Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 9, 1992, 5:31 PM EST for Huntington County, Indiana. It was in force for 29 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 9, 1992, 5:31 PM EST (22:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 9, 1992, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Whole counties
County Huntington County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 386 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 544 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What 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, 3:37 PM EST, 1 hour 54 minutes before
INZ003-005-006-OHZ001-092130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN 335 PM EST WED SEP 9 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST/10 EDT... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE 25 MILES NORTH OF...AND 25 MILES SOUTH TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FORT WAYNE... AT 330 PM EST/430 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED 25 MILES NORTH OF FORT WAYNE OR 10 MILES NORTH OF AUBURN...15 MILES NORTH OF FORT WAYNE OR NEAR GRABIL INDIANA. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM 25 MILES SOUTH TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FORT WAYNE INDIANA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. BY 530 PM EDT...STRONG STORMS WILL BE LOCATED 35 TO 45 MILES NORTH EAST OF FORT WAYNE OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF DEFIANCE OHIO. OTHER STRONG STORMS TO THE SOUTH OF FORT WAYNE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY INTO WESTERN OHIO. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...BRIEF VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND GUSTY WINDS. STAY INSIDE AS THEY PASS THROUGH YOUR AREA. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER FOR UPDATES ON POSSIBLE SEVERE STORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN INDIANA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST OHIO. HAYES
Special weather statement, Sep 9, 4:06 PM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes before
INZ001-002-004-005-MIZ001-007-008-092200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTH BEND IN 405 PM EST WED SEP 9 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 900 PM EST/ 1000 PM EDT... AT 400 PM EST/ 500 PM EDT...SHOWERS AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WERE OCCURRING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 45 MILES SOUTH OF SOUTH BEND...OR JUST WEST OF PLYMOUTH INDIANA. THIS STORM WAS PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH...SEEK SHELTER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING AND AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THE SAFEST PLACE IS AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME. REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. BARJENBRUCH
Special weather statement, Sep 9, 4:10 PM EST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
INZ001-002-004-005-MIZ001-007-008-092200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTH BEND IN 405 PM EST WED SEP 9 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 900 PM EST/ 1000 PM EDT... AT 400 PM EST/ 500 PM EDT...SHOWERS AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WERE OCCURRING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 45 MILES SOUTH OF SOUTH BEND...OR JUST WEST OF PLYMOUTH INDIANA. THIS STORM WAS PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH...SEEK SHELTER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING AND AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THE SAFEST PLACE IS AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME. . REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. BARJENBRUCH CORRECTED TO GIVE MOVEMENT
Special weather statement, Sep 9, 4:11 PM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
INZ003-005-006-OHZ001-092200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN 409 PM EST WED SEP 9 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST/10 EDT... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN SCATTERED OVER NORTHEAST INDIANA... AT 4 PM EST/5 PM EDT... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED 20 MILES AND 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FORT WAYNE.. NEAR BERNE AND PORTLAND. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE LOCATED 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT WAYNE BETWEEN CEADERVILLE AND GRABIL.. AND 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT WAYNE.. OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF WABASH. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARION INDIANA BETWEEN GAS CITY AND UPLAND. THIS STORM PRODUCED SMALL HAIL AS IT MOVED ACROSS MADISON COUNTY. ALL OF THESE STORMS ARE DANGEROUS... PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL... DEADLY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. PEOPLE IN THE ABOVE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS YOUR LOCATION. STAY TUNED TO THIS SAME SOURCE FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR WINDOWLESS ROOM IF SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPS. JRD
Special weather statement, Sep 9, 5:00 PM EST, 31 minutes before
INZ001-002-004-005-MIZ001-007-008-092310- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTH BEND IN 505 PM EST WED SEP 9 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 900 PM EST/ 1000 PM EDT... AT 500 PM EST/ 600 PM EDT...A LINE OF RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF SOUTH BEND...NEAR UNION PIER MICHIGAN...TO 45 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH BEND...NEAR VALPARAISO INDIANA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. BY 6 PM EST/ 7 PM EDT...THE LINE OF STORMS WILL EXTEND FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF SOUTH BEND TO KNOX INDIANA. IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH...SEEK SHELTER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING AND AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THE SAFEST PLACE IS AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME. REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY F~OR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. BARJENBRUCH
Special weather statement, Sep 9, 5:29 PM EST, 2 minutes before
INZ001-002-004-005-MIZ001-007-008-092330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTH BEND IN 529 PM EST WED SEP 9 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 900 PM EST/ 1000 PM EDT... AT 525 PM EST/ 625 PM EDT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF SOUTH BEND TO 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH BEND... NEAR LACROSSE INDIANA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. BY 6 PM EST/ 7 PM EDT...THE LINE OF STORMS WILL EXTEND FROM 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF SOUTH BEND TO JUST WEST OF PLYMOUTH INDIANA. IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH...SEEK SHELTER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING AND AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. HEAVY RAINS ACCOMPANYING THESE STORMS MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS. REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. BARJENBRUCH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 4:11 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Adams | 119 min |
| Sep 9, 4:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams | 32 min |
| Sep 9, 4:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Wells | 20 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.