Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Lincoln, IL

Issued

Jun 4, 2008, 1:20 AM CDT (06:20 UTC)

Expired

Jun 4, 2008, 3:27 AM CDT

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Lincoln, IL

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Logan County, IL, Mason County, IL, McLean County, IL, Tazewell County, IL

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

000 
WGUS53 KILX 040622
FFWILX
ILC107-113-125-179-040915-
/O.NEW.KILX.FF.W.0021.080604T0620Z-080604T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
120 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  EASTERN MASON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  SOUTHEASTERN TAZEWELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  MCLEAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 415 AM CDT.

* AT 114 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  EXCESSIVE RAINFALL FROM THUNDERSTORMS FROM JUST NORTHWEST OF LINCOLN
  TO 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BLOOMINGTON. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
  PER HOUR WILL BE LIKELY WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THESE
AREAS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 1 TO LOCALLY
3 INCHES BY 300 AM CDT. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...BLOOMINGTON...
MASON CITY...ARMINGTON...COLFAX...COOKSVILLE...DANVERS...DELAVAN...
DOWNS...EMDEN...GREEN VALLEY...HARTSBURG AND HEYWORTH.

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.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH 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 FLASH FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGER...OR THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

LAT...LON 4029 8932 4019 8937 4014 8980 4035 8983
      4073 8864 4029 8846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0620Z 180DEG 0KT 4026 8971

$$

SMITH

000 
WGUS73 KILX 040827
FFSILX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
326 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008

ILC107-113-125-179-040836-
/O.CAN.KILX.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080604T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LOGAN-MASON-MCLEAN-TAZEWELL-
326 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR MCLEAN...
SOUTHEASTERN TAZEWELL...EASTERN MASON AND NORTHWESTERN LOGAN
COUNTIES. THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCED THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL
RATES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. AS A 
RESULT...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

LAT...LON 4029 8932 4019 8937 4014 8980 4035 8983
      4073 8864 4029 8846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0826Z 180DEG 0KT 4026 8971

$$

SMITH

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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.