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Flash Flood Warning 51, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood warning at Aug 2, 2003, 3:36 PM CDT for Christian 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
- Aug 2, 2003, 3:36 PM CDT (20:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2003, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Christian County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 89 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
- 773 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -109 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1204 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS53 KILX 022037 FFWILX ILC021-030230- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 336 PM CDT SAT AUG 2 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS * UNTIL 930 PM CDT * AT 332 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN COUNTY. 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED IN THIS AREA SINCE 2 PM. * THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN COUNTY THROUGH 5 PM. THESE RAINFALL RATES 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 3966 8916 3942 8912 3936 8955 3964 8946 $$ BAK NNNN
4 follow-up statements
000 WGUS73 KILX 022211 FFSILX ILC021-030230- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 510 PM CDT SAT AUG 2 2003 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CHRISTIAN COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM CDT... AT 508 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING ACROSS CHRISTIAN COUNTY. 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED SINCE 2 PM. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE EFFECTS OF FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED AREAS BY FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE. REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS. $$ BAK NNNN
000 WGUS73 KILX 022346 FFSILX ILC021-030230- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 643 PM CDT SAT AUG 2 2003 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CHRISTIAN COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM CDT... AT 643 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING FROM MORRISONVILLE TO TAYLORVILLE. 4 TO 7 INCHES INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED SINCE 200 PM. AT 640 PM CDT...A SPOTTER REPORTED NUMEROUS ROADS UNDERWATER NEAR MORRISONVILLE. AT THE INTERSECTION OF 300N AND 1000E THE ROAD WAS UNDER DEEP WATER. MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS IN WHICH WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. IT ONLY TAKES A FOOT OR TWO OF WATER TO WASH MOST VEHICLES AWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD SITUATION. TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO SAVE LIFE AND PROPERTY IF HIGH WATERS THREATEN. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF LIVING IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA. NEVER DRIVE OR WALK INTO FLOOD WATERS. 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. $$ EH NNNN
000 WGUS73 KILX 030123 FFSILX ILC021-030230- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 820 PM CDT SAT AUG 2 2003 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CHRISTIAN COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM CDT... AT 820 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING FROM MORRISONVILLE TO TAYLORVILLE. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED SINCE 200 PM. AT 815 PM CDT...NWS COOP IN MORRISONVILLE REPORTED 3.76 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE THIS AFTERNOON. AT 640 PM CDT...A SPOTTER REPORTED NUMEROUS ROADS UNDERWATER NEAR MORRISONVILLE. AT THE INTERSECTION OF 300N AND 1000E THE ROAD WAS UNDER DEEP WATER. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD SITUATION. TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO SAVE LIFE AND PROPERTY IF HIGH WATERS THREATEN. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF LIVING IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA. NEVER DRIVE OR WALK INTO FLOOD WATERS. MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS IN WHICH WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. IT ONLY TAKES A FOOT OR TWO OF WATER TO WASH MOST VEHICLES AWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS. $$ HOLICKY NNNN
000 WGUS73 KILX 030230 FFSILX ILC021-030245- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 930 PM CDT SAT AUG 2 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. 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. $$ BAK NNNN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 12:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton | 6 hr |
| Aug 2, 1:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton | 53 min |
| Aug 2, 1:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean | 59 min |
| Aug 2, 1:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Mason | 63 min |
| Aug 2, 2:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Schuyler | 62 min |
| Aug 2, 2:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan | 64 min |
| Aug 2, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian | 61 min |
| Aug 2, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt | 67 min |
| Aug 2, 3:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign | 59 min |
| Aug 2, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Morgan | 55 min |
| Aug 2, 3:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Macon | 66 min |
| Aug 2, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian | 60 min |
| Aug 2, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 59 min |
| Aug 2, 3:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 36 min |
| Aug 2, 4:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian | 41 min |
| Aug 2, 4:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian | 36 min |
| Aug 2, 4:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Champaign | 6 hr |
| Aug 2, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign | 55 min |
| Aug 2, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian | 54 min |
| Aug 2, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Peoria, Stark | 61 min |
| Aug 2, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland | 56 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2003Every flash flood warning in 2003
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.