Alert archive / Wisconsin / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 47, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 1992, 4:13 AM CDT for Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 32 min. 1 report 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
- Jun 17, 1992, 4:13 AM CDT (09:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 1992, 4:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Eau Claire County, WI
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 4:20 AM CDT | Hail 1 | Eau Claire, WI |
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
Minneapolis, MN (KSTC), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 528 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -141 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 692 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 3.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KMSP 170913
SVRMSP
WIC035-170945-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS MN
413 AM CDT WED JUN 17 1992
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 445 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY
IN THE WEST CENTRAL PART OF WISCONSIN
EAU CLAIRE
AT 405 AM CDT...WEATHER RADAR WAS INDICATING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
ENTERING SOUTHWEST EAU CLAIRE COUNTY...ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
THE CITY OF EAU CLAIRE. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING
RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR.
SOME CITIES AND TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...FOSTER
...FAIRCHILD...AUGUSTA AND EAU CLAIRE.
IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE HIGHEST LIKELYHOOD FOR STRONG AND
DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL..DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON`T DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. ALSO REMEMBER SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOEVS WITH
LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING.
SWANBERGWhat 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, Jun 16, 11:11 PM CDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before
MNZ016-170500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS MN 1108 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HEADING FOR THE TWIN CITIES... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...WITH THE STORMS AS CLOSE AS 30 MILES WEST OF DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR...AND SHOULD BEGIN AFFECTING THE WESTERN MINNEAPOLIS SUBURBS BY MIDNIGHT. THE STORMS SHOULD PASS THROUGH THE ENTIRE 7 COUNTY METRO AREA. IT IS LIKELY THAT WARNINGS FOR THE TWIN CITIES WILL BE NECESSARY. PEOPLE AROUND THE 7 COUNTY METRO AREA SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES...AND BE READY TO GET TO SHELTER. x THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED MUCH DAMAGE IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. TDK
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 11:15 PM CDT, 4 hours 58 minutes before
MNZ016-170500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECT MILEAGE IN FIRST PARAGRAPH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS MN 1108 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HEADING FOR THE TWIN CITIES... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...WITH THE STORMS AS CLOSE AS 50 MILES WEST OF DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR...AND SHOULD BEGIN AFFECTING THE WESTERN MINNEAPOLIS SUBURBS BY MIDNIGHT. THE STORMS SHOULD PASS THROUGH THE ENTIRE 7 COUNTY METRO AREA. IT IS LIKELY THAT WARNINGS FOR THE TWIN CITIES WILL BE NECESSARY. PEOPLE AROUND THE 7 COUNTY METRO AREA SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES...AND BE READY TO GET TO SHELTER. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED MUCH DAMAGE IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. TDK
Local storm report, Jun 16, 11:38 PM CDT, 4 hours 35 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL MN
1120 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 19982
STORM DATA FOR MINNEAPOLIS COUNTY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY (ALSO INCLUDES
SOME REPORTS FOR SW MINN COUNTIES UNDER SIOUX FALLS)
TIME COUNTY...LOCATION AND STATE CHARACTER OF STORM...DAMAGE
................................................................................ 635PM REDWOOD/BTWN WALNUT GROVE SEMI OVERTURNED..PSBL TORNADO
AND TRACY
622PM YELLOW MEDICINE/5 E OF TORNADO RPTD BY CNTY SHERRIF
CLARKFIELD
627PM LYON/TRACY AREA TORNADO WITH DMG
705PM REDWOOD/4S LUCAS SILO DESTROYED
645PM REDWOOD/JUST E TRACY NMRS FARM BLDGS DESTROYED BY
SUSPECTED TORNADO
630PM LYON/4W TRACY FARM BLDGS DAMAGED BY
SUSPECTED TORNADO
819PM RENVILLE/SACRED HEART WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF HOME
AREA
825PM RENVILLE/3S DANUBE LGE TREES DOWN
830PM RENVILLE/VCNTY DANUBE FARMS DESTROYED..PSBL
TORNADO OR STNG WNDS
830PM RENVILLE/2N OLIVIA STNG WNDS "BLOWING EVERYTHING
NOT TIED DOWN"
EST 845PM RENVILLE/2NE DANUBE MACHINE SHED DOWN, PATIO
DOOR BLOWN IN
915PM KANDIYOHI/WILLMAR 65 MPH WINDS
845PM RENVILLE/OLIVA/DANUBE ROOF OFF BLDG
AREA
EST 8PM RENVILLE/9SW OLIVA PSBL TORNADO/LOTS OF
DAMAGE TO FARM WITH
SVRL BLDGS DESTROYED
EST 1005PM LYON/BALLATON CITIZEN TORNADO RPT WITH
BLDG DMG AND PWR LINES DOWN
1030PM REDWOOD/LAMBERTON EST WNDS 60-70 MPH
1035PM RENVILLE/4S OLIVIA TORNADO
1035PM RENVILLE/BIRD ISLAND 60-70 MPH WINDS
EST 1105PM MCLEOD/HUTCHISON WNDS ALMOST BLEW OVER
SQUAD CAR
PAULSONSpecial weather statement, Jun 17, 1:23 AM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
MNZ010-011-013-014-017-170700-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS MN
110 AM CDT WED JUN 17 1992
...TORNADO WATCH 379 CANCELLED FOR SOUTHWESTERN AND WESTCENTRAL
MINNESOTA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL
HAS CANCELLED MUCH OF TORNADO WATCH 379. THE ONLY AREAS FOR WHICH THE
TORNADO WATCH IS STILL IN EFFECT ARE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
TWIN CITIES METRO AREA... RAMSEY...WASHINGTON...SCOTT...DAKOTA
SOUTHCENTRAL............. NICOLLET...LE SUEUR...RICE...BLUE EARTH
WASECA...STEELE...FARIBAULT...FREEBORN
SOUTHEAST................ GOODHUE...DODGE...MOWER
THIS TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ABOVE COUNTIES UNTIL 300 AM.
TORNADO WATCH 382 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTCENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA UNTIL 600 AM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA UNTIL 400 AM.
GRLLocal storm report, Jun 17, 1:31 AM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY PRODUCT WORKSHEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS, MN
120 AM CDT WED JUN 17 1992
STORM DATA REPORTS FOR THE EVENING OF JUN 16TH AND EARLY MORNING OF
JUN 17TH.
TIME COUNTY/CITY CHARACTER OF STORM...DAMAGE
................................................................................1105PM MCLEOD/HUTCHINSON 2 LARGE TREES DOWN AND POWER
OUTAGES.
1130PM MORRISON/LITTLE FALLS 31/2 INCHES OF RAIN FROM
730 PM TO 1130 PM.
1135PM CARVER/CARVER DIME SIZE HAIL
1210AM ISANTI/CAMBRIDGE 59 MPH WINDS AT SHERIFF
DISPATCH OFFICE.
1215AM WRIGHT/? 55 MPH WINDS AND 11/2 INCH
RAIN IN 30 MINUTES.
1220AM WRIGHT/HOWARD LAKE AND WIDESPREAD BUILDING DAMAGE
COKATO ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHWEST
SECTIONS OF COUNTY. SEVERE
BUILDING DAMAGE THROUGH THE
TOWNS OF HOWARD LAKE AND
COKATO.
100AM RENVILLE/OLIVIA POWER AND PHONES STILL OUT
OF SERVICE OVER MOST OF THE
CITY. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
WJHSpecial weather statement, Jun 17, 2:14 AM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
MNZ008-009-012-170800-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS MN
210 AM CDT WED JUN 17 1992
...TORNADO WATCH 382 CANCELLED IN EASTCENTRAL MINNESOTA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL
HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH 382 FOR LOCATIONS IN EASTCENTRAL
MINNESOTA. THIS WATCH IS STILL IN EFFECT IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
SOUTHEAST................ WABASHA...OLMSTEAD...WINONA...FILLMORE
HOUSTON
THIS TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ABOVE COUNTIES UNTIL 600 AM.
PORTIONS OF TORNADO WATCH 379 REMAIN IN EFFECT IN THE EASTERN METRO AREA
AND SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTHCENTRAL MINNESOTA UNTIL 300 AM. A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA.
LUSSKYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 1:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pierce, Saint Croix | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 3:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dunn, Pepin | 44 min |
| Jun 17, 4:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Clark | 46 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.