Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 149, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 8, 1992, 5:03 PM CDT for LaPorte County, Indiana. It was in force for 42 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 8, 1992, 5:03 PM CDT (22:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 8, 1992, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
County LaPorte County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 282 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 968 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 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 KSBN 082204
SVRSBN
INC091-082245-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTH BEND IN
503 PM CDT THU OCT 8 1992
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY
IN THE NORTH CENTRAL PART OF INDIANA
NORTHERN LAPORTE
AT 445 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES EAST OF
MICHIGAN CITY INDIANA.
THE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE SPRINGVILLE AND HUDSON LAKE.
REPORTS OF GUST TO 50 MPH HAVE BEEN RECIEVED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHE
R SERVICE IN SOUTH BEND
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM GET INTO A REIN-
FORCED SHELTER AND PREPARE FOR STRONG DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...
VERY HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK
THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
CLICKWhat 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, Oct 8, 2:12 PM CDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
INZALL-090100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 210 PM EST THU OCT 8 1992 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST FOR ALL OF INDIANA EXCEPT FAR SOUTH. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA NORTH OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES SOUTH OF TERRE HAUTE TO 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CINCINNATI OHIO. SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE...SOUTH BEND...FORT WAYNE...LAFAYETTE...MUNCIE ...TERRE HAUTE...INDIANAPOLIS...RICHMOND...BLOOMINGTON AND COLUMBUS. REMEMBER...A WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. PRICE
Special weather statement, Oct 8, 2:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
INZ001-002-003-005-006-007-008-009-010-011-012-013-082145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 238 PM EST (138 PM CST) THU OCT 8 1992 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR ALL OF INDIANA EXCEPT FAR SOUTH... WEATHER RADAR INDICATES THAT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER EASTERN INDIANA AND WESTERN ILLINOIS. THE STRONGEST OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WAS NEAR BRAZIL...ABOUT 15 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF TERRE HAUTE. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR PRAIRIE CITY...ABOUT 15 MILES EAST OF TERRE HAUTE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE NORTH AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR. STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN INDIANA DURING THE AFTERNOON. MES
Special weather statement, Oct 8, 2:47 PM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
INZ001-002-003-005-006-007-008-009-010-011-012-013-082145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 245 PM EST THU OCT 8 1992 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR ALL OF INDIANA EXCEPT FAR SOUTH... WEATHER RADAR INDICATES THAT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER WESTERN INDIANA AND EASTERN ILLINOIS. THE STRONGEST OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WAS NEAR BRAZIL...ABOUT 15 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF TERRE HAUTE. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR PRAIRIE CITY...ABOUT 15 MILES EAST OF TERRE HAUTE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE NORTH AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR. STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN INDIANA DURING THE AFTERNOON. MES ...CORRECTION FOR DIRECTIONS IN SECOND LINE OF SECOND PARAGRAPH...
Special weather statement, Oct 8, 3:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
INZ001-002-003-005-006-007-008-009-010-011-012-013-082230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 333 PM EST THU OCT 8 1992 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR ALL OF INDIANA EXCEPT FOR FAR SOUTH AND FAR WEST... AT 325 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN WOLCOTT AND RENNSELAER....OR ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE. THERE WAS ALSO A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTENDED FROM NEAR ATTICA...ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE...SOUTH TO JUST EAST EAST OF EVANSVILLE. SMALL HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR ATTICA AT 315 PM. HALF INCH HAIL WAS ALSO REPORTED IN NORTHERN JASPER COUNTY NEAR DEMOTTE AT 330 PM. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AROUND 35 MILES AND WILL CONTINUE MOVING ACROSS INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON. MES
Special weather statement, Oct 8, 4:26 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
INZ001-002-003-005-006-007-008-009-010-011-012-013-082330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 426 PM EST (326 PM CST) THU OCT 8 1992 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR ALL OF INDIANA EXCEPT FAR WEST AND FAR SOUTH... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CANCELLED WEST OF LINE FROM 20 MILES WEST OF SOUTH BEND TO 50 MILES EAST OF VINCENNES. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF INDIANAPOLIS..SOUTH ONTINUED TO 5 MILES WEST OF BLOOMINGTON. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE..JUST NORTHEAST OF GREENCASTLE WHICH IS ABOUT 30 MILES WEST OF INDIANAPOLIS AND JUST EAST OF SPENCER WHICH IS ABOUT 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF BLOOMBEND..FORT WAYNE..MUNCIE..BLOOMINGTON.. COLUMBUS AND RICHMOND. AT 420 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 30 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF MONTICELLO...AND EXTENDED SOUTH TO 30 MILES WEST OF INDIANAPOLIS AND C6INGTON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE ACROSS INDIANA. MES
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Madison | 30 min |
| Oct 8, 6:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Madison | 97 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.