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Flash Flood Watch 4, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood watch at Jun 3, 2008, 3:06 PM CDT for 33 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Jun 3, 2008, 6:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 27 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 3, 2008, 3:06 PM CDT (20:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 3, 2008, 6:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2008, 9:23 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Flood severity
- None
All 33 counties
Cass County, IL, Champaign County, IL, Christian County, IL, Clark County, IL, Clay County, IL, Coles County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, DeWitt County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Fulton County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Knox County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Logan County, IL, Macon County, IL, Mason County, IL, McLean County, IL, Menard County, IL, Morgan County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Peoria County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Richland County, IL, Sangamon County, IL, Schuyler County, IL, Scott County, IL, Shelby County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Vermilion County, IL, Woodford County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:07 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, 8.1 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -233 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1611 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 471 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS63 KILX 032006 FFAILX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 306 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008 ...THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL FLOODING TONIGHT OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS... .EARLIER THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED EAST OF ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...NEW THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED ACROSS MISSOURI LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THESE STORMS WILL MOVE EAST-NORTHEAST INTO ILLINOIS THIS EVENING. ALONG WITH THE EXPECTED SEVERE WEATHER... THERE WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING. MANY AREAS SAW RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF MORE THAN 2 INCHES EARLIER TODAY...AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THE NEW STORMS TO PRODUCE ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. ILZ040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-040415- /O.NEW.KILX.FF.A.0004.080603T2300Z-080604T1400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD- CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA... LAWRENCEVILLE 306 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CASS...CHRISTIAN...DE WITT...LOGAN...MACON...MASON...MENARD...MORGAN...MOULTRIE... PIATT...SANGAMON...SCHUYLER...SCOTT AND SHELBY. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHAMPAIGN...CLARK...COLES...CUMBERLAND... DOUGLAS...EDGAR AND VERMILION. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY... CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * FROM 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TONIGHT WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * ANY HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT WILL HAVE A HIGH RISK TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OVER AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY SEEN HEAVY RAINFALL EARLIER TODAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ CHURCHILL
5 follow-up statements
000 WGUS63 KILX 040511 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1211 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL FLOODING TONIGHT OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS... .SEVERAL MORE ROUNDS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS OVERNIGHT. ALTHOUGH AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS SOUTH OF I-70 HAVE REMAINED RELATIVELY DRY THUS FAR...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO THAT AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WATCH MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED LATER THIS MORNING. ILZ040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-041000- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-080604T1400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD- CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA... LAWRENCEVILLE 1211 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CASS...CHRISTIAN...DE WITT...LOGAN... MACON...MASON...MENARD...MORGAN...MOULTRIE...PIATT... SANGAMON...SCHUYLER...SCOTT AND SHELBY. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHAMPAIGN...CLARK...COLES...CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS... EDGAR AND VERMILION. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY...CRAWFORD... EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING * CONTINUED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TONIGHT WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * ANY HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT WILL HAVE A HIGH RISK TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OVER AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY SEEN HEAVY RAINFALL. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ HARDIMAN
000 WGUS63 KILX 040857 FFAILX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 357 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL FLOODING THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS... .A LINGERING STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS WILL REMAIN THE FOCUS FOR ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. A VERY MOIST ATMOSPHERE WILL ALLOW FOR HEAVY RAIN ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEVERE WEATHER WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. ILZ027-029-031-036>038-041700- /O.EXB.KILX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-080605T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KNOX-PEORIA-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL 357 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...FULTON...KNOX...MCLEAN... PEORIA...TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE RAIN WILL FALL ON AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED UP TO 4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. * ANY HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH TONIGHT WILL HAVE A HIGH RISK TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OVER AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY SEEN HEAVY RAINFALL FROM LAST NIGHTS RAINS. IN ADDITION...AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ ILZ040>057-061-041700- /O.EXT.KILX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-080605T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 357 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CASS... CHRISTIAN...DE WITT...LOGAN...MACON...MASON...MENARD... MORGAN...MOULTRIE...PIATT...SANGAMON...SCHUYLER...SCOTT AND SHELBY. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHAMPAIGN...COLES... DOUGLAS...EDGAR AND VERMILION. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE RAIN WILL FALL ON AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED UP TO 4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. * ANY HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH TONIGHT WILL HAVE A HIGH RISK TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OVER AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY SEEN HEAVY RAINFALL FROM LAST NIGHTS RAINS. IN ADDITION...AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-041400- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-080604T1400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 357 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CLARK AND CUMBERLAND. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY... CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING * CONTINUED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH MID MORNING WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * ANY HEAVY RAINFALL EARLY THIS MORNING WILL HAVE A HIGH RISK TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OVER AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY SEEN HEAVY RAINFALL. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ SHIMON
000 WGUS63 KILX 041148 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 648 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL FLOODING THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS... .A LINGERING STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS WILL REMAIN THE FOCUS FOR ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. A VERY MOIST ATMOSPHERE WILL ALLOW FOR HEAVY RAIN ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEVERE WEATHER WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-041300- /O.CAN.KILX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-080604T1400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 648 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. STORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE AREA...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING HAS SUBSIDED. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR AREAS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM EFFINGHAM COUNTY TO CLARK COUNTY. $$ ILZ027-029-031-036>038-040>057-061-042000- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-080605T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KNOX-PEORIA-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN- DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON... MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 648 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CASS... CHRISTIAN...DE WITT...FULTON...KNOX...LOGAN...MACON...MASON... MCLEAN...MENARD...MORGAN...MOULTRIE...PEORIA...PIATT... SANGAMON...SCHUYLER...SCOTT...SHELBY...TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHAMPAIGN...COLES...DOUGLAS...EDGAR AND VERMILION. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE RAIN WILL FALL ON AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED UP TO 4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. * ANY HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH TONIGHT WILL HAVE A HIGH RISK TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN UNDERPASSES AND LOW SPOTS IN ROADS...AS WELL AS AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE. IN ADDITION...AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ SHIMON
000 WGUS63 KILX 042324 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 624 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL FLOODING THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS... .A LINGERING STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS WILL REMAIN THE FOCUS FOR ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING. A VERY MOIST ATMOSPHERE WILL ALLOW FOR HEAVY RAIN ONCE AGAIN THIS EVENING. SEVERE WEATHER WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. ILZ027-029-031-036>038-040>057-061-050300- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-080605T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KNOX-PEORIA-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN- DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON... MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 624 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CASS... CHRISTIAN...DE WITT...FULTON...KNOX...LOGAN...MACON...MASON... MCLEAN...MENARD...MORGAN...MOULTRIE...PEORIA...PIATT... SANGAMON...SCHUYLER...SCOTT...SHELBY...TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHAMPAIGN...COLES...DOUGLAS...EDGAR AND VERMILION. * UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING * THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN MAY DEVELOP THIS EVENING WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE RAIN WILL FALL ON AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED UP TO 4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST 36 HOURS. * ANY HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT WILL HAVE A HIGH RISK TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN UNDERPASSES AND LOW SPOTS IN ROADS...AS WELL AS AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE. IN ADDITION...AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$
000 WGUS63 KILX 050223 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 923 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED... ILZ027-029-031-036>038-040>057-061-050330- /O.CAN.KILX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-080605T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KNOX-PEORIA-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN- DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON... MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 923 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Jun 3, 3:00 PM CDT, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 3:00 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 300 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008 .DISCUSSION... ISSUED 300 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008 SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM CONVECTION THIS MORNING LIES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA...THEN BACK WESTWARD INTO EASTERN MISSOURI. AIRMASS BETWEEN KEOKUK IA AND COLUMBIA MO IS RECOVERING RAPIDLY AND LITTLE CONVECTIVE INHIBITION REMAINS OUT THERE. MOISTURE/SHEAR/INSTABILITY ARE NO PROBLEM...AND EXPECT NEXT ROUND OF SEVERE CONVECTION TO DEVELOP OVER EASTERN MISSOURI SOON. IT MAY BE A BIT LATER THIS FAR EAST WHERE THE AIRMASS IS STILL PRETTY OVERTURNED BY THE STORMS EARLIER. THE NEW STORMS SHOULD MOVE EAST-NORTHEAST ALONG/NORTH OF AFOREMENTIONED BOUNDARY WITH A SIGNIFICANT RISK FOR DISCREET SUPERCELLS AT LEAST DURING THE INITIAL HOURS OF THE EVENT. HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL LOOKS HIGH ACROSS AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY SUPERSATURATED FROM EARLIER STORMS. WILL THEREFORE ISSUE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTHERN TWO-THIRDS OF THE AREA. AS WAS THE CASE TODAY...CONVECTIVE TRENDS TONIGHT WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON WEDNESDAY. IT STILL APPEARS THAT THE SYNOPTIC BOUNDARY WILL BE IN THE AREA...NOT TO MENTION ANY OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM TONIGHTS STUFF. LIKELY POPS ARE WARRANTED OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS EXCEPT FOR PERHAPS THE SOUTHEAST...WHERE THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THEY MAY BE CAPPED OFF TO ANYTHING MORE THAN SCATTERED CELLS. AS PRESSURES FALL OVER THE PLAINS...THE MAIN FRONT SHOULD LIFT NORTH AND LEAVE CENTRAL ILLINOIS HOT AND CAPPED THURSDAY AND AT LEAST THE EARLY PART OF FRIDAY. THE ECMWF/GFS AS WELL AS THE NAM HAVE BEEN IN GENERAL AGREEMENT ON SLOWING THE FRIDAY FRONT A LITTLE...AND EXPECT THE MAIN THREAT FOR CONVECTION TO BE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WILL CONTINUE WITH HEALTHY POPS FOR THAT TIMEFRAME. LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A SIMILAR EVOLUTION OF THE FRIDAY COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED AS WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE CURRENT FRONT...WITH THE BOUNDARY STALLING SOMEWHERE OVER THE MIDWEST THEN LIFTING NORTH BY SUNDAY. CHANCE POPS WILL BE INCLUDED FOR THE SOUTHEAST HALF ON SATURDAY NEAR THE TAIL OF THE STALLING FRONT...THEN DRY AND HOT FOR SUNDAY. THE ECMWF IS HINTING THAT THE FRONT MAY SLIP SOUTH INTO ILLINOIS ON MONDAY...BUT CONFIDENCE IS QUITE LOW THAT FAR IN ADVANCE. 04 && .AVIATION... ISSUED 1226 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008 STRONG WINDS HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE TAF SITES AS OF 1715Z. VSBYS STILL AS LOW AS 2.5 MILES AT CMI...BUT ARE ON THE WAY UP. CONVECTION HAS PRODUCED A LARGE COLD POOL IN ITS WAKE AND RECOVERY WILL BE SLOW. HOWEVER...SIGNIFICANT DYNAMICS IS EXPECTED TO INTERACT WITH THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL LIKELY MOVE EAST INTO TAF SITES THIS EVENING. WOULD EXPECT CONVECTION TO BE ELEVATED ABOVE THE COLD POOL WITH HAIL THE BIGGEST THREAT ALTHOUGH STRONG WINDS CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. FOG MAY BE AN ISSUE LATE TONIGHT AS WINDS WEAKEN AND ABUNDANT SURFACE MOISTURE CAN BE TAPED. WILL REDUCE VSBYS SOMEWHAT...BUT THE EXTENT OF ANY VSBY REDUCTION IS UNCERTAIN. BARKER && .ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR ZONES ILZ040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 11:31 AM CDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1131 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008 ILZ027>031-036>038-041100- FULTON-KNOX-MARSHALL-MCLEAN-PEORIA-STARK-TAZEWELL-WOODFORD- 1131 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDDLE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...SEVERE STORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN TRACK EAST INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. IN ADDITION...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO LINGER ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS ON WEDNESDAY. THAT SYSTEM WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR OTHER POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS...AND THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS OUR AREA IN A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS FOR WEDNESDAY. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL AGAIN BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. ANOTHER PERIOD OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY. THE BEST CHANCES FOR STRONG STORMS WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BETWEEN 4 PM AND MIDNIGHT. ILZ044>046-052>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-041100- CHAMPAIGN-CHRISTIAN-CLARK-CLAY-COLES-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-DOUGLAS- EDGAR-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-MACON-MOULTRIE-PIATT-RICHLAND- SHELBY-VERMILION- 1131 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON AS A LINE OF STRONG WIND PRODUCING STORMS MOVES ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. ADDITIONAL SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN THREATS LATER TODAY WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. IN ADDITION...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO LINGER ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS ON WEDNESDAY. THAT SYSTEM WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR OTHER POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS...AND THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS OUR AREA IN A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS FOR WEDNESDAY. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL AGAIN BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. ANOTHER PERIOD OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY. THE BEST CHANCES FOR STRONG STORMS WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN BETWEEN 5 PM AND MIDNIGHT. ILZ040>043-047>051-041100- CASS-DE WITT-LOGAN-MASON-MENARD-MORGAN-SANGAMON-SCHUYLER-SCOTT- 1131 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDDLE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...SEVERE STORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN TRACK EAST INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. IN ADDITION...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO LINGER ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS ON WEDNESDAY. THAT SYSTEM WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR OTHER POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS...AND THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS OUR AREA IN A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS FOR WEDNESDAY. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL AGAIN BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. ANOTHER PERIOD OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY. THE BEST CHANCES FOR STRONG STORMS WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED BETWEEN 5 PM AND MIDNIGHT. BARKER
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 3, 12:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1223 PM CDT TUE JUN 03 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0210 AM TSTM WND DMG SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
06/03/2008 SANGAMON IL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DAMAGE ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF SPRINGFIELD. TIME
ESTIMATED.
0216 AM TSTM WND DMG ROCHESTER 39.75N 89.54W
06/03/2008 SANGAMON IL EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREES DOWN IN RURAL ROCHESTER. TIME ESTIMATED.
0225 AM TSTM WND DMG BERRY 39.72N 89.48W
06/03/2008 SANGAMON IL EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREE ON A HOUSE AND LARGE TREE ON A MOBILE HOME IN
BERRY. REPORTED BY SHERIFF. TIME ESTIMATED.
0225 AM TSTM WND DMG BERRY 39.72N 89.48W
06/03/2008 SANGAMON IL EMERGENCY MNGR
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO A HOUSE IN BERRY. TIME ESTIMATED.
0230 AM HEAVY RAIN SHERMAN 39.89N 89.61W
06/03/2008 M3.23 INCH SANGAMON IL NWS EMPLOYEE
0235 AM TSTM WND DMG EDINBURG 39.66N 89.39W
06/03/2008 CHRISTIAN IL EMERGENCY MNGR
TWO BUILDINGS COMPLETELY DESTROYED IN EDINBURG. TIME
ESTIMATED.
0235 AM TSTM WND DMG EDINBURG 39.66N 89.39W
06/03/2008 CHRISTIAN IL EMERGENCY MNGR
BARN AND HOUSE DAMAGED NEAR EDINBURG. PRELIMINARY REPORT.
0304 AM HAIL BLUE MOUND 39.70N 89.12W
06/03/2008 M0.88 INCH MACON IL EMERGENCY MNGR
0430 AM HAIL ALSEY 39.56N 90.43W
06/03/2008 E1.50 INCH SCOTT IL EMERGENCY MNGR
ONE INCHE TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCH HAIL CAUSED DAMAGE TO
THE ALSEY BRICK FACTORY. ALSO WINDOWS WERE BLOWN OUT AND
HAIL DAMAGE TO NUMEROUS VEHICLES WAS REPORTED.
0438 AM TSTM WND DMG ALSEY 39.56N 90.43W
06/03/2008 SCOTT IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE TREE DOWN WITH DAMAGE TO A HOME AND CAR. RELAYED
FROM SCOTT CO SHERIFF DEPT.
0438 AM HAIL ALSEY 39.56N 90.43W
06/03/2008 E1.75 INCH SCOTT IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
GOLFBALL-SIZED HAIL IN ALSEY. REPORT FROM SCOTT CO
SHERIFF DEPT.
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 S GREENVIEW 40.04N 89.74W
06/03/2008 M1.99 INCH MENARD IL MESONET
PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT...SWOP REPORT.
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN MOUNT PULASKI 40.01N 89.28W
06/03/2008 M1.99 INCH LOGAN IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HR PRECIP TOTAL.
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 NNE RIVERTON 39.90N 89.51W
06/03/2008 M3.35 INCH SANGAMON IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HR RAINFALL TOTAL.
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN BEARDSTOWN 40.01N 90.43W
06/03/2008 M2.76 INCH CASS IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HR PRECIP TOTAL.
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 SW ATHENS 39.94N 89.75W
06/03/2008 M3.16 INCH MENARD IL CO-OP OBSERVER
PRECIP OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.
0630 AM HEAVY RAIN VIRGINIA 39.95N 90.21W
06/03/2008 M2.60 INCH CASS IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HR PRECIP TOTAL.
0633 AM HEAVY RAIN 8 E PETERSBURG 40.01N 89.70W
06/03/2008 M3.03 INCH MENARD IL MESONET
RAINFALL SINCE 11 PM MONDAY NIGHT. SWOP REPORT.
0646 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 E MONTICELLO 40.03N 88.56W
06/03/2008 M3.10 INCH PIATT IL MESONET
24 HR PRECIP TOTAL...COCORAHS REPORT.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
06/03/2008 M3.73 INCH SANGAMON IL CO-OP OBSERVER
SFDI2 COOP OBSERVER...24 HR PRECIP TOTAL.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN BUFFALO 39.85N 89.41W
06/03/2008 M3.96 INCH SANGAMON IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HR PRECIP TOTAL.
0755 AM HEAVY RAIN PETERSBURG 40.01N 89.85W
06/03/2008 M3.09 INCH MENARD IL MESONET
OVERNIGHT RAINFALL...SWOP REPORT.
0816 AM HEAVY RAIN DECATUR 39.85N 88.93W
06/03/2008 M3.47 INCH MACON IL ASOS
KDEC ASOS....3.47 INCHES SINCE 7 PM... 1.76 INCHES FELL
IN 1 HOUR BETWEEN 654 AM AND 754 AM.
0830 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 NW FLORA 38.71N 88.53W
06/03/2008 CLAY IL EMERGENCY MNGR
APPROXIMATELY 4.5 NORTHWEST OF FLORA NORTH OF OAKMOUND
LANE ON BUTTONWOOD ROAD A BIG BARN DOOR WAS BLOWN IN WITH
TREE LIMBS DOWN RANGING FROM 3 INCHES TO 10 INCHES IN
DIAMETER.
0840 AM FUNNEL CLOUD W XENIA 38.64N 88.64W
06/03/2008 CLAY IL EMERGENCY MNGR
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 2 FUNNEL CLOUDS ABOUT 1/4 MI
WEST OF XENIA.
0941 AM HEAVY RAIN MONTICELLO 40.03N 88.57W
06/03/2008 M3.27 INCH PIATT IL MESONET
3.27 INCHES OVERNIGHT STORM TOTAL...SWOP REPORT
1000 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 S HAVANA 40.28N 90.06W
06/03/2008 MASON IL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE CRUSHED A VAN AND ANOTHER TREE FELL ON A TRAILER IN
THE MATANZAS BEACH AREA. ESTIMATED WIND GUST OF 60 MPH.
1000 AM TSTM WND DMG HAVANA 40.30N 90.06W
06/03/2008 MASON IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN HAVANA...AS WELL AS
MANY PARTS OF RURAL MASO COUNTY.
1010 AM TSTM WND DMG CHAPIN 39.77N 90.40W
06/03/2008 MORGAN IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN. AMENDMENT TO ADD TIME OF EVENT.
1011 AM TSTM WND DMG OAKFORD 40.10N 89.97W
06/03/2008 MENARD IL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE LIMBS DOWN AD 60 MPH WINDS REPORTED BY COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGER SPOTTERS. FROM EMERGENCY MANAGER.
1020 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 N GREENVIEW 40.11N 89.74W
06/03/2008 MENARD IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
17 POWER POLES BLOWN DOWN AND POWER LINES DOWN...ON ROUTE
29...NORTH OF GREENVIEW. FROM STATE POLICE POST DISTRICT
9.
1021 AM TSTM WND DMG PETERSBURG 40.01N 89.85W
06/03/2008 MENARD IL EMERGENCY MNGR
JUST WEST OF PETERSBURG ON NEWMANSVILLE ROAD A TRACTOR
TRAILER WAS BLOWN OVER AND POWER LINES ARE DOWN.
1021 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 S PETERSBURG 40.00N 89.85W
06/03/2008 MENARD IL MESONET
POWER LINES DOWN ON ROUTE 97. ALSO, 3.26 INCHES OF RAIN
HAVE FALLEN. SWOP REPORT.
1021 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 W PETERSBURG 40.01N 89.87W
06/03/2008 MENARD IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER POLES DOWN AND TRACTOR TRAILER BLOWN OVER
1031 AM TSTM WND GST SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
06/03/2008 M64.00 MPH SANGAMON IL ASOS
1035 AM TSTM WND DMG SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
06/03/2008 SANGAMON IL MESONET
ON THE WEST SIDE OF SPRINGFIELD IN JEROME A ROTATING WALL
CLOUD REPORTED ALONG WITH 60 MPH WIND GUST. POWER OUTAGES
AND TREES DOWN WERE REPORTED. SWOP.
1040 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 W MOUNT PULASKI 40.01N 89.34W
06/03/2008 LOGAN IL EMERGENCY MNGR
GRAIN BIN AND MACHINE SHED DESTROYED...CORNER OF 700
STREET AND 1250 AVENUE. FROM LOGAN COUNTY EMERGENCY
MANAGER.
1041 AM TSTM WND DMG SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
06/03/2008 SANGAMON IL MESONET
1 FOOT TREE TOP SNAPPED IN SPRINGFIELD JUST NORTH OF THE
SPRINGFIELD CLINIC ON 6TH STREET. WIND SPEED ESTIMATED AT
70 MPH. SWOP REPORT.
1043 AM TSTM WND DMG MOUNT PULASKI 40.01N 89.28W
06/03/2008 LOGAN IL EMERGENCY MNGR
PART OF ROOF ON CAR WASH BLOWN AWAY.
1043 AM TSTM WND DMG CHESTNUT 40.07N 89.20W
06/03/2008 LOGAN IL EMERGENCY MNGR
2 FOOT DIAMETER TREE BLOWN DOWN.
1100 AM TSTM WND DMG FORSYTH 39.92N 88.96W
06/03/2008 MACON IL EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN AND ROOF DAMAGE ON ONE HOME. FROM
MACON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
&&
OUSLEYLocal storm report, Jun 3, 1:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
114 PM CDT TUE JUN 03 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1045 AM TSTM WND DMG CHATHAM 39.67N 89.70W
06/03/2008 SANGAMON IL PUBLIC
LARGE TREE LIMB BROKEN OFF ON DOVER DRIVE IN HURSTBOURNE
SUBDIVISION. FROM NWS EMPLOYEE SPOUSE.
&&
OUSLEYLocal storm report, Jun 3, 1:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
127 PM CDT TUE JUN 03 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1050 AM TSTM WND DMG CHESTNUT 40.07N 89.20W
06/03/2008 LOGAN IL MESONET
NEAR CHESTNUT AT 1870 850TH STREET A BARN IS PARTIALLY
DOWN WITH SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. SWOP.
&&
OUSLEYLocal storm report, Jun 3, 1:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
128 PM CDT TUE JUN 03 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 PM TSTM WND DMG SHELBYVILLE 39.41N 88.80W
06/03/2008 SHELBY IL PUBLIC
TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES DOWN.
&&
OUSLEYLocal storm report, Jun 3, 1:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
150 PM CDT TUE JUN 03 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1240 PM TSTM WND DMG WEST YORK 39.17N 87.67W
06/03/2008 CRAWFORD IL EMERGENCY MNGR
TRAILER FLIPPED OVER
&&
OUSLEYLocal storm report, Jun 3, 2:22 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
222 PM CDT TUE JUN 03 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0210 AM TSTM WND DMG SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
06/03/2008 SANGAMON IL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DAMAGE ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF SPRINGFIELD. TIME
ESTIMATED.
0216 AM TSTM WND DMG ROCHESTER 39.75N 89.54W
06/03/2008 SANGAMON IL EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREES DOWN IN RURAL ROCHESTER. TIME ESTIMATED.
0225 AM TSTM WND DMG BERRY 39.72N 89.48W
06/03/2008 SANGAMON IL EMERGENCY MNGR
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO A HOUSE IN BERRY. TIME ESTIMATED.
0225 AM TSTM WND DMG BERRY 39.72N 89.48W
06/03/2008 SANGAMON IL EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREE ON A HOUSE AND LARGE TREE ON A MOBILE HOME IN
BERRY. REPORTED BY SHERIFF. TIME ESTIMATED.
0230 AM HEAVY RAIN SHERMAN 39.89N 89.61W
06/03/2008 M3.23 INCH SANGAMON IL NWS EMPLOYEE
0235 AM TSTM WND DMG EDINBURG 39.66N 89.39W
06/03/2008 CHRISTIAN IL EMERGENCY MNGR
BARN AND HOUSE DAMAGED NEAR EDINBURG. PRELIMINARY REPORT.
0235 AM TSTM WND DMG EDINBURG 39.66N 89.39W
06/03/2008 CHRISTIAN IL EMERGENCY MNGR
TWO BUILDINGS COMPLETELY DESTROYED IN EDINBURG. TIME
ESTIMATED.
0304 AM HAIL BLUE MOUND 39.70N 89.12W
06/03/2008 M0.88 INCH MACON IL EMERGENCY MNGR
0430 AM HAIL ALSEY 39.56N 90.43W
06/03/2008 E1.50 INCH SCOTT IL EMERGENCY MNGR
ONE INCHE TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCH HAIL CAUSED DAMAGE TO
THE ALSEY BRICK FACTORY. ALSO WINDOWS WERE BLOWN OUT AND
HAIL DAMAGE TO NUMEROUS VEHICLES WAS REPORTED.
0438 AM HAIL ALSEY 39.56N 90.43W
06/03/2008 E1.75 INCH SCOTT IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
GOLFBALL-SIZED HAIL IN ALSEY. REPORT FROM SCOTT CO
SHERIFF DEPT.
0438 AM TSTM WND DMG ALSEY 39.56N 90.43W
06/03/2008 SCOTT IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE TREE DOWN WITH DAMAGE TO A HOME AND CAR. RELAYED
FROM SCOTT CO SHERIFF DEPT.
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 S GREENVIEW 40.04N 89.74W
06/03/2008 M1.99 INCH MENARD IL MESONET
PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT...SWOP REPORT.
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN MOUNT PULASKI 40.01N 89.28W
06/03/2008 M1.99 INCH LOGAN IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HR PRECIP TOTAL.
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 NNE RIVERTON 39.90N 89.51W
06/03/2008 M3.35 INCH SANGAMON IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HR RAINFALL TOTAL.
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN BEARDSTOWN 40.01N 90.43W
06/03/2008 M2.76 INCH CASS IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HR PRECIP TOTAL.
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 SW ATHENS 39.94N 89.75W
06/03/2008 M3.16 INCH MENARD IL CO-OP OBSERVER
PRECIP OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.
0630 AM HEAVY RAIN VIRGINIA 39.95N 90.21W
06/03/2008 M2.60 INCH CASS IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HR PRECIP TOTAL.
0633 AM HEAVY RAIN 8 E PETERSBURG 40.01N 89.70W
06/03/2008 M3.03 INCH MENARD IL MESONET
RAINFALL SINCE 11 PM MONDAY NIGHT. SWOP REPORT.
0646 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 E MONTICELLO 40.03N 88.56W
06/03/2008 M3.10 INCH PIATT IL MESONET
24 HR PRECIP TOTAL...COCORAHS REPORT.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN BUFFALO 39.85N 89.41W
06/03/2008 M3.96 INCH SANGAMON IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HR PRECIP TOTAL.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
06/03/2008 M3.73 INCH SANGAMON IL CO-OP OBSERVER
SFDI2 COOP OBSERVER...24 HR PRECIP TOTAL.
0755 AM HEAVY RAIN PETERSBURG 40.01N 89.85W
06/03/2008 M3.09 INCH MENARD IL MESONET
OVERNIGHT RAINFALL...SWOP REPORT.
0816 AM HEAVY RAIN DECATUR 39.85N 88.93W
06/03/2008 M3.47 INCH MACON IL ASOS
KDEC ASOS....3.47 INCHES SINCE 7 PM... 1.76 INCHES FELL
IN 1 HOUR BETWEEN 654 AM AND 754 AM.
0830 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 NW FLORA 38.71N 88.53W
06/03/2008 CLAY IL EMERGENCY MNGR
APPROXIMATELY 4.5 NORTHWEST OF FLORA NORTH OF OAKMOUND
LANE ON BUTTONWOOD ROAD A BIG BARN DOOR WAS BLOWN IN WITH
TREE LIMBS DOWN RANGING FROM 3 INCHES TO 10 INCHES IN
DIAMETER.
0840 AM FUNNEL CLOUD W XENIA 38.64N 88.64W
06/03/2008 CLAY IL EMERGENCY MNGR
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 2 FUNNEL CLOUDS ABOUT 1/4 MI
WEST OF XENIA.
0941 AM HEAVY RAIN MONTICELLO 40.03N 88.57W
06/03/2008 M3.27 INCH PIATT IL MESONET
3.27 INCHES OVERNIGHT STORM TOTAL...SWOP REPORT
1000 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 S HAVANA 40.28N 90.06W
06/03/2008 MASON IL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE CRUSHED A VAN AND ANOTHER TREE FELL ON A TRAILER IN
THE MATANZAS BEACH AREA. ESTIMATED WIND GUST OF 60 MPH.
1000 AM TSTM WND DMG HAVANA 40.30N 90.06W
06/03/2008 MASON IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN HAVANA...AS WELL AS
MANY PARTS OF RURAL MASO COUNTY.
1010 AM TSTM WND DMG CHAPIN 39.77N 90.40W
06/03/2008 MORGAN IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN. AMENDMENT TO ADD TIME OF EVENT.
1011 AM TSTM WND DMG OAKFORD 40.10N 89.97W
06/03/2008 MENARD IL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE LIMBS DOWN AD 60 MPH WINDS REPORTED BY COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGER SPOTTERS. FROM EMERGENCY MANAGER.
1020 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 N GREENVIEW 40.11N 89.74W
06/03/2008 MENARD IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
17 POWER POLES BLOWN DOWN AND POWER LINES DOWN...ON ROUTE
29...NORTH OF GREENVIEW. FROM STATE POLICE POST DISTRICT
9.
1021 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 W PETERSBURG 40.01N 89.87W
06/03/2008 MENARD IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER POLES DOWN AND TRACTOR TRAILER BLOWN OVER
1021 AM TSTM WND DMG PETERSBURG 40.01N 89.85W
06/03/2008 MENARD IL EMERGENCY MNGR
JUST WEST OF PETERSBURG ON NEWMANSVILLE ROAD A TRACTOR
TRAILER WAS BLOWN OVER AND POWER LINES ARE DOWN.
1021 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 S PETERSBURG 40.00N 89.85W
06/03/2008 MENARD IL MESONET
POWER LINES DOWN ON ROUTE 97. ALSO, 3.26 INCHES OF RAIN
HAVE FALLEN. SWOP REPORT.
1031 AM TSTM WND GST SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
06/03/2008 M64.00 MPH SANGAMON IL ASOS
1035 AM TSTM WND DMG SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
06/03/2008 SANGAMON IL MESONET
ON THE WEST SIDE OF SPRINGFIELD IN JEROME A ROTATING WALL
CLOUD REPORTED ALONG WITH 60 MPH WIND GUST. POWER OUTAGES
AND TREES DOWN WERE REPORTED. SWOP.
1040 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 W MOUNT PULASKI 40.01N 89.34W
06/03/2008 LOGAN IL EMERGENCY MNGR
GRAIN BIN AND MACHINE SHED DESTROYED...CORNER OF 700
STREET AND 1250 AVENUE. FROM LOGAN COUNTY EMERGENCY
MANAGER.
1041 AM TSTM WND DMG SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
06/03/2008 SANGAMON IL MESONET
1 FOOT TREE TOP SNAPPED IN SPRINGFIELD JUST NORTH OF THE
SPRINGFIELD CLINIC ON 6TH STREET. WIND SPEED ESTIMATED AT
70 MPH. SWOP REPORT.
1043 AM TSTM WND DMG CHESTNUT 40.07N 89.20W
06/03/2008 LOGAN IL EMERGENCY MNGR
2 FOOT DIAMETER TREE BLOWN DOWN.
1043 AM TSTM WND DMG MOUNT PULASKI 40.01N 89.28W
06/03/2008 LOGAN IL EMERGENCY MNGR
PART OF ROOF ON CAR WASH BLOWN AWAY.
1045 AM TSTM WND DMG CHATHAM 39.67N 89.70W
06/03/2008 SANGAMON IL PUBLIC
LARGE TREE LIMB BROKEN OFF ON DOVER DRIVE IN HURSTBOURNE
SUBDIVISION. FROM NWS EMPLOYEE SPOUSE.
1050 AM TSTM WND DMG CHESTNUT 40.07N 89.20W
06/03/2008 LOGAN IL MESONET
NEAR CHESTNUT AT 1870 850TH STREET A BARN IS PARTIALLY
DOWN WITH SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. SWOP.
1100 AM TSTM WND DMG FORSYTH 39.92N 88.96W
06/03/2008 MACON IL EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN AND ROOF DAMAGE ON ONE HOME. FROM
MACON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
1200 PM TSTM WND DMG SHELBYVILLE 39.41N 88.80W
06/03/2008 SHELBY IL PUBLIC
TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES DOWN.
1240 PM TSTM WND DMG WEST YORK 39.17N 87.67W
06/03/2008 CRAWFORD IL EMERGENCY MNGR
TRAILER FLIPPED OVER
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GOETSCHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Mason, Morgan, Schuyler | 52 min |
| Jun 2, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Morgan, Scott | 52 min |
| Jun 2, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Fulton, Mason, Schuyler | 23 min |
| Jun 3, 12:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Cass, Morgan, Sangamon | 3 hr |
| Jun 3, 1:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Cass, Menard, Sangamon | 8 hr |
| Jun 3, 2:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Sangamon | 48 min |
| Jun 3, 2:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon, Sangamon | 43 min |
| Jun 3, 2:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Sangamon | 23 min |
| Jun 3, 2:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon | 31 min |
| Jun 3, 2:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon, Shelby | 37 min |
| Jun 3, 3:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon, Moultrie, Shelby | 24 min |
| Jun 3, 3:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Moultrie, Shelby | 16 min |
| Jun 3, 4:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Morgan, Scott | 47 min |
| Jun 3, 5:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Logan, Mason, Menard | 4 hr |
| Jun 3, 5:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Cass, Morgan, Scott | 4 hr |
| Jun 3, 5:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Champaign, Macon, Piatt, Sangamon | 3 hr |
| Jun 3, 7:11 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion | 3 hr |
| Jun 3, 7:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Douglas, Edgar | 3 hr |
| Jun 3, 8:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay | 39 min |
| Jun 3, 8:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay | 29 min |
| Jun 3, 8:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay, Richland | 32 min |
| Jun 3, 9:02 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Macon | 3 hr |
| Jun 3, 9:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Schuyler | 38 min |
| Jun 3, 9:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton | 42 min |
| Jun 3, 9:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Mason, Menard, Morgan | 39 min |
| Jun 3, 10:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Mason, Menard, Peoria, Tazewell | 41 min |
| Jun 3, 10:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Scott | 34 min |
| Jun 3, 10:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Piatt | 9 days |
| Jun 3, 10:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon | 40 min |
| Jun 3, 10:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Cass, Mason | 13 days |
| Jun 3, 10:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Mason, Peoria, Tazewell and 1 more | 47 min |
| Jun 3, 10:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby | 39 min |
| Jun 3, 10:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, McLean, Piatt | 50 min |
| Jun 3, 11:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Moultrie, Piatt | 39 min |
| Jun 3, 11:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Brown, Cass, Morgan, Schuyler | 37 days |
| Jun 3, 11:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | McLean | 3 hr |
| Jun 3, 11:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton, Mason | 32 days |
| Jun 3, 11:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cumberland, Shelby | 43 min |
| Jun 3, 11:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Edgar | 33 min |
| Jun 3, 12:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Macon | 3 hr |
| Jun 3, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Crawford | 20 min |
| Jun 3, 3:54 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Cass, Mason, Menard | 11 days |
| Jun 3, 3:58 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Menard | 11 days |
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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.