Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 1992
Tornado Warning 28, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this tornado warning at Jul 18, 1992, 9:21 PM CDT for Seward County, Nebraska. It was in force for 54 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
- Jul 18, 1992, 9:21 PM CDT (02:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 1992, 10:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
- Area
- Whole counties
County Seward County, NE
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 9:35 PM CDT | Hail 1.75 | Seward, NE | |
| Jul 18, 9:50 PM CDT | Tornado F0 | Seward, NE |
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
Omaha, NE (KOVN), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 81 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
- 492 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1668 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 223 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 5.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KLNK 190221
TORLNK
NEC159-190315-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN NE
921 PM CDT SAT JUL 18 1992
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY
IN THE SOUTHEAST PART OF NEBRASKA
SEWARD
AT 915 PM RADAR INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF
YORK MOVING TO THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. UTICA...GOEHNER...
BEAVER CROSSING AND RUBY ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE IS IN
A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE.
IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...FIND SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM
SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS...
OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF
AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES...
TAKE COVER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT.
SCHLACHTERWhat 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 18, 7:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
NEZ010-015-020-IAZ056-080-090-091-190230- WEATHER UPDATE FOR EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE 753 PM CDT SAT JUL 18 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING OMAHA... AT 742 PM CDT...OMAHA RADAR SHOWED A 15 MILE WIDE BAND OF SHOWERS AND A FEW INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM JUST SOUTH OF FREMONT...OR 30 MILES WEST OF OMAHA...TO NEAR ASHLAND AND WEEPING WATER TO JUST EAST OF TALMAGE NEBRASKA...WHICH IS 50 MILES SOUTH OF OMAHA. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERRE LOCATED NEAR ELKHORN AND LOUISVILLE. SOME OF THESE MAY BE PRODUCING HAIL UP TO MARBLE SIZE DIAMETER ALONG WITH BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND GUSTY WINDS. PEOPLE IN WESTERN DOUGLAS AND SARPY COUNTIES SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE HAIL UNTIL 830 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER ARISE AND BE READY TO SEEK A PLACE OF SAFE[TY IF NECESSARY. KLEMM
Local storm report, Jul 18, 7:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORFOLK NE
755 PM CDT SAT JUL 18 1992
SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA FROM JULY 18 1992.
TIME EVENT
730 PM CDT 3/4 INCH HAIL FROM BURWELL TO 4 MILES EAST OF BURWELL IN
GARFIELD COUNTY.
BOWMANSpecial weather statement, Jul 18, 8:23 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
NEZ015-019-190230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN NE 820 PM CDT SAT JUL 18 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA... RADAR AT 820 PM INDICATED STRONG A THUNDERSTORM ENTERING POLK COUNTY. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED IN BUTLER COUNTY WERE HEAVY RAIN HAS BEEN REPORTED BY SPOTTERS. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY RADAR IN NORTHERN FILLMORE COUNTY AND SOUTHERN YORK. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED RAPIDLY IN NORTHERN JEFFERSON AND EASTERN GAGE COUNTY IN THE PAST 30 MIN. MOVEMENT OF THESE THUNDERSTORM WERE TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS CAN EXPECT HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. SCHLACHTER
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 8:45 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
NEZ015-019-190300-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN NE
840 PM CDT SAT JUL 18 1992
...THUNDERSTORMS IN SEWARD AND FILLMORE COUNTY...
RADAR AT 840 PM INDICATED STRONG A THUNDERSTORM IN SEWARD COUNTY
ENTERING LANCASTER COUNTY AT THIS TIME. PEOPLE IN WESTERN SEWARD
AND LANCASTER COUNTIES CAN EXPECT HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING
WITH THIS STORM UNTIL 930 PM.
ANOTHER AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORM$S WERE IN SOUTHWEST FILLMORE COUNTY
MOVING INTO NORTHERN THAYER COUNTY NEAR THE TOWN OF BELVIDERE. THIS
STORM IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND IS EXPECTED INTO JEFFERSON
COUNTY AT 915PM.
SCHLACHTERSpecial weather statement, Jul 18, 8:50 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
NEZ003-004-007-008-009-190230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORFOLK NE 845 PM CDT SAT JUL 18 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA... AT 840 RADAR INDICATED A VERY STONG THUNDERSTORM SOUTH OF LEIGH OR 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLUMBUS. THE STORM IS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE STORM WILL PASS NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF SCHUYLER DURING THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WIND AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE FROM THIS STORM. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THE STORM SHOULD BE AWARE OF RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER AND BE READY TO SEEK SHELTER IF THE STORM BECOMES SEVERE. MML
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 8:57 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
NEZ010-015-020-IAZ056-080-090-091-190230- SPECIAL WEATHERR STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE 857 PM CDT SAT JUL 18 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 2AM CDT SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA... AT 845 PM CDT...OMAHA RADAR SHOWED AN INTENSE THUNDERSTORM NEAR GLENWOOD IOWA. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING... AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PERSONS IN MALVERN...HASTINGS...AND RANDOLPH IN SOUTHWEST IOWA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER THROUGH 930 PM AND BE READY TO SEEK SHELTER SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOP. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2AM FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN THE WATCH AREA WERE INDICATED BY RADAR TO THE NORTHWEST OF LINCOLN IN BUTLER AND SEWARD COUNTIES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WETHER SITUATION. KLEMM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 8:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Seward | 61 min |
| Jul 18, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Lancaster | 57 min |
| Jul 18, 9:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Saline | 33 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.