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River Flood Warning 92, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this river flood warning at Dec 26, 2008, 11:15 AM CST for Fulton County, Knox County, Illinois. It took effect at Dec 27, 2008, 5:23 AM CST. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2008, 11:15 AM CST (17:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 27, 2008, 5:23 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2009, 3:25 PM CST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Flood severity
- Moderate
Counties Fulton County, IL, Knox County, IL
The river
Written for the forecast point Spoon River (W-IL) at London Mills (LNMI2). The gauge peaked at 19.50 ft at Dec 28, 2008, 10:00 PM CST.
- Action stage
- 13 ft
- Minor stage
- 15 ft
- Moderate stage
- 21 ft
- Major stage
- 24 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05569500, 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 261715
FLWILX
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1115 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2008
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN IL HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS...
SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS AFFECTING FULTON AND KNOX COUNTIES
.SYNOPSIS...RAPID SNOW AND ICE MELT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY OVER CENTRAL
AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS...COMBINED WITH WIDESPREAD ONE TO THREE INCH
FORECAST RAINFALL ON SATURDAY WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT RISES ON THE
SPOON RIVER.
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.
ILC057-095-270715-
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/LNMI2.2.ER.081227T1225Z.081228T1800Z.081230T0616Z.NO/
1115 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN IL HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS.
* FROM SATURDAY MORNING TO TUESDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 1045 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.1 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 22.4 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 21.0 FEET...DAMAGE BEGINS TO SOME RESIDENCES IN LONDON
MILLS.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SAT SUN MON
SPOON RIVER
LONDON MILLS 15 6.1 FRI 11 AM 14.7 22.3 20.8
$$10 follow-up statements
000
WGUS83 KILX 270009
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
609 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS AFFECTING FULTON AND KNOX COUNTIES
THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR
LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.
ILC057-095-271409-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0092.081227T1123Z-081230T1857Z/
/LNMI2.2.ER.081227T1123Z.081228T1200Z.081230T1257Z.NO/
609 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO TUESDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 545 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.8 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 23.5 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER
WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 24.0 FEET...ILLINOIS ROUTE 116 IS INUNDATED.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SAT SUN MON
SPOON RIVER
LONDON MILLS 15 5.8 FRI 6 PM 15.9 23.5 22.6
$$
SMITH000
WGUS83 KILX 271946
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
146 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS AFFECTING FULTON AND KNOX 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.
ILC057-095-280946-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-081231T0336Z/
/LNMI2.2.ER.081227T2013Z.081228T1800Z.081230T2136Z.NO/
146 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS.
* UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 1145 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.9 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 23.8 FEET BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 24.0 FEET...ILLINOIS ROUTE 116 IS INUNDATED.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE
SPOON RIVER
LONDON MILLS 15 10.9 SAT 12 PM 23.6 22.8 17.5
$$000
WGUS83 KILX 280136
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
736 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS AFFECTING FULTON AND KNOX COUNTIES
SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE AFFECTING FULTON COUNTY
THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR
LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.
ILC057-095-281536-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-081230T2240Z/
/LNMI2.2.ER.081227T2208Z.081229T0000Z.081230T1640Z.NO/
736 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS.
* UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 645 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 22.0 FEET BY
TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 21.0 FEET...DAMAGE BEGINS TO SOME RESIDENCES IN LONDON
MILLS.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE
SPOON RIVER
LONDON MILLS 15 15.9 SAT 7 PM 21.2 21.7 16.4
$$
ILC057-281536-
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/SEVI2.2.ER.081228T0703Z.081229T0600Z.081231T0600Z.NO/
736 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 645 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.9 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 26.0 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE
RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 27.0 FEET...DAMAGE BEGINS TO RESIDENCES IN BERNADETTE.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE
SPOON RIVER
SEVILLE 22 19.9 SAT 7 PM 23.4 26.0 24.7
$$000
WGUS83 KILX 281743
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1143 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS AFFECTING FULTON AND KNOX COUNTIES
SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE AFFECTING FULTON COUNTY
THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR
LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.
ILC057-095-290743-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-081231T0138Z/
/LNMI2.1.ER.081227T2208Z.081228T1645Z.081230T1938Z.NO/
1143 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS.
* UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 1045 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.8 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME MON TUE WED
SPOON RIVER
LONDON MILLS 15 18.8 SUN 11 AM 18.6 16.5 12.4
$$
ILC057-290742-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0093.000000T0000Z-081231T0142Z/
/SEVI2.1.ER.081228T2100Z.081229T1800Z.081230T1942Z.NO/
1143 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE.
* UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 1045 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.4 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 23.2 FEET BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 23.0 FEET...EASTERLY ACCESS ROAD TO SEVILLE INUNDATED.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME MON TUE WED
SPOON RIVER
SEVILLE 22 21.4 SUN 11 AM 23.1 22.7 20.0
$$000
WGUS83 KILX 290254
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
854 PM CST SUN DEC 28 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE AFFECTING FULTON COUNTY
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS AFFECTING FULTON AND KNOX COUNTIES
THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR
LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.
ILC057-095-291654-
/O.CON.KILX.FL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-081231T0138Z/
/LNMI2.1.ER.081227T2208Z.081229T0600Z.081230T1938Z.NO/
854 PM CST SUN DEC 28 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS.
* UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 745 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.6 FEET BY
EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 21.0 FEET...DAMAGE BEGINS TO SOME RESIDENCES IN LONDON
MILLS.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME MON TUE WED
SPOON RIVER
LONDON MILLS 15 19.5 SUN 8 PM 19.4 16.2 12.4
$$
ILC057-291654-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0093.000000T0000Z-081231T0200Z/
/SEVI2.1.ER.081229T0306Z.081229T1800Z.081230T2000Z.NO/
854 PM CST SUN DEC 28 2008
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE.
* UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 745 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE
TO NEAR 23.1 FEET BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 23.0 FEET...EASTERLY ACCESS ROAD TO SEVILLE INUNDATED.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME MON TUE WED
SPOON RIVER
SEVILLE 22 21.9 SUN 8 PM 22.7 22.6 20.1
$$
SMITH000
WGUS83 KILX 291744
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1144 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS AFFECTING FULTON AND KNOX COUNTIES
SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE AFFECTING FULTON COUNTY
THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR
LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.
ILC057-095-300744-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-081230T2136Z/
/LNMI2.1.ER.081227T2208Z.081229T0245Z.081230T1536Z.NO/
1144 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS.
* UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 1045 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME TUE WED THU
SPOON RIVER
LONDON MILLS 15 18.5 MON 11 AM 15.6 12.4 10.2
$$
ILC057-300743-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0093.000000T0000Z-081231T1912Z/
/SEVI2.1.ER.081229T0507Z.081230T0600Z.081231T1312Z.NO/
1144 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 1045 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 23.5 FEET BY
EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 23.0 FEET...EASTERLY ACCESS ROAD TO SEVILLE INUNDATED.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME TUE WED THU
SPOON RIVER
SEVILLE 22 23.0 MON 11 AM 23.3 22.1 19.7
$$000
WGUS83 KILX 300213
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
813 PM CST MON DEC 29 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
MACKINAW RIVER NEAR CONGERVILLE AFFECTING MCLEAN...TAZEWELL AND
WOODFORD COUNTIES
SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS AFFECTING FULTON AND KNOX COUNTIES
SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE AFFECTING FULTON COUNTY
THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR
LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.
ILC113-179-203-301613-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0102.000000T0000Z-081231T0051Z/
/CNGI2.2.ER.081229T0715Z.081230T0030Z.081230T1851Z.NO/
813 PM CST MON DEC 29 2008
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE MACKINAW RIVER NEAR CONGERVILLE.
* UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 745 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.3 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...WIDESPREAD AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME TUE WED THU
MACKINAW RIVER
CONGERVILLE 13 14.3 MON 8 PM 13.8 11.3 9.4
$$
ILC057-095-301613-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-081230T2254Z/
/LNMI2.1.ER.081227T2208Z.081229T0245Z.081230T1654Z.NO/
813 PM CST MON DEC 29 2008
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS.
* UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 745 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.2 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
TOMORROW MORNING.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME TUE WED THU
SPOON RIVER
LONDON MILLS 15 18.2 MON 8 PM 15.9 12.5 10.4
$$
ILC057-301612-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0093.000000T0000Z-081231T2247Z/
/SEVI2.1.ER.081229T0507Z.081230T0600Z.081231T1647Z.NO/
813 PM CST MON DEC 29 2008
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD
WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 745 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 24.0 FEET BY
EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 23.0 FEET...EASTERLY ACCESS ROAD TO SEVILLE INUNDATED.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME TUE WED THU
SPOON RIVER
SEVILLE 22 23.9 MON 8 PM 23.9 22.4 19.9
$$
SMITH000
WGUS83 KILX 301700
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1100 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
SANGAMON RIVER AT MONTICELLO AFFECTING PIATT COUNTY
SANGAMON RIVER NEAR CHANDLERVILLE AFFECTING CASS AND MASON COUNTIES
SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS AFFECTING FULTON AND KNOX COUNTIES
SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE AFFECTING FULTON 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.
ILC147-310700-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0090.000000T0000Z-090103T0000Z/
/MNTI2.1.ER.081227T2327Z.081230T1145Z.090102T1800Z.NO/
1100 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SANGAMON RIVER AT MONTICELLO.
* UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 1000 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.4 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI
SANGAMON RIVER
MONTICELLO 13 15.4 TUE 10 AM 14.7 14.0 13.2
$$
ILC017-125-310659-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0099.000000T0000Z-090105T0259Z/
/CDLI2.1.ER.081229T2030Z.081231T0000Z.090104T2059Z.UU/
1100 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SANGAMON RIVER NEAR CHANDLERVILLE.
* UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 1000 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 457.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 456.6 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 457.2 FEET BY
THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI
SANGAMON RIVER
CHANDLERVILLE 457 457.0 TUE 10 AM 457.1 456.9 456.8
$$
ILC057-095-310659-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-090102T0000Z/
/LNMI2.1.ER.081227T2208Z.081229T0245Z.090101T1800Z.NO/
1100 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS.
* UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 1045 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.3 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI
SPOON RIVER
LONDON MILLS 15 18.3 TUE 11 AM 17.8 15.5 12.9
$$
ILC057-310659-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0093.000000T0000Z-090101T0900Z/
/SEVI2.1.ER.081229T0507Z.081230T0645Z.090101T0300Z.NO/
1100 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD
WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE.
* UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 1045 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.8 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
* IMPACT...AT 23.0 FEET...EASTERLY ACCESS ROAD TO SEVILLE INUNDATED.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI
SPOON RIVER
SEVILLE 22 23.8 TUE 11 AM 23.2 21.0 18.1
$$000
WGUS83 KILX 310241
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
841 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS AFFECTING FULTON AND KNOX COUNTIES
SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE AFFECTING FULTON 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.
ILC057-095-311641-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-090101T2300Z/
/LNMI2.1.ER.081227T2208Z.081229T0245Z.090101T1700Z.NO/
841 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS.
* UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 745 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.2 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
THURSDAY MORNING.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI
SPOON RIVER
LONDON MILLS 15 18.2 TUE 8 PM 17.8 15.5 12.9
$$
ILC057-311640-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0093.000000T0000Z-090101T0800Z/
/SEVI2.1.ER.081229T0507Z.081230T0645Z.090101T0200Z.NO/
841 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE.
* UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 745 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.4 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
TOMORROW EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 23.0 FEET...EASTERLY ACCESS ROAD TO SEVILLE INUNDATED.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI
SPOON RIVER
SEVILLE 22 23.4 TUE 8 PM 23.1 20.9 18.3
$$000
WGUS83 KILX 311634
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1034 AM CST WED DEC 31 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
SANGAMON RIVER AT MONTICELLO AFFECTING PIATT COUNTY
SANGAMON RIVER NEAR CHANDLERVILLE AFFECTING CASS AND MASON COUNTIES
SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS AFFECTING FULTON AND KNOX COUNTIES
SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE AFFECTING FULTON 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.
ILC147-010634-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0090.000000T0000Z-090102T1500Z/
/MNTI2.1.ER.081227T2327Z.081230T1145Z.090102T0900Z.NO/
1034 AM CST WED DEC 31 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SANGAMON RIVER AT MONTICELLO.
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 1145 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...FLOODING OF AGRICULTURAL AREAS BEGINS.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT
SANGAMON RIVER
MONTICELLO 13 14.9 WED 12 AM 13.6 12.9 12.2
$$
ILC017-125-010633-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0099.000000T0000Z-090104T1800Z/
/CDLI2.1.ER.081229T2030Z.081231T1800Z.090104T1200Z.UU/
1034 AM CST WED DEC 31 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SANGAMON RIVER NEAR CHANDLERVILLE.
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 1000 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 457.2 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 456.6 FEET.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT
SANGAMON RIVER
CHANDLERVILLE 457 457.2 WED 10 AM 457.1 457.0 456.9
$$
ILC057-095-010633-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-090101T2125Z/
/LNMI2.1.ER.081227T2208Z.081229T0245Z.090101T1525Z.NO/
1034 AM CST WED DEC 31 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS.
* UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 945 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.4 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
THURSDAY MORNING.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT
SPOON RIVER
LONDON MILLS 15 17.4 WED 10 AM 15.4 12.8 10.6
$$
ILC057-010633-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0093.000000T0000Z-090101T1424Z/
/SEVI2.1.ER.081229T0507Z.081230T0645Z.090101T0824Z.NO/
1034 AM CST WED DEC 31 2008
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE.
* UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 945 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 23.0 FEET...EASTERLY ACCESS ROAD TO SEVILLE INUNDATED.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT
SPOON RIVER
SEVILLE 22 22.9 WED 10 AM 21.7 19.0 16.5
$$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 Dec 26, 10:35 AM CST, 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 10:35 AM CST, 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1035 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 .DISCUSSION... ISSUED 1034 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 OVERNIGHT PRECIPITATION FROM DEPARTING UPPER WAVE HAS LARGELY COME TO AN END ACROSS FORECAST AREA...THOUGH A FEW SHOWERS LINGER SOUTH OF I-70. DO NOT EXPECT MUCH MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION FOR THE REST OF THE DAY GIVEN THE SHALLOW MOISTURE DEPTH AND LACK OF SIGNIFICANT FORCING. HOWEVER...NEAR SATURATION EXISTS AND SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 850 MB THROUGH THE DAY. THE CONSIDERABLE WIND SHEAR THROUGH THE MOIST LAYER...AND WAA/ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE...IS EXPECTED TO HELP DRIZZLE/FOG TO DEVELOP. THE DRIZZLE AND FOG DEVELOPMENT IS ALREADY UNDERWAY...WITH THE FOG BECOMING PRETTY DENSE IN SOME AREAS. WOULD EXPECT FOG TO BECOME MOST DENSE/WIDESPREAD OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA WHERE MORE SNOW/ICE IS AVAILABLE TO MELT...BUT SO FAR THIS HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE. PLAN ON UPDATING FORECAST TO REDUCE MENTION OF SHOWERS TODAY... AND INCREASE MENTION OF DRIZZLE AND DENSE FOG. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED...BUT WILL MONITOR TRENDS A BIT LONGER BEFORE PULLING THE TRIGGER. BAK && .AVIATION... ISSUED 600 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2008...FOR THE 12Z TAFS TEMPS HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING AT ALL TAFS SITES. LIGHT ICING CAUSED MAJOR TRAVEL PROBLEMS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM...EVEN THOUGH PRECIP AMOUNTS WERE QUITE LIGHT. ANY LINGERING ICING ON TRAVEL SURFACES SHOULD MELT QUICKLY AS TIMES CONTINUE TO CLIMB ABOVE FARTHER ABOVE FREEZING THIS MORNING. WILL ONLY GO WITH VCSH AT THE TAF SITES THIS MORNING...AS DRY AIR ALOFT AND SOME SUBSIDENCE BEHIND THE DEPARTING SHORTWAVE SHOULD HELP SHUT DOWN THE MEASURABLE PRECIP. BMI IS THE OUTLIER WITH LOWER VIS IN SOME PRECIP. THEIR TEMP EVEN DIPPED BACK TO 32 DEG WITH FZRA REPORTED. THAT SHOULD BE SHORT LIVED...BUT WILL TEMPO FZRA JUST TO COVER THAT AND ITS POSSIBLE AFFECTS. CIGS WILL BE LOWERING STEADILY TODAY...WITH IFR CIGS BY NOON AT ALL TAF SITES. VIS LEVELS WILL DROP TO MVFR LEVELS...BUT DO NOT EXPECT IFR VIS TO PREVAIL UNTIL MAYBE LATER FRIDAY NIGHT. AS MOISTURE LEVELS INCREASE IN THE LOWER LEVELS...AND SOME LIGHT UPWARD VERTICLE MOTION DEVELOPS THIS EVENING...SOME DRIZZLE MAY FALL DUE TO A LACK OF ICE CRYSTALS ABOVE THE SATURATED LOW LAYER. ONCE MID LEVEL MOISTURE ARRIVES AROUND MIDNIGHT...THE PRECIP WILL CHANGE OVER TO A STEADY RAIN. CIGS AND VIS MAY RISE SLIGHTLY AS THE STEADY RAIN DEVELOPS. BMI AND CMI SHOW A LOWER CIG TO LIFR PSBL. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THE LOW LEVEL JET INTENSIFIES AND WAA LIFT INCREASES. JET STREAM DYNAMICS WILL MAKE FOR PSBL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS. WILL PUT VCTS AT ALL SITES AFTER 06Z. SHIMON && .PREV DISCUSSION... ISSUED 245 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 MAIN FORECAST ISSUE TODAY INVOLVES HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING POTENTIAL THIS WEEKEND. SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... LIGHT RAIN/SLEET MIXTURE HAS BEEN MOVING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING...WITH SURFACE OBS INDICATING SOME FREEZING RAIN MAINLY NORTH OF A QUINCY TO CHAMPAIGN LINE. PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT SCATTERED AS THE LOW LEVELS WERE EXTREMELY DRY TO START WITH. MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE MOVING OUT OF THE AREA BEFORE THE FORECAST PERIOD BEGINS...AND WILL THUS BE HANDLED WITH NOWCASTS. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWING MORE DRIER AIR PUNCHING NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...AND THIS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING. FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW THE MOISTURE DEPTH TO BE IN ABOUT THE LOWER 3000 FEET ONLY...SO RESULTING PRECIPITATION SHOULD MAINLY BE IN THE FORM OF DRIZZLE OR VERY LIGHT SHOWERS. KEPT 30-40 PERCENT POPS GOING...WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS IN THE EAST WHERE PRECIPITATION WOULD BE MOST LIKELY TO BE ONGOING AT THE START OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. NAM AND GFS COMING MORE INTO ALIGNMENT ON THE HANDLING OF THE STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH WILL CROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY. MODELS STILL TRENDING A BIT SLOWER THOUGH...AND LATEST GUIDANCE ALSO PUSHES THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL A BIT FURTHER NORTHWEST. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES REMAIN AN UNSEASONABLY HIGH 1.5 INCHES. HIGHEST QPF CURRENTLY INDICATED ROUGHLY ALONG THE I-55 CORRIDOR AND AVERAGES ABOUT 2.5 INCHES. FLASH FLOODING REMAINS A THREAT WITH THE GROUND FROZEN. ADDITIONALLY...THIS WILL COMBINE WITH RAPID SNOWMELT FROM THE NORTHERN CWA AND UPSTREAM IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS TO POTENTIALLY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS INTO NEXT WEEK. STILL ALSO DEALING WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER JUST AHEAD OF THIS FRONT ON SATURDAY...PRIMARILY EAST OF I-55. HIGH WINDS ARE THE MAIN THREAT WITH 60-75 KNOT JET JUST A FEW THOUSAND FEET OFF THE SURFACE POTENTIALLY BEING DRAWN DOWNWARD. TEMPERATURES TO BE UNSEASONABLY MILD TODAY AND SATURDAY...WITH 50S CWA-WIDE TODAY AND WELL INTO THE 60S ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST THIRD ON SATURDAY...NUDGING 70 AROUND LAWRENCEVILLE. COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO BE NEAR THE ILLINOIS RIVER BY MIDDAY...JUST EAST OF I-55 BY 6 PM AND NEAR THE INDIANA BORDER BY MIDNIGHT. THUS...NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE CWA TO SEE SHARPLY FALLING AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES. HIGHS ON SUNDAY EXPECTED TO BE MUCH MORE TYPICAL OF LATE DECEMBER...BUT STILL A BIT ABOVE NORMAL. LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH NEW YEARS DAY... NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST. LONGER-RANGE MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO SHOW A MORE ZONAL FLOW AFFECTING THE CONUS AFTER THIS PARTICULAR SHORTWAVE PASSES. MAIN STORM TRACK EXPECTED TO BE CLOSER TO THE CANADIAN BORDER...AND ALTHOUGH A COLD FRONT WILL PASS OUR AREA ON TUESDAY...IT IS EXPECTED TO BE A DRY PASSAGE. MORE SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL LATE WEEK...WITH GUIDANCE INDICATING A CUTOFF UPPER LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE MIDWEST FRIDAY. && .ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR ILZ044>046-054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073. FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ILZ027>031-036>038-040>043-047>053. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 26, 6:37 AM CST, 4 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 637 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>043-047>053-271230- CASS-CHRISTIAN-DE WITT-FULTON-KNOX-LOGAN-MACON-MARSHALL-MASON- MCLEAN-MENARD-MORGAN-PEORIA-SANGAMON-SCHUYLER-SCOTT-STARK- TAZEWELL-WOODFORD- 637 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STEADY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE WARM RAIN WILL MELT ANY SNOW AND ICE ON THE GROUND...AND THE FROZEN GROUND WILL FORCE MOST OF THE WATER TO RUNOFF. HEAVY RAINS...MELTING SNOW...AND POSSIBLE CLOGGED STREET DRAINS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING LATER TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. THE HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL LIKELY CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA. BY SATURDAY NIGHT...THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF AROUND ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING...MAINLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM RUSHVILLE TO BLOOMINGTON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ044>046-054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-271230- CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-CLAY-COLES-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-DOUGLAS-EDGAR- EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-MOULTRIE-PIATT-RICHLAND-SHELBY- VERMILION- 637 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STEADY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE WARM RAIN WILL MELT ANY SNOW AND ICE ON THE GROUND...AND THE FROZEN GROUND WILL FORCE MOST OF THE WATER TO RUNOFF. HEAVY RAINS...MELTING SNOW...AND POSSIBLE CLOGGED STREET DRAINS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING LATER TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH SOME SEVERE STORMS. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SHELBY COUNTY TO EDGAR COUNTY. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD...WITH HAIL ALSO POSSIBLE. THE HEAVY RAINFALL OF AROUND 2 INCHES WILL LIKELY CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA. BY SATURDAY NIGHT...THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING...WITH NO SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. SHIMON
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 26, 5:19 AM CST, 5 hours 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
519 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 AM FREEZING RAIN 4 NE NORMAL 40.56N 88.95W
12/26/2008 M0.02 INCH MCLEAN IL CO-OP OBSERVER
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. 32 DEGREES AT OBSERVATION
TIME.
&&
25Local storm report, Dec 26, 8:02 AM CST, 3 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
802 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM FREEZING RAIN ROANOKE 40.80N 89.20W
12/26/2008 M0.06 INCH WOODFORD IL CO-OP OBSERVER
&&
25Local storm report, Dec 26, 8:15 AM CST, 3 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
815 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM FREEZING RAIN GERMANTOWN HILLS 40.77N 89.47W
12/26/2008 M0.05 INCH WOODFORD IL CO-OP OBSERVER
FRESH COATING OF ICE ON EVERYTHING OUTSIDE
&&
25Local storm report, Dec 26, 8:50 AM CST, 2 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
850 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 AM FREEZING RAIN MINONK 40.90N 89.04W
12/26/2008 M0.13 INCH WOODFORD IL CO-OP OBSERVER
&&
25The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 11:42 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 29 more | 16 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.