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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Lincoln, IL

May 13, 2004Christian County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood warning at May 13, 2004, 5:38 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
May 13, 2004, 5:38 PM CDT (22:38 UTC)
Expired
May 13, 2004, 11:45 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), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:38 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 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 86 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2004-05-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 158 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2004-05-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 19 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
158 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-59 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
565 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGUS53 KILX 132241
FFWILX
ILC021-140445-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
538 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT

* AT 533 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING FROM MORRISONVILLE TO PANA. 1 TO 3 INCHES
  OF RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED SINCE 400 PM.

* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
  CHRISTIAN COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 2 TO 4
  TO INCHES BY 800 PM. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE
  FLASH FLOODING.

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING ON FLOOD PRONE
HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES. NEVER WALK OR DRIVE INTO FLOODED
AREAS AND ABANDON VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING 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.

LAT...LON 3936 8953 3958 8954 3974 8939 3981 8927
          3981 8915 3965 8915 3965 8904 3936 8904

$$

EH
5 follow-up statements
000 
WGUS73 KILX 132344
FFSILX
ILC021-140445-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
643 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CHRISTIAN COUNTY UNTIL 1145 AM
CDT...

AT 643 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING FROM NEAR MORRISONVILLE TO PANA. 2 TO 5 
INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED SINCE 400 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.

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.

LAT...LON 3963 8907 3938 8907 3937 8953 3967 8951

$$

EH
000 
WGUS73 KILX 140042
FFSILX
ILC021-140445-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
741 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CHRISTIAN COUNTY UNTIL 1145 PM
CDT...

AT 741 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING NEAR A MORRISONVILLE TO PANA LINE. 2 TO 5 
INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED SINCE 400 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.

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.

LAT...LON 3936 8953 3958 8954 3974 8939 3981 8927
          3981 8915 3965 8915 3965 8904 3936 8904

$$

EH
000 
WGUS73 KILX 140157
FFSILX
ILC021-140500-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
853 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CHRISTIAN COUNTY UNTIL 1145 
PM CDT...

AT 853 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING FROM MORRISONVILLE TO PANA. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF 
RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED SINCE 400 PM.

AT 751 PM CDT...PANA POLICE REPORTED WATER OVER STREETS IN PANA. THE 
INTERSECTION OF WASHINGTON AND CLAY IMPASSABLE...AND ONE CAR 
STRANDED.    

AT 815 PM CDT...CHRISTIAN COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED...WATER OVER IL 
HIGHWAY 48 BETWEEN CLARKSDALE AND MORRISONVILLE. WATER ALSO COVERED 
ROADS IN MORRISONVILLE.

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.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO JUDGE HOW
MUCH WATER COVERS ROADWAYS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS.

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 3936 8953 3958 8954 3974 8939 3981 8927
          3981 8915 3965 8915 3965 8904 3936 8904

$$

EH
000 
WGUS73 KILX 140409
FFSILX
ILC021-140445-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1105 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CHRISTIAN COUNTY UNTIL 1145 PM
CDT...

AT 11 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT 
THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE MOVED NORTHEAST OF CHRISTIAN COUNTY. HOWEVER...
RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINS OF 2 TO 4.5 INCHES THAT OCCURRED EARLIER 
THIS EVENING...AS ESTIMATED BY DOPPLER RADAR...MAY CAUSE MORE FLASH 
FLOODING. THE HEAVIEST RAIN FELL IN PANA...AND ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST 
HALF OF CHRISTIAN COUNTY...SOUTH AND EAST OF TAYLORVILLE.  

ANOTHER AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS MOVING 
INTO SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...COULD SPREAD INTO CHRISTIAN COUNTY AFTER 
1 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 STREAMS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE 
EFFECTS OF FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED AREAS BY 
FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS 
HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. 

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO JUDGE HOW
MUCH WATER COVERS ROADWAYS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS.

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 8904 3937 8904 3936 8954 3965 8953

$$

HUETTL
000 
WGUS73 KILX 140447
FFSILX
ILC021-140500-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1145 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CHRISTIAN COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO 
EXPIRE AT 1145 PM...

THE HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOOD THREAT HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

THE RAINS HAVE TEMPORARILY ENDED...BUT RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINS 
OF 2 TO 4.5 INCHES THAT FELL EARLIER THIS EVENING...ESTIMATED BY 
DOPPLER RADAR...IS STILL CAUSING SOME LOW LYING FLOODING ON COUNTY 
ROADS NEAR PANA AND OWANECO IN SOUTHEAST CHRISTIAN COUNTY. REMAIN 
ALERT IN THIS AREA AND DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. 

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 3964 8905 3936 8907 3937 8952 3967 8949

$$

HUETTL

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2004Every flash flood warning in 2004

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.