Alert archive / Illinois / Flash Flood Warnings in 2007
Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood warning at Jul 17, 2007, 7:40 AM CDT for 4 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 6 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 17, 2007, 7:40 AM CDT (12:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 17, 2007, 1:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Coles County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Shelby County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 7:45 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 8 Sw Mattoon, IL | VEHICLE OFF I-57 SUBMERGED IN FLOODED DITCH |
| Jul 17, 7:45 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Mattoon, IL | SOME STREETS IN MATTOON CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Jul 17, 9:30 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.93 | Mattoon, IL | RAINFALL SINCE 0412 CDT. WATER STILL OVER SOUTH 9TH ST AND OLD STATE ROAD SOUTH OF MATTOON. REPORT FROM SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OBSERVER PROGRAM NETWORK |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 262 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -235 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1118 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 214 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS53 KILX 171242
FFWILX
ILC029-035-139-173-171830-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
740 AM CDT TUE JUL 17 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN COLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
EASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHEASTERN MOULTRIE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 130 PM CDT.
* AT 740 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAVE MOVED OVER THE WARNED
AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
OCCURRED IN THE WARNED AREA.
THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THESE
AREAS AT TIMES THROUGH LATE MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES BY LATE MORNING. THESE RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...MATTOON...
WINDSOR...GAYS...NEOGA AND LOCATIONS ALONG ILLINOIS ROUTE 16
BETWEEN WINDSOR AND MATTOON.
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER REPORTS INDICATE THAT 2.50 TO 4.00 INCHES OF
RAIN HAVE FALLEN SINCE 430 AM. SEVERAL SMALL CREEKS AND ROADS ARE
FLOODED IN THE WARNED AREA...PARTICULARLY THE FLAT BRANCH AND SAND
CREEK NEAR WINDSOR.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGER...OR THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3929 8847 3930 8830 3949 8836 3950 8853
3947 8863
$$
MILLER2 follow-up statements
000
WGUS73 KILX 171340
FFSILX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
840 AM CDT TUE JUL 17 2007
ILC029-035-139-173-171830-
COLES-CUMBERLAND-MOULTRIE-SHELBY-
840 AM CDT TUE JUL 17 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MOULTRIE...EASTERN SHELBY...NORTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND AND
SOUTHWESTERN COLES COUNTIES...
AT 840 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCED
THE FLOODING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER...FLOODING
CONTINUED TO AFFECT MANY LOCATIONS. THE COLES COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER
REPORTED THAT AT 745 AM...A VEHICLE WENT OFF OF I-57 NEAR MILE MARKER
181 AND WAS SUBMERGED IN A FLOODED DITCH. ALSO...SEVERAL STREETS WERE
CLOSED IN MATTOON DUE TO FLOODING.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... MATTOON...WINDSOR...GAYS...AND
NEOGA.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 174
AND 186...ILLINOIS ROUTE 16 BETWEEN WINDSOR AND MATTOON...AND
ILLINOIS ROUTE 32 FROM WINDSOR TO THE SHELBY COUNTY LINE.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA BETWEEN 1030 AM AND NOON...WHICH WILL AGGRAVATE
THE FLOODING.
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3929 8847 3930 8830 3949 8836 3950 8853
3947 8863
$$
MILLER000
WGUS73 KILX 171536
FFSILX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1035 AM CDT TUE JUL 17 2007
ILC029-035-139-173-171830-
COLES-CUMBERLAND-MOULTRIE-SHELBY-
1035 AM CDT TUE JUL 17 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MOULTRIE...EASTERN SHELBY...NORTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND AND
SOUTHWESTERN COLES COUNTIES...
AT 1030 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS OVER NORTHERN PARTS OF SHELBY
AND MOULTRIE COUNTIES AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH
1130 AM. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH 1 PM AND WILL AGGRAVATE FLOODING CONDITIONS.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... MATTOON...WINDSOR AND NEOGA
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 174
AND 186...ILLINOIS ROUTE 16 BETWEEN WINDSOR AND MATTOON...AND
ILLINOIS ROUTE 32 FROM WINDSOR TO THE SHELBY COUNTY LINE.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3929 8847 3930 8830 3949 8836 3950 8853
3947 8863
$$
KHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 10:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign | 45 min |
| Jul 17, 11:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland, Moultrie, Shelby | 4 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.