Alert archive / Illinois / Flash Flood Warnings in 2003
Flash Flood Warning 41, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood warning at Jul 18, 2003, 6:40 AM CDT for Christian County, Logan County, Illinois. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 18, 2003, 6:40 AM CDT (11:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2003, 12:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Christian County, IL, Logan County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 65 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
- 2256 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -134 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1630 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 4.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS53 KILX 181140
FFWILX
ILC021-107-181730-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
640 AM CDT FRI JUL 18 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
LOGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
* UNTIL 1230 PM CDT
* AT 635 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN IN A LINE FROM BROADWELL TO MOUNT
PULASKI TO MOUNT AUBURN TO TAYLORVILLE. UPWARDS OF 3 INCHES OF
RAIN HAS BEEN REPORTED SINCE 3 AM.
* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS LOGAN
AND CHRISTIAN COUNTIES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM
4 TO 6 INCHES BY 9 AM. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY
PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE
TO THE EFFECTS OF FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
AREAS BY FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE.
REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY
TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS.
LAT...LON 4030 8920 3994 8923 3967 8922 3938 8906
3939 8951 3984 8924 3996 8926 4015 8947
4033 8964
$$
PLAHMER
NNNN6 follow-up statements
000 WGUS73 KILX 181311 FFSILX ILC021-107-181730- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 810 AM CDT FRI JUL 18 2003 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LOGAN AND CHRISTIAN COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM CDT... AT 810 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING ACROSS SOUTHERN LOGAN COUNTY...WITH RAINS EXPECTED TO MOVE BACK INTO CHRISTIAN COUNTY BY 830 AM. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AT LOCATIONS FROM BROADWELL TO MOUNT PULASKI TO MOUNT AUBURN TO TAYLORVILLE SINCE 4 AM. AT 630 AM...CHRISTIAN COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED ROUTE 16 IMPASSABLE DUE TO WATER OVER THE ROAD. ALSO...LOGAN COUNTY ESDA REPORTED ROUTE 121 FLOODED AT THE RAILROAD VIADUCT IN MOUNT PULASKI. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE EFFECTS OF FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED AREAS BY FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE. REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS. $$ PLAHMER NNNN
000 WGUS73 KILX 181427 FFSILX ILC107-181730- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 907 AM CDT FRI JUL 18 2003 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LOGAN COUNTY UNTIL 1230 PM CDT... AT 907 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS FROM EARLIER RAINFALL. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE EFFECTS OF FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED AREAS BY FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE. REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS. $$ EH NNNN
000 WGUS73 KILX 181418 FFSILX ILC021-181730- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 914 AM CDT FRI JUL 18 2003 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CHRISTIAN COUNTY UNTIL 1230 PM CDT... AT 914 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING ACROSS CHRISTIAN COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS FALLEN MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF A VANDERVILLE TO STONINGTON LINE. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED SINCE 4 AM. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE EFFECTS OF FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED AREAS BY FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE. REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS. $$ EH NNNN
000 WGUS73 KILX 181607 FFSILX ILC107-181630- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1107 AM CDT FRI JUL 18 2003 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR LOGAN COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... THE HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOOD THREAT HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ GOETSCH NNNN
000 WGUS73 KILX 181624 FFSILX ILC021-181730- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1122 AM CDT FRI JUL 18 2003 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CHRISTIAN COUNTY UNTIL 1230 PM CDT... AT 1113 AM...CHRISTIAN COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED FLOODED ROADS THAT CAUSED ROAD CLOSURES IN SOUTHEAST CHRISTIAN...SOUTHWEST OF ROSAMOND. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AT 1120 AM INDICATED MODERATE RAINS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH NOON. THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1230 PM. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE EFFECTS OF FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED AREAS BY FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE. REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS. $$ GOETSCH NNNN
000 WGUS73 KILX 181747 FFSILX ILC021-181800- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1240 PM CDT FRI JUL 18 2003 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CHRISTIAN COUNTY IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... THE HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOOD THREAT HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ GOETSCH NNNN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 63 min |
| Jul 17, 11:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 57 min |
| Jul 18, 1:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean | 35 min |
| Jul 18, 2:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign | 44 min |
| Jul 18, 2:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Champaign | 6 hr |
| Jul 18, 3:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan | 53 min |
| Jul 18, 3:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Mason | 66 min |
| Jul 18, 4:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Macon | 64 min |
| Jul 18, 4:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Schuyler | 60 min |
| Jul 18, 4:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian | 56 min |
| Jul 18, 5:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian | 52 min |
| Jul 18, 5:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Mason | 58 min |
| Jul 18, 5:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass | 61 min |
| Jul 18, 5:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Menard | 37 min |
| Jul 18, 5:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Shelby | 49 min |
| Jul 18, 5:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Scott | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 6:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 6:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Schuyler | 6 hr |
| Jul 18, 6:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Shelby | 60 min |
| Jul 18, 7:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Cass, Morgan, Scott | 6 hr |
| Jul 18, 7:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Shelby | 38 min |
| Jul 18, 7:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Morgan, Schuyler, Scott | 57 min |
| Jul 18, 8:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Morgan, Sangamon, Scott | 59 min |
| Jul 18, 8:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Shelby | 6 hr |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.