Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 46, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 1992, 8:48 PM CDT for Fulton County, Mason County, Illinois. It was in force for 42 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 23, 1992, 8:48 PM CDT (01:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 1992, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Fulton County, IL, Mason County, IL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 9:00 PM CDT | Hail 1 | Fulton, 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 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 384 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
- 156 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -91 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1681 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KPIA 240148
SVRPIA
ILC057-125-240230-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL
848 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 1992
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE WEST CENTRAL PART OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN FULTON...
IN THE CENTRAL PART OF ILLINOIS
MASON...
AT 8:45 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHERN
FULTON COUNTY NEAR FAIRVIEW. HAIL UP TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER
WAS REPORTED AT FAIRVIEW AT 8:43 PM. THE STORM HAS BEEN MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
TOWNS IN THE PATH INCLUDE CANTON... AND FOREST CITY.
IF YOU ARE IN AMN AREA THREATENED BY THE STORM..GO TO A REINFORCED
SHELTER AND PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY
RAIN AND LIGHTNING.
ATTN ISP 14 AND 9
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 23, 6:34 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
ILZ005-006-007-009-240030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 635 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 1992 AT 6:30 PM CDT... RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN PROGRESS OVER NORTHWESTERN MASON COUNTY BETWEEN HAVANA AND FOREST CITY. WHILE THE STORM REMAINS STRONG... IT HAS WEAKENED SLIGHTLY IN THE PAST 15 MINUTES. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH AND SHOULD PASS ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF MASON BY 7:00 PM. THE STORM MAY STILL PRODUCE SOME GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL... ALONG WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL. ELSEWHERE... THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN HANCOCK COUNTY NEAR CARTHAGE AND IN MCDONOUGH COUNTY BETWEEN MACOMB AND LEWISTOWN. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ALSO WERE MOVING SO<UTHEAST AT 35 MPH. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9:00 PM. JACOBS
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 6:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
ILZ009-240055- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 655 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 1991 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. AT 653 PM CDT...WEATHER RADARS SHOWS AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF A LINE FROM PEARL ILLINOIS 55 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD TO 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DECATUR NEAR LOVINGTON. THE STORM WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BURLINGTON IOWA NEAR COLCHESTER ILLINOIS AND IN SOUTHERN PIATT COUNTY NEAR BEMENT 25 MILES EAST OF DECATUR. THESE STORM MAY LIKELY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO BE AWARE OF THESE STORMS AND LISTEN TO RADIO TELEVISION OR MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADI0 FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED DURING THE PAST HOUR. HILLIARD
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 7:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
ILZ009-240025- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 725 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 1991 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 435 IS NO LONGER FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT FOR THE EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS COUNTIES OF EDGAR...CLARK AND CUMBERLAND IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE ABOVE COUNTIES. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED SOUTH OF THE AREA. HILLIARD
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 7:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
ILZ005-006-007-009-240130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 732 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 1992 AT 7:30 PM CDT... RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN PROGRESS OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN SCHUYLER COUNTY ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF RUSHVILLE. THIS THUNDERSTORM HAS BEEN MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH AND SHOULD PASS OUT OF SCHUYLER COUNTY INTO CASS COUNTY BEFORE 8PM. ELSEWHERE... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS OCCURRING IN EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN IOWA 15 TO 20 MILES NORTH OF BURLINGTON IOWA. AT ITS PRESENT MOVEMENT THIS THUNDERTSTORM SHOULD PASS OVER THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER INTO HENDERSON COUNTY OF WESTERN ILLINOIS BETWEEN 7:45 AND 8:00 PM... NEAR OQUAWKA. THE STORM IS BEING CLOSELY MONITORED... A WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9PM. JACOBS
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 7:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
ILZ005-006-007-009-240130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 732 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 1992 AT 7:30 PM CDT... RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN PROGRESS OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN SCHUYLER COUNTY ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF RUSHVILLE. THIS THUNDERSTORM HAS BEEN MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH AND SHOULD PASS OUT OF SCHUYLER COUNTY INTO CASS COUNTY BEFORE 8PM. ELSEWHERE... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS OCCURRING IN EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN IOWA 15 TO 20 MILES NORTH OF BURLINGTON IOWA. AT ITS PRESENT MOVEMENT THIS THUNDERTSTORM SHOULD PASS OVER THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER INTO HENDERSON COUNTY OF WESTERN ILLINOIS BETWEEN 7:45 AND 8:00 PM... NEAR OQUAWKA. THE STORM IS BEING CLOSELY MONITORED... A WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9PM. JACOBS /CORRECTION TO LAST SENTENCE/
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 7:56 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
ILZ009-240155- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 755 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 1991 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. AT 753 PM CDT...WEATHER RADARS SHOWS AN AREA OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EAST OF A LINE FROM BURLINGTON IOWA TO STAUTON ILLINOIS 30 MILES NORTH/ EAST OF ST.LOUIS MISSOURI. THE STORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS 38 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD IN CASS COUNTY NEAR BLUFF SPRINGS ILLINOIS. THIS STORM MAY LIKELY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO BE AWARE OF THESE STORMS AND LISTEN TO RADIO TELEVISION OR MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADI0 FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED DURING THE PAST HOUR. HILLIARD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Henderson | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Knox | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McDonough | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Mason | 28 min |
| Jun 23, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan | 54 min |
| Jun 23, 9:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Tazewell | 17 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.