Alert archive / Illinois / Flash Flood Warnings in 2005
Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood warning at Jan 12, 2005, 11:11 PM CST for Christian County, Macon County, Piatt County, 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, 11:11 PM CST (05:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2005, 11:15 AM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Christian County, IL, Macon County, IL, Piatt County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:13 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, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 50 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 130515
FFWILX
ILC021-115-147-131715-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1111 PM CST WED JAN 12 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
MACON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
PIATT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
* UNTIL 1115 AM CST
* AT 1106 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM NEAR TAYLORVILLE NORTHEAST
TO JUST WEST OF DE LAND. RAINFALL ESTIMATES IN THIS AREA RANGE FROM
ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL MOVE OVER THE WARNED AREA PRODUCING FLOODING RAINS.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...DECATUR...
MONTICELLO...TAYLORVILLE...ARGENTA...BEMENT...BLUE MOUND...CERRO
GORDO...DE LAND...EDINBURG...FORSYTH...HARRISTOWN AND KINCAID.
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 3987 8851 3965 8905 3945 8917 3942 8951
3964 8948 3980 8923 4001 8906 4005 8874
4031 8852
$$
SMITH4 follow-up statements
000
WGUS73 KILX 130845
FFSILX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
245 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005
ILC021-115-147-131715-
PIATT IL-MACON IL-CHRISTIAN IL-
245 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CHRISTIAN...MACON AND PIATT
COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 AM CST...
AT 236 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTIUNUED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR
ESTIMATED THAT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA
SINCE EARLY YESTERDAY EVENING.
HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THIS RAIN
SHOULD BEGIN TAPERING OFF AFTER 4 AM. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3987 8851 3965 8905 3945 8917 3942 8951
3964 8948 3980 8923 4001 8906 4005 8874
4031 8852
$$
GEELHART000
WGUS73 KILX 131136
FFSILX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
535 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005
ILC021-115-147-131715-
PIATT IL-MACON IL-CHRISTIAN IL-
535 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CHRISTIAN...MACON AND PIATT
COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 AM CST...
AT 529 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT.
WHILE THE RAIN WILL BE RAPIDLY ENDING 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 3987 8851 3965 8905 3945 8917 3942 8951
3964 8948 3980 8923 4001 8906 4005 8874
4031 8852
$$
BAK000
WGUS73 KILX 131606
FFSILX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1005 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005
ILC021-115-147-131715-
PIATT IL-MACON IL-CHRISTIAN IL-
1005 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CHRISTIAN...MACON AND PIATT
COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 AM CST...
AT 1000 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
RAIN WAS STILL FALLING OVER THE WARNED AREA. MOST OF THE HEAVY RAIN
HAD ENDED FOR THE REGION...HOWEVER THE LIGHTER RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE MORNING. HEAVY RAIN OVERNIGHT OF
1 TO 2 INCHES PRODUCED FLOODING IN MANY AREAS. WITH THE MOIST
GROUND...IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME FOR THE WATER TO RECEED.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3987 8851 3965 8905 3945 8917 3942 8951
3964 8948 3980 8923 4001 8906 4005 8874
4031 8852
$$
GOETSCH000
WGUS73 KILX 131717
FFSILX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1116 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005
ILC021-115-147-131726-
PIATT IL-MACON IL-CHRISTIAN IL-
1116 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR CHRISTIAN...MACON
AND PIATT COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...
HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS AND CREEKS HAVE
RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO RECEDE.
LAT...LON 3987 8851 3965 8905 3945 8917 3942 8951
3964 8948 3980 8923 4001 8906 4005 8874
4031 8852
$$
GOETSCHThe 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, 8:15 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Cass, Marshall, Mason, Morgan, Scott, Tazewell and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 12, 9:02 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Menard, Sangamon | 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 |
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.