM CDT | Hail 0.75 | Lee, 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
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 304 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.
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TTAA00 KRFD 171824
SVRRFD
ILC201-007-141-103-171915-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROCKFORD IL
124 PM CDT WED JUN 17 1992
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 215 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE NORTH CENTRAL PART OF ILLINOIS
WINNEBAGO...BOONE...OGLE...LEE
RADAR AT 115 CDT THIS AFTERNOON WAS SHOWING A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF BOONE COUNTY
BACK THROUGH ROCKFORD AND ON SOUTH THROUGH CENTRAL OGLE AND WESTERN
LEE COUNTY. THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH AND WILL PRODUCE
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS.
SOME COMMUNITIES THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...
BELEVIDERE...ROCKFORD...OREGON...BYRON...AND DIXON.
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, 9:07 AM CDT, 4 hours 17 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, 4 hours 14 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, 1 hour 44 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, 1 hour 38 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
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 1:17 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
ILZ009-171915- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 115 PM CDT WED JUN 17 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH FRO CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 8 PM CDT.. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...STRETCHES FROM NORTH CENTRAL ILINOIS SOUTHWEST TO NEAR QUINCY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AS THE LINE MOVES SLOWLY TO THE EAST. PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS ESPECIALLY TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD WILL BE THE FIRST TO FEEL THE EFFECTS OF THESE STORMS. AT THEIR CURRENT EASTWARD MOVEMENT THE TOWNS OF JACKSOVILLE..BEARDS/ TOWN AND PETERSBURG WILL BE THE FIRST TO GET HIT. PERSONS IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS ARE URGED TOREVIEW SAFETY RULES AND LISTEN TO RADIO..TV..OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. FENLEY
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, 12:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Carroll | 52 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 | 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
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.