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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Sep 9, 1992, 5:51 PM CDT for McLean County, Illinois. It was in force for 39 min. 2 reports 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
- Sep 9, 1992, 5:51 PM CDT (22:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 9, 1992, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
County McLean County, IL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 6:14 PM CDT | Hail 0.75 | Mclean, IL | |
| Sep 9, 6:25 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, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 381 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 092255 COR
TORPIA
ILC113-092330-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL
551 PM CDT WED SEP 9 1992
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY
IN THE CENTRAL PART OF ILLINOIS
MCLEAN
AT 547 PM CDT A TORNADO WAS SPOTTED JUST EAST OF GRIDLEY MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THE TORNADO ARE...MEADOWS...
CHENOA...WESTON.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...GO TO A BASEMENT SHELTER
IF AVAILABLE...OTHERWISE TO A CENTRAL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.
ATTN ISP 6
STUMETZ
/TYPO/What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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, 2:31 PM CDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
ILZ005>007-009-092030 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 230 PM CDT WED SEP 9 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 4PM FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS ...AND UNTIL 9PM FOR WESTERN ILLINOIS... AT 2:30 PM... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER MCLEAN COUNTY EXTENDING NORTHEASTWARD. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS NORTH OF A LINE FROM MOLINE TO CHICAGO. OTHER SMALL SHOWERS WERE WIDE:LY SCATTERED OVER WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AND HAIL ALONG WITH FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHT AND BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. STUMETZ
Special weather statement, Sep 9, 2:34 PM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
ILZ005>007-009-092030 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 230 PM CDT WED SEP 9 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 4PM FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS ...AND UNTIL 9PM FOR WESTERN ILLINOIS... AT 2:30 PM... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER MCLEAN COUNTY EXTENDING NORTHEASTWARD. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS NORTH OF A LINE FROM MOLINE TO CHICAGO. OTHER SMALL SHOWERS WERE WIDELY SCATTERED OVER WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AND HAIL ALONG WITH FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING AND BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. STUMETZ /CORRECTED WOFRDING/
Special weather statement, Sep 9, 3:28 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
ILZ010-092115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 330 PM CDT WED SEP 9 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... AT 325 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE STORMS WERE NORTH OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHAMPAIGN TO JUST NORTH OF DANVILLE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE OUT OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS BY 4 PM. REMEMBER...DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. ALSO...TORNADOES CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO OCCUR WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. ELSEWHERE...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP OVER NORTH/ EASTERN MISSOURI. THE STORMS WERE NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES WEST OF QUINCY TO 15 MILES NORTH OF PEORIA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN SECTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AFTER 5 PM. BE ALERT TO THE RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BYRD
Special weather statement, Sep 9, 3:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
ILZ005>007-009-092130 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEORIA IL 330 PM CDT WED SEP 9 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 9PM FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... AT 3:30 PM... A LINE OF STRONG STORMS WAS FROM 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF BURLINGTON IOWA EXTENDING SOUTHWEST INTO NORTHEAST MISSOURI. SCATTERED STRONG STORMS WERE FROM NAUVOO IN HANCOCK COUNTY THEN SOUTHWEST TO 50 MILES SOUTHWEST OF QUINCY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 35 MPH. THE STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE TORNADOES...INCLUDE LARGE HAIL... DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND WILL BE ACCOMAPNAIED WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL. STUMETZ
Special weather statement, Sep 9, 4:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
ILZ010-092215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 415 PM CDT WED SEP 9 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... AT 410 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI. THE STORMS WERE NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES SOUTH OF PEORIA TO 50 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD...NEAR FREDERICK TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF QUINCY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF QUINCY...NEAR CAMP POINT...65 MILES WEST OF SPRINGFIELD...NEAR MT STERLING AND 50 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD...NEAR FREDERICK. REMEMBER...DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. ALSO...TORNADOES CAN AND DO OCCUR WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. ELSEWHERE...AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHAMPAIGN...NEAR HOOPESTON. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. BE ALERT TO THE RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BYRD
Special weather statement, Sep 9, 5:04 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
ILZ010-092300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD IL 500 PM CDT WED SEP 9 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... AT 455 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI. THE STORMS WERE NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF BLOOMINGTON TO 45 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD...NEAR FREDERICK TO 30 MILES SOUTH OF QUINCY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 55 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD... NEAR MT STERLING...15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF QUINCY AND 45 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD...NEAR ASTORIA. REMEMBER...DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. ALSO...TORNADOES CAN AND DO OCCUR WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. ELSEWHERE...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS. ONE STORM WAS LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF SPRINGFIELD...NEAR ATLANTA AND ANOTHER STORM WAS LOCATED 35 MILES SOUTH/ WEST OF SPRINGFIELD...NEAR MURRAYVILLE IN SOUTHWESTERN MORGAN COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. BE ALERT TO THE RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BYRD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 10:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McDonough, Schuyler | 52 min |
| 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, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Sangamon | 45 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.