Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 98, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 9, 1992, 10:38 AM CDT for McDonough County, Schuyler County, Illinois. It was in force for 52 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 9, 1992, 10:38 AM CDT (15:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 9, 1992, 11:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties McDonough County, IL, Schuyler County, IL
The nearest sounding before it
Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 12:00Z, 3.6 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
- 1613 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 830 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KPIA 091538
SVRPIA
ILC109-169-091630-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL
1038 AM CDT WED SEP 9 1992
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE WEST CENTRAL PART OF ILLINOIS
MCDONOUGH...SCHUYLER
AT 10:32 AM... RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER THE
SOUTHEAST CORNER OF HANCOCK COUNTY... MOVING TO THE EAST AT 45
MPH. THE STORM WILL PASS NEAR THE TOWNS OF MACOMB AND BUSHNELL
IN MCDONOUGH COUNTY AND NEAR BIRMINGHAM AND CAMDEN IN SCHUYLER
COUNTY. THIS IS 60 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF PEORIA.
IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA THREATE~NED BY THE STORM..GO TO A REINFORCED
SHELTER AND PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY
RAIN AND LIGHTNING.
HALF-INCH HAIL WAS REPORTED IN HACOCK COUNTY WITH THIS STORM.
ATTN ISP 14 AND 20
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, Sep 9, 7:52 AM CDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
ILZ010-091400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 755 AM CDT WED SEP 9 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT FOR MOST OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS... AT 750 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDER/ STORMS OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE STORMS WERE NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES SOUTH OF QUINCY TO 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD TO 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BLOOMINGTON. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 25 MILES SOUTH OF QUINCY...NEAR PITTSFIELD. THESE STORMS MAY LIKELY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ...HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS CAUSING LOCAL FLOODING. PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO BE AWARE OF THESE CONDITIONS AND IF THREATHENING WEATHER APPROACHES BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BYRD
Special weather statement, Sep 9, 8:03 AM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
ILZ005>007-009-091345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 755 AM CDT WED SEP 9 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS PERSIST ALL ACROSS WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... AT 750 AM... THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE DECREASING IN INTENSITY AS THE AREA OF COVERAGE INCREASED. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WAS OCCURRING OVER EASTERN WOODFORD COUNTY...30 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF PEORIA. MOVEMENT CONTINUED TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. ALTHOUGH THE INTENSITY OF THE STORMS HAS BEEN DECREASING...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. PERSONS IN THE AFFECTED AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND STAY TUNED TO@ NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNING. BREESER
Special weather statement, Sep 9, 8:54 AM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
ILZ005>007-009-091455- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHES SERVICE PEORIA IL 855 AM CDT WED SEP 9 1992 ...RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN THE WEST AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS AREA... ON RADAR AT 8:50 AM... AN AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 40 MILES WIDE EXTENDED FROM NORTHEAST PEORIA COUNTY ACROSS PEORIA AND DOWN THE ILLINOIS RIVER THROUGH BEARDSTOWN. THE AREA WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF MISSOURI JUST 10 TO 15 MILES WEST OF ILLINOIS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD MOVE INTO HANCOCK AND HENDERSON COUNTIES OF WESTERN ILLINOIS BETWEEN 9:00 AND 9:30 AM. THIS AREA... WHICH IS ABOUT 70 MILES WEST OF PEORIA... WILL EXPERIENzCE HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 11AM. JACOBS
Special weather statement, Sep 9, 9:00 AM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
ILZ010-091500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 900 AM CDT WED SEP 9 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT FOR MOST OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS... AT 855 AM CDT...RAEAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDER/ STORMS OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE STORMS WERE NORTH!OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES SOUTH OF QUINCY TO SPRINGFIELD TO 20 MILES NORTH OF CHAMPAIGN. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF QUINCY. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. BE ALERT TO THE RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BYRD
Special weather statement, Sep 9, 10:00 AM CDT, 38 minutes before
ILZ010-091600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 1000 AM CDT WED SEP 9 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT FOR MOST OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS... AT 955 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDER/ STORMS OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE STORMS WERE NORTH OF A LINE FROM QUINCY TO 10 MILES NORTH OF SPRINGFIELD TO BLOOMINGTON. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. BE ALERT TO THE RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BYRD
Special weather statement, Sep 9, 10:16 AM CDT, 22 minutes before
ILZ005>007-009-091610- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 1015 AM CDT WED SEP 9 1992 ...RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN THE WEST AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS AREA... AT 1010 AM... RADAR INIDCATED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF A LINE FROM QUINCY TO SPRINGFIELD TO LEROY IN SOUTHEAST MCLEAN COUNTY ...15 SOUTHEAST OF BLOOMINGTON. THE AREA OF RAIN CONTINUED TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN HENDERSON COUNTY AND WESTERN HANCOCK COUNTY. TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE TERRE HOUTE...CARTHAGE AND WEST POINT. THESE AREAS CAN EXPECT HEAVY RAINS... GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. THE LINE OF STORMS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN WARREN COUNTY AND WESTERN MCDONOUGH AND SCHUYLER COUNTIES BY BEFORE 11 AM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 11 AM CDT. NELSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 12:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Mason, Tazewell | 30 min |
| Sep 9, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Hancock | 44 min |
| Sep 9, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McDonough, Warren | 37 min |
| Sep 9, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Peoria, Tazewell | 52 min |
| Sep 9, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean, Woodford | 64 min |
| Sep 9, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Morgan | 54 min |
| Sep 9, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Menard | 54 min |
| Sep 9, 5:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | McLean | 39 min |
| Sep 9, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Sangamon | 45 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.