Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 37, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 1992, 3:49 PM CDT for McLean County, Woodford County, Illinois. It was in force for 56 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, 3:49 PM CDT (20:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 1992, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties McLean County, IL, Woodford County, IL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 4:11 PM CDT | Hail 0.75 | Mclean, 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 398 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
- 2332 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 853 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 2.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KPIA 172051 COR
SVRPIA
ILC203-113-172145-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL
349 PM CDT WED JUN 17 1992
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE CENTRAL PART OF ILLINOIS
WOODFORD...MCLEAN
AT 3:45 PM RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ALONG THE
MCLEAN/WOODFORD COUNTY LINE NEAR GOODFIELD. THE STORM HAS BEEN
MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH AND WILL AFFECT CONGERVILLE
CARLOCK AND EL PASO BY 4:15 PM.
REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
A TORNADO WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING SO <BE ON THE LOOKOUT.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS FOR TAZEWELL AND MASON COUNTIES
CONTINUE IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM.
ATTN ISP 8..6
JACOBSWhat 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, 11:40 AM CDT, 4 hours 9 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, 4 hours 3 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, 2 hours 32 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
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 1:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
ILZ009-172015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 210 PM CDT WED JUN 17 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 8 PM CDT.. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...STRETCHES FROM NORTH OF PEORIA 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..TVR..OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. FENLEY
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 3:12 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
ILZ009-010-172115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 310 PM CDT WED JUN 17 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... THE LEADING EDGE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS HAS ENTERED CASS AND MASON COUNTIES...40 TO 45 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS NEAR CHANDLERVILLE..35 MILE NORTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AS THE AREA WAS MOVING EAST SLOWLY. AN ADDITIONAL LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THIS AREA. THIS LINE RUNS FROM BLOOMINGTON TO SPRINGFIELD. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST. PERSONS IN CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS ARE URGED TO REVIEW SAFETY RULES AND LISTEN TO RADIO..TV..OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. FENLEY
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 3:49 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
ILZ009-010-172200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 345 PM CDT WED JUN 17 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... THE EASTERN MOST LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS RUNNING FROM PONTIAC TO 20 MILES EAST OF SPRINGFIELD TO ST LOUIS IS GAINING STRENTH. HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN MACOUPIN COUNTY.. 30 MILES SOUTH OF SPRINGFIELD. THIS LINE IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH AND WILL BE NEAR CHAMPAIGN BY 5 PM. THE SECOND AREA THUNDERSTORMS LIES FROM WEST OF BLOOMINGTON TO 15 NORTHWEST OF LINCLOLN TO 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD TO 35 MILES WEST OF SPRINGFIELD. THESE STORMS ARE BEGINNING TO SHOW SIGNS OF WEAKENING. PERSONS IN CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS ARE URGED TO REVIEW SAFETY RULES AND LISTEN TO RADIO..TV..OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER 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, 1:24 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, 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.