Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 1992
Tornado Warning 7, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Jul 14, 1992, 3:14 PM EST for DeKalb County, Steuben County, Indiana. It was in force for 31 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 14, 1992, 3:14 PM EST (20:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 1992, 3:45 PM EST
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties DeKalb County, IN, Steuben County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KFNT), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 186 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
- 62 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -117 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 552 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 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 KFWA 142014
TORFWA
INC033-151-142045-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN
314 PM EST TUE JUL 14 1992
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 345 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF INDIANA
NORTHERN DEKALB...SOUTHERN STEUBEN
AT 311 PM EST A TORNADO WAS REPORTED AT KENDALLVILLE INDIANA OR
35 MILES NORTH OF FORT WAYNE IN NORTHEAST INDIANA.
THIS TORNADO WAS MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF ASHLEY INDIANA SHOULD SEEK SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY.
KEEP AWAY FROM ALL WINDOWS. TAKE COVER NOW...DO NOT WASTE TIME
OPENING WINDOWS. THE TORNADO WILL DO THAT FOR YOU.
IN A HOME...ONE OF THE BEST SHELTERS IS THE BASEMENT UNDER HEAVY
FURNITURE AND WHERE OVERHEAD SUPPORT AND PROTECTION IS GREATEST.
IN A HOME WITHOUT A BASEMENT...GO TO THE CENTER OF THE HOUSE ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR. GET INTO A CLOSET...INTERIOR HALL...OR UNDER
HEAVY FURNITURE. COVER YOURSELF WITH A HEAVY BLANKET OR SIMILAR
OBJECT.
MARSHALLWhat 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, Jul 14, 12:53 PM EST, 2 hours 21 minutes before
INZ001-002-004-005-MIZ001-007-008-141845- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTH BEND IN 1251 PM EST TUE JUL 14 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND ALMOST ALL OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 8 PM EST/9 PM EDT... AT 1245 PM EST/145 PM EDT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE NORTHWEST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM JACKSON MICHIGAN TO SOUTH BEND...AND THEN TO RENSSELEAR INDIANA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS...WERE LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF SOUTH BEND... NEAR DAYTON MICHIGAN AND 20 MILES WEST OF SOUTH BEND...NEAR ROLLING PRAIRIE INDIANA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. BY 130 PM EST/230 PM EDT...THE LEADING EDGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXTEND FROM STURGIS MICHIGAN TO ELKHART TO ROCHESTER INDIANA. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES TO DEVELOP IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. HEAVY RAINS MAY ALSO CAUSE STREET FLOODING...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. BARJENBRUCH
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 1:16 PM EST, 1 hour 58 minutes before
INZ003-005-006-OHZ001-141900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN 115 PM EST TUE JUL 14 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST INDIANA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST OHIO UNTIL 800 PM EST/900 PM EDT... AT 111 PM EST/211 PM EDT THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING ACROSS NORTHWEST INDIANA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AND HOUR. BY 200 PM EST/300 PM EDT THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST INDIANA AND WILL EXTEND FROM 55 MILES NORTH OF FORT WAYNE OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF ANGOLA TO 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT WAYNE OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALBION. PERSONS IN NORTHEAST INDIANA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST OHIO SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOP. MARSHALL
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 1:22 PM EST, 1 hour 52 minutes before
INZ001-002-004-005-MIZ001-007-008-1419200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTH BEND IN 120 PM EST TUE JUL 14 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND ALMOST ALL OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 8 PM EST/9 PM EDT... AT 115 PM EST/215 PM EDT...RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM JUST SOUTH OF ELKHART TO WINAMAC INDIANA. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED 35 MILES SOUTH OF SOUTH BEND...NEAR ARGOS INDIANA. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND CONTAINED BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. BY 2 PM EST/3 PM EDT...THE STRONGEST STORM WILL BE LOCATED 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SOUTH BEND...NEAR MILFORD. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WERE LOCATED FROM THREE RIVERS MICHIGAN TO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH BEND. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELO&P IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. HEAVY RAINS MAY ALSO CAUSE STREET FLOODING...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. BARJENBRUCH
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 2:02 PM EST, 1 hour 12 minutes before
INZ003-005-006-OHZ001-142000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN 200 PM EST TUE JUL 14 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST INDIANA DURING THE NEXT HALF HOUR... AT 156 PM EST/256 PM EDT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF ELKHART TO 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LOGANSPORT. THESE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR WHILE THE LINE OF STORMS ITSELF WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE INTO NORTHEAST INDIANA. BY 3 PM EST/4 PM EDT...THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LINE OF STORMS WILL EXTEND FROzM 45 MILES NORTH OF FORT WAYNE...NEAR LAKE JAMES TO NEAR LOGANSPORT. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST/9 PM EDT FOR NORTHEAST INDIANA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST OHIO. BARJENBRUCH
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 2:05 PM EST, 1 hour 9 minutes before
INZ001-002-004-005-MIZ001-007-008-142000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTH BEND IN 205 PM EST TUE JUL 14 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND ALMOST ALL OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 8 PM EST/9 PM EDT... AT 200 PM EST/300 PM EDT...RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM JUST EAST OF ELKHART TO LAFAYETTE INDIANA. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED 50 MILES SOUTH OF SOUTH BEND...NEAR KEWANNA INDIANA. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LIKELY PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND SMALL HAIL. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. BY 3 PM EST/4 PM EDT...THE LEADING EDGE OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL EXTEND FROM LAGRANGE TO SOUTH OF ROCHESTER INDIANA. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATE LY. HEAVY RAINS MAY ALSO CAUSE STREET FLOODING...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. BARJENBRUCH
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 2:47 PM EST, 27 minutes before
INZ001-002-004-005-MIZ001-007-008-142035- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTH BEND IN 245 PM EST TUE JUL 14 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ELKHART AND KOSCIUSKO COUNTIES IN INDIANA AND FOR ST JOSEPH COUNTY IN MICHIGAN UNTIL 8 PM EST/9 PM EDT. ...THE REMAINDER OF MICHIANA HAS BEEN CLEARED FROM THE TORNADO WATCH... AT 240 PM EST/340 PM EDT...A LINE OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM JUST EAST OF LAGRANGE TO WARSAW...AND THEN TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF ROCHESTER INDIANA. THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINS... GUSTY WINDS...AND SMALL HAIL. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. BY 330 PM EST/430 PM EDT...MOST THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE MICHIANA AREA. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. HEAVY RAINS MAjY ALSO CAUSE STREET FLOODING. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. BARJENBRUCH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaGrange, Noble | 41 min |
| Jul 14, 3:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | DeKalb, Steuben | 65 min |
| Jul 14, 3:32 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen | 43 min |
Nearby
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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.