Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 1992, 1:24 PM CDT for Boone County, Winnebago 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 Boone County, IL, Winnebago County, IL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2:02 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Winnebago, 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 250 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
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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 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 | Lee, Ogle | 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.