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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 1992, 9:51 PM CDT for Logan County, Illinois. It was in force for 54 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 23, 1992, 9:51 PM CDT (02:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 1992, 10:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Logan County, IL
The nearest sounding before it
Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 345 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 KSPI 240251
SVRSPI
ILC107-240345-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL
951 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 1992
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY
IN THE CENTRAL PART OF ILLINOIS
LOGAN
AT 949 PM...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER
NORTHWEST LOGAN COUNTY 28 MILES NORTH OF SPRINGFIELD NEAR NEW
HOLLAND.
SOME CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE NEW HOLLAND...LINCOLN...
ELKHART AND MT PULASKI.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF LARGE HAIL.
THE STORM WAS MOVING SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA THREATENED BY THE STORM..GO TO A REINFORCED
SHELTER AND PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY
RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
A TORNADO WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.
IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. BOATERS SHOULD
MOVE OFF LAKES TO SHELTER. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE
STRONG BUILDINGS...BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
ATTN ISP DIST... 9
DBWhat 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, 6:56 PM CDT, 2 hours 55 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, 2 hours 26 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, 2 hours 16 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, 2 hours 12 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, 1 hour 55 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
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 8:56 PM CDT, 55 minutes before
ILZ009-240255- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 855 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 1991 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS. AT 853 PM CDT...WEATHER RADARS SHOWS AN AREA OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WEST OF A LINE FROM BRADFORD ILLINOIS TO 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SPRINGFIELD NEAR TAYLORVILLE ILLINOIS. THE STORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE NORTH OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER IN FULTON AND MASON COUNTIES. THESE STORMS MAY LIKELY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL... DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO BE AWARE OF THESE STORMS AND LDISTEN 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, 8:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Mason | 42 min |
| Jun 23, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Mason | 28 min |
| Jun 23, 9:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Tazewell | 17 min |
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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.