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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood warning at Jan 12, 2005, 8:15 PM CST for 7 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 12 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
- Jan 12, 2005, 8:15 PM CST (02:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2005, 8:15 AM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Cass County, IL, Marshall County, IL, Mason County, IL, Morgan County, IL, Scott County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Woodford County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:18 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, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 170 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -123 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 924 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 221 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS53 KILX 130220
FFWILX
ILC017-123-125-137-171-179-203-131415-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
815 PM CST WED JAN 12 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CASS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
SCOTT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
MARSHALL COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
MASON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
MORGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
TAZEWELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
WOODFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
* UNTIL 815 AM CST
* AT 812 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL EXTENDING FROM THE
WARNED AREA SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI. THIS RAIN IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST FROM MISSOURI INTO THE REGION
THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 1 TO 1.5
INCHES OF RAIN HAD ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE REGION SINCE 6 PM.
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OF UP TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
TONIGHT IN THE WARNED AREA.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE
...EUREKA...JACKSONVILLE...LACON...MASON CITY...VIRGINIA...
WINCHESTER...ALEXANDER...ARENZVILLE...ASHLAND...BATH...BLUFF
SPRINGS...MORTON...METAMORA...HENRY...LACON...AND CHANDLERVILLE.
FLOODING IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT...AS DARKNESS OBSCURES THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4111 8907 4093 8906 4095 8899 4069 8908
4066 8930 4035 8929 4035 8963 4016 8963
4016 8999 3958 9004 3956 9055 3997 9048
4059 8956 4101 8945 4101 8964 4115 8963
$$
GOETSCH5 follow-up statements
000
WGUS73 KILX 130334
FFSILX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
932 PM CST WED JAN 12 2005
ILC017-123-125-137-171-179-203-131415-
MARSHALL IL-WOODFORD IL-TAZEWELL IL-MASON IL-CASS IL-MORGAN IL-
SCOTT IL-
932 PM CST WED JAN 12 2005
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CASS...MARSHALL...MASON...
MORGAN...SCOTT...TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 815 AM CST...
AT 927 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN THIS
EVENING. ADDITIONAL STORMS EXTENDED SOUTHWEST INTO MISSOURI...
THAT ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE REGION.
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OF UP TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
TONIGHT IN THE WARNED AREA.
THE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE
...EUREKA...JACKSONVILLE...LACON...MASON CITY...VIRGINIA...
WINCHESTER...ALEXANDER...ARENZVILLE...ASHLAND...BATH...
LACON...METAMORA...BLUFF SPRINGS...AND CHANDLERVILLE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4111 8907 4093 8906 4095 8899 4069 8908
4066 8930 4035 8929 4035 8963 4016 8963
4016 8999 3958 9004 3956 9055 3997 9048
4059 8956 4101 8945 4101 8964 4115 8963
$$
GOETSCH000
WGUS73 KILX 130555
FFSILX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1152 PM CST WED JAN 12 2005
ILC017-123-125-137-171-179-203-131415-
MARSHALL IL-WOODFORD IL-TAZEWELL IL-MASON IL-CASS IL-MORGAN IL-
SCOTT IL-
1152 PM CST WED JAN 12 2005
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CASS...MARSHALL...MASON...
MORGAN...SCOTT...TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 815 AM CST...
AT 1147 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN
OVER THE WARNED AREA SINCE 900 PM CST...WITH ADDITIONAL MODERATE
TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL LIKELY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
EUREKA...JACKSONVILLE...LACON...MASON CITY...VIRGINIA...WINCHESTER...
ALEXANDER...ARENZVILLE...ASHLAND...BATH...BLUFF SPRINGS AND CHANDLERVILLE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4111 8907 4093 8906 4095 8899 4069 8908
4066 8930 4035 8929 4035 8963 4016 8963
4016 8999 3958 9004 3956 9055 3997 9048
4059 8956 4101 8945 4101 8964 4115 8963
$$
SMITH000
WGUS73 KILX 130822
FFSILX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
217 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005
ILC017-123-125-137-171-179-203-131415-
MARSHALL IL-WOODFORD IL-TAZEWELL IL-MASON IL-CASS IL-MORGAN IL-
SCOTT IL-
217 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CASS...MARSHALL...MASON...
MORGAN...SCOTT...TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 815 AM CST...
AT 211 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL FROM JACKSONVILLE TO PEKIN. DOPPLER
RADAR ESTIMATED THAT RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR
WILL BE LIKELY IN THIS AREA...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TO FOLLOW THIS
MORNING.
RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME
LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED FLOODING INCLUDE...EUREKA...
JACKSONVILLE...LACON...MASON CITY...VIRGINIA...WINCHESTER...ALEXANDER...
ARENZVILLE...ASHLAND...BATH...BLUFF SPRINGS AND CHANDLERVILLE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4111 8907 4093 8906 4095 8899 4069 8908
4066 8930 4035 8929 4035 8963 4016 8963
4016 8999 3958 9004 3956 9055 3997 9048
4059 8956 4101 8945 4101 8964 4115 8963
$$
SMITH000
WGUS73 KILX 131132
FFSILX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
529 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005
ILC017-123-125-137-171-179-203-131415-
MARSHALL IL-WOODFORD IL-TAZEWELL IL-MASON IL-CASS IL-MORGAN IL-
SCOTT IL-
529 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CASS...MARSHALL...MASON...
MORGAN...SCOTT...TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 815 AM CST...
AT 524 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT.
WHILE THE RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS...FLOODING IS STILL
POSSIBLE.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4111 8907 4093 8906 4095 8899 4069 8908
4066 8930 4035 8929 4035 8963 4016 8963
4016 8999 3958 9004 3956 9055 3997 9048
4059 8956 4101 8945 4101 8964 4115 8963
$$
BAK000
WGUS73 KILX 131352
FFSILX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
752 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005
ILC017-123-125-137-171-179-203-131402-
MARSHALL IL-WOODFORD IL-TAZEWELL IL-MASON IL-CASS IL-MORGAN IL-
SCOTT IL-
752 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR CASS...MARSHALL...
MASON...MORGAN...SCOTT...TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD COUNTIES HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4111 8907 4093 8906 4095 8899 4069 8908
4066 8930 4035 8929 4035 8963 4016 8963
4016 8999 3958 9004 3956 9055 3997 9048
4059 8956 4101 8945 4101 8964 4115 8963
$$
BAKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 6:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Peoria | 47 min |
| Jan 12, 7:10 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox, Peoria, Schuyler, Stark | 12 hr |
| Jan 12, 7:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Scott | 32 min |
| Jan 12, 9:02 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Menard, Sangamon | 12 hr |
| Jan 12, 11:11 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon, Piatt | 12 hr |
| Jan 12, 11:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian | 38 min |
| Jan 13, 12:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Effingham, Shelby | 40 min |
| Jan 13, 1:09 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Edgar and 4 more | 12 hr |
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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.