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River Flood Warning 35, NWS Lincoln, IL

February 17, 2008Lawrence County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this river flood warning at Feb 17, 2008, 8:34 PM CST for Lawrence County, Illinois. It took effect at Feb 18, 2008, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 40 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 17, 2008, 8:34 PM CST (02:34 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 18, 2008, 6:00 PM CST
Expired: Feb 20, 2008, 9:52 AM CST
In force: 40 hr
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL
Flood severity: Minor

County Lawrence County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:33 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 river

Written for the forecast point Embarras River (IL) at Lawrenceville (LAWI2).

Action stage: 27 ft
Minor stage: 30 ft
Moderate stage: 37 ft
Major stage: 41 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03346500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGUS43 KILX 180234
FLWILX
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 
834 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN IL HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS... 

  EMBARRAS RIVER AT LAWRENCEVILLE AFFECTING LAWRENCE COUNTY

.ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OCCURRED OVER PARTS OF THE EMBARRAS RIVER
BASIN OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP RIVER
LEVELS JUST ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH MIDWEEK.

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND 
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THIS RIVER NEED TO PREPARE FOR FLOODING.
STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS FLOODING SITUATION. 

ILC101-181634-
/O.NEW.KILX.FL.W.0035.080219T0000Z-080220T2247Z/
/LAWI2.1.ER.080219T0000Z.080220T0000Z.080220T1647Z.NO/
834 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN IL HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE EMBARRAS RIVER AT LAWRENCEVILLE.
* TO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 700 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 30.1 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 31.0 FEET BY 
  TUESDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 30.0 FEET...LUMBER MILL ROAD IS INUNDATED

&&


                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    MON    TUE    WED

EMBARRAS RIVER
 LAWRENCEVILLE     30  30.1 SUN 7 PM    29.8   30.7   30.4



$$
SMITH

5 follow-up statements

000 
WGUS83 KILX 181642
FLSILX

FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 
1042 AM CST MON FEB 18 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
 
  EMBARRAS RIVER AT LAWRENCEVILLE AFFECTING LAWRENCE COUNTY. 
  
.THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND 
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

SAFETY MESSAGE...
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN 
ALTERNATE ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR 
LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.

ILC101-190642-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080221T0900Z/
/LAWI2.1.ER.000000T0000Z.080219T1800Z.080221T0300Z.NO/
1042 AM CST MON FEB 18 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE EMBARRAS RIVER AT LAWRENCEVILLE. 
* UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 930 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 30.6 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 31.6 FEET BY 
  TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY 
  EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 30.0 FEET...LUMBER MILL ROAD IS INUNDATED.

&&

                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    TUE    WED    THU

EMBARRAS RIVER
 LAWRENCEVILLE     30  30.6 MON 10 AM   31.3   31.3   29.1

$$
GEELHART

000 
WGUS83 KILX 190324
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 
924 PM CST MON FEB 18 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS..
   EMBARRAS RIVER AT LAWRENCEVILLE AFFECTING LAWRENCE COUNTY 
   LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY AFFECTING CLAY AND RICHLAND 
   COUNTIES 

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND 
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN 
ALTERNATE ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR 
LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.

ILC101-191724-
/O.CON.KILX.FL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080221T0900Z/
/LAWI2.1.ER.000000T0000Z.080219T1800Z.080221T0300Z.NO/
924 PM CST MON FEB 18 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE EMBARRAS RIVER AT LAWRENCEVILLE. 
* UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  805 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 30.8 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 31.6 FEET BY 
  TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY 
  EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 30.0 FEET...LUMBER MILL ROAD IS INUNDATED

&&


                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    TUE    WED    THU

EMBARRAS RIVER
 LAWRENCEVILLE     30  30.8 MON 8 PM    31.3   31.3   29.1



$$

ILC025-159-191724-
/O.CON.KILX.FL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-080223T0417Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.080218T0155Z.080220T0600Z.080222T2217Z.NO/
924 PM CST MON FEB 18 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY. 
* UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  815 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.3 FEET BY 
  EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD LEFT BANK FARMLAND.

&&


                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    TUE    WED    THU

LITTLE WABASH RIVER
 CLAY CITY         16  18.5 MON 8 PM    19.0   19.2   18.6



$$
SMITH

000 
WGUS83 KILX 191541
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 
941 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS...
 
  EMBARRAS RIVER AT LAWRENCEVILLE AFFECTING LAWRENCE COUNTY 
  LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY AFFECTING CLAY AND RICHLAND 
  COUNTIES 

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND 
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN 
ALTERNATE ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR 
LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.

ILC101-200541-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080221T0600Z/
/LAWI2.1.ER.000000T0000Z.080220T0000Z.080221T0000Z.NO/
941 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE EMBARRAS RIVER AT LAWRENCEVILLE. 
* UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  855 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 30.8 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 31.4 FEET BY 
  EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  TOMORROW EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 30.0 FEET...LUMBER MILL ROAD IS INUNDATED

&&


                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    WED    THU    FRI

EMBARRAS RIVER
 LAWRENCEVILLE     30  30.8 TUE 9 AM    31.2   28.9   27.4



$$

ILC025-159-200541-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-080223T1730Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.080218T0155Z.080220T0600Z.080223T1130Z.NO/
941 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY. 
* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  900 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.6 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD LEFT BANK FARMLAND.

&&


                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    WED    THU    FRI

LITTLE WABASH RIVER
 CLAY CITY         16  18.6 TUE 9 AM    18.7   18.7   18.6



$$
BARNES

000 
WGUS83 KILX 200221
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 
820 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS..
  EMBARRAS RIVER AT LAWRENCEVILLE AFFECTING LAWRENCE COUNTY 

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND 
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN 
ALTERNATE ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR 
LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.

ILC101-201620-
/O.CON.KILX.FL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080221T0600Z/
/LAWI2.1.ER.000000T0000Z.080220T0600Z.080221T0000Z.NO/
820 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE EMBARRAS RIVER AT LAWRENCEVILLE. 
* UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  650 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 30.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 31.0 FEET BY 
  EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  TOMORROW EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 30.0 FEET...LUMBER MILL ROAD IS INUNDATED

&&


                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    WED    THU    FRI

EMBARRAS RIVER
 LAWRENCEVILLE     30  30.5 TUE 7 PM    31.0   28.9   27.4



$$

000 
WGUS83 KILX 201552
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 
952 AM CST WED FEB 20 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN 
ILLINOIS...
 
  EMBARRAS RIVER AT LAWRENCEVILLE AFFECTING LAWRENCE COUNTY

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND 
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN 
ALTERNATE ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR 
LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.

ILC101-201622-
/O.CAN.KILX.FL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080221T0600Z/
/LAWI2.1.ER.000000T0000Z.080219T1550Z.080220T0946Z.NO/
952 AM CST WED FEB 20 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE EMBARRAS RIVER AT LAWRENCEVILLE.
* AT  850 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 29.6 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT  346 AM WEDNESDAY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 27.2 FEET BY TOMORROW
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 30.0 FEET...LUMBER MILL ROAD IS INUNDATED

&&


                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    THU    FRI    SAT

EMBARRAS RIVER
 LAWRENCEVILLE     30  29.6 WED 9 AM    27.2   26.0   25.8



$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at Feb 17, 5:35 PM CST, 2 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 5:35 PM CST, 2 hours 59 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
535 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

.DISCUSSION...
ISSUED 300 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
MIDWEST SHORTWAVE HAS TAKEN ON A NEGATIVE TILT AND IS NOW
ACCELERATING RAPIDLY INTO THE GREAT LAKES. SURFACE LOW IS MOVING
ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN AND PACIFIC FRONT/DRY LINE IS JUST ABOUT EAST
OF THE AREA. CANADIAN AIR IS NOW WRAPPING INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
AND THIS WILL CHANGE ANY LINGERING SHOWERS INTO LIGHT SNOW EARLY
THIS EVENING. STRONG SUBSIDENCE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW ALONG
WITH THE CONTINUED TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL KEEP WINDS UP INTO
THE EVENING HOURS...SO WILL EXTEND THE WIND ADVISORY FOR EASTERN
ILLINOIS UNTIL 9PM. HEAVY SNOW BAND WITHIN THE TROWAL/DEFORMATION
ZONE EXTENDS FROM EASTERN IOWA INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...AND WILL
REMAIN TO OUR NORTH AND NORTHWEST TONIGHT. EXTENSIVE AREA OF
WRAP-AROUND LOW CLOUDS/LIGHT SNOW EXTENDS SOUTH FROM THE HEAVY SNOW
BAND INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI. SO EXPECT LIGHT SNOW TO CONTINUE OFF AND
ON THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION. WATER
VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS SHORTWAVE ENERGY ON THE BACKSIDE OF
THE UPPER TROUGH MOVING SOUTHWARD INTO NORTH DAKOTA...WHICH WILL
KEEP SCATTERED FLURRIES GOING INTO MONDAY AS WELL.

AN ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS
ON TUESDAY AND PASS THROUGH NORTHERN ILLINOIS/SOUTHERN WISCONSIN
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE NAM/GFS MODELS ARE PAINTING A LITTLE QPF WITH
THIS FEATURE TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT THE BETTER CHANCE OF ACCUMULATING
SNOW WILL BE TO OUR NORTH CLOSER TO THE UPPER VORT MAX. WILL
THEREFORE KEEP POPS LOW TUESDAY NIGHT FOR NOW. A REINFORCING SURGE
OF CANADIAN AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THE CLIPPER AND KEEP MAXES ON
WEDNESDAY IN THE TEENS ACROSS THE NORTH AND AROUND 30 SOUTHEAST.

LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
LONGER RANGE MODELS HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH HOW FAR SOUTH TO PUSH
THE COLD FRONT ONCE IT MOVES PAST ILLINOIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
CONSIDERING THE STRENGTH OF THE SURFACE HIGH THAT WILL COME SOUTH
BEHIND THE FRONT...EXPECT THE SLOWING BAROCLINIC ZONE TO BE FAR
ENOUGH SOUTH OF THE AREA TO MITIGATE ANY MENTIONABLE POPS THIS FAR
NORTH. THE 12Z RUNS OF THE GFS AND ECMWF MODELS AGREE WITH THIS.

BY THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY...THE NEXT UPPER WAVE WILL BE CROSSING THE
ROCKIES AND MOVING INTO THE PLAINS. THIS WILL SLOWLY ERODE THE COLD
AIR DOME FROM WEST TO EAST AND RESULT IN PRECIPITATION MAKING ITS
WAY SLOWLY NORTHWARD FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE GFS AND ECMWF MODELS
ARE STILL HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH THE DETAILS...BUT THE OVERALL
PATTERN WILL FAVOR AN INCREASE IN THE CHANGES FOR RAIN AND/OR SNOW
FOR LATE IN THE WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...
ISSUED 530 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

MVFR CIGS TO PREVAIL THRU MOST OF THIS FCST PERIOD WITH OCCASIONAL
SNOW SHOWERS AS THE DEEP STORM SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE MIDWEST.
BROAD CYCLONIC FLOW WILL CONTINUE BRINGING GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA
THRU THE NIGHT...BUT NOT NEARLY AS STRONG AS THE WINDS THIS AFTN
IN THE WARM SECTOR AND AHEAD OF THE SCATTERED CONVECTION. AS FAR
AS PRECIP IS CONCERNED...RADAR MOSAIC SHOWING SOME WDLY SCATTERED
FLURRIES OR SNOW SHOWERS TO OUR WEST...AND A FEW OF THOSE SHOULD
MAKE IT ACRS THE TAF SITES THIS EVENING AND AGAIN OVERNIGHT...BUT
COVERAGE LOOKS TO BE SPOTTY AT BEST. SFC WINDS...CURRENTLY OUT OF
THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 KTS WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS
SHOULD CONTINUE FROM A WESTERLY DIRECTION THRU THE PERIOD. SPEEDS
WL COME DOWN SOME OVERNIGHT...GENERALLY AVERAGING FROM 15 TO 25 KTS
LATER THIS EVENING THRU MONDAY.

SMITH
&&

.ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR ILZ044>046-054>057-
061>063-066>068-071>073.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 17, 2:56 PM CST, 5 hours 38 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
256 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>043-047>053-181200-
CASS-CHRISTIAN-DE WITT-FULTON-KNOX-LOGAN-MACON-MARSHALL-MASON-
MCLEAN-MENARD-MORGAN-PEORIA-SANGAMON-SCHUYLER-SCOTT-STARK-
TAZEWELL-WOODFORD-
256 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A STRONG WINTER STORM IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN WILL DEPART NORTHEAST
TOWARD QUEBEC BY SUNRISE MONDAY. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE STRONG
WEST WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 45 MPH UNTIL MID EVENING.

LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS FROM WEST TO
EAST DURING MID AND LATE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL TOTALS MAY REACH 1
TO 2 INCHES NEAR GALESBURG...WITH UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW EXTENDING
SOUTHEAST TO THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY. AREAS EAST OF THE ILLINOIS
RIVER WILL MOST LIKELY SEE TRACE AMOUNTS UP TO A HALF INCH OF SNOW
BY THE TIME THE SNOW DIMINISHES TO FLURRIES LATER TONIGHT.

THE ILLINOIS AND SPOON RIVERS WILL BE IN FLOOD THROUGH TONIGHT.
MONITOR RIVER WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOWS ON MONDAY MAY ACCUMULATE UP TO A HALF INCH
OF SNOW...MAINLY FROM I-74 NORTHEAST.

FLOODING WILL PERSIST ALONG THE ILLINOIS AND SPOON RIVER OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ044>046-054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-181200-
CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-CLAY-COLES-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-
EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-MOULTRIE-PIATT-RICHLAND-SHELBY-
VERMILION-
256 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A STRONG WINTER STORM OVER SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN WILL DEPART
NORTHEAST TOWARD QUEBEC BY SUNRISE MONDAY. THIS WILL GENERATE
STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 55 MPH UNTIL MID
EVENING.

RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS FROM WEST TO EAST
ACROSS EASTERN ILLINOIS EARLY THIS EVENING WITH UP TO A HALF INCH
ACCUMULATING TONIGHT...MAINLY FROM CHAMPAIGN NORTH.

THE WABASH RIVER WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD THROUGH TONIGHT. MONITOR
RIVER WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOWS ON MONDAY MAY ACCUMULATE UP TO A HALF INCH
OF SNOW...MAINLY FROM CHAMPAIGN NORTHEAST.

FLOODING WILL PERSIST ALONG THE WABASH RIVER OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

HUETTL

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 17, 3:49 PM CST, 4 hours 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
349 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1230 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 NW FARMER CITY        40.25N 88.65W
02/17/2008                   DE WITT            IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DAMAGE TO STORAGE SHED. DEBRIS BLOWN ACROSS US HIGHWAY
            150.

&&

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 17, 7:16 PM CST	River Flood Warning	ILX	Clay, Richland	4 days
Feb 17, 8:20 PM CST	River Flood Warning	ILX	Piatt	39 hr
Feb 17, 8:20 PM CST	River Flood Warning	ILX	Cass, Mason	39 hr
Feb 17, 8:27 PM CST	River Flood Warning	ILX	McLean, Tazewell, Woodford	19 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.