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River Flood Warning 93, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this river flood warning at Dec 26, 2008, 6:11 PM CST for Fulton County, Illinois. It took effect at Dec 27, 2008, 7:30 PM CST. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2008, 6:11 PM CST (00:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 27, 2008, 7:30 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2009, 8:24 AM CST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Fulton County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 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 Spoon River (W-IL) at Seville (SEVI2). The gauge peaked at 24.17 ft at Dec 30, 2008, 12:00 AM CST.
- Action stage
- 19 ft
- Minor stage
- 22 ft
- Moderate stage
- 25 ft
- Major stage
- 30 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05570000, 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 270011
FLWILX
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
611 PM 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 SEVILLE AFFECTING FULTON COUNTY
.THE HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED ACROSS THE SPOON RIVER BASIN TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY WILL BRING RIVER LEVELS UP ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT OR SUNDAY IN SEVILLE.
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.
ILC057-271411-
/O.NEW.KILX.FL.W.0093.081228T0640Z-081231T0000Z/
/SEVI2.1.ER.081228T0640Z.081229T1200Z.081230T1800Z.NO/
611 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN IL HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE.
* FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT TO TUESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING
IS CANCELLED.
* AT 545 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.7 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 24.6 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. 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 SAT SUN MON
SPOON RIVER
SEVILLE 22 9.7 FRI 6 PM 12.1 23.6 24.6
$$
SMITH9 follow-up statements
000
WGUS43 KILX 271943
FLWILX
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
143 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS...
SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE AFFECTING FULTON COUNTY
.SYNOPSIS...SNOWMELT OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN ON
SATURDAY WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON THE SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE...
WITH THE RIVER RISING ABOVE MODERATE FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THIS RIVER NEED TO PREPARE FOR FLOODING.
STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS FLOODING SITUATION.
ILC057-280943-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0093.081228T0130Z-081231T1541Z/
/SEVI2.2.ER.081228T0130Z.081230T0000Z.081231T0941Z.NO/
143 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE.
* FROM THIS EVENING TO WEDNESDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 1245 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.1 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 26.2 FEET BY MONDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 27.0 FEET...DAMAGE BEGINS TO RESIDENCES IN BERNADETTE.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE
SPOON RIVER
SEVILLE 22 18.1 SAT 1 PM 24.4 26.0 25.4
$$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
$$
ILC057-281536-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0093.000000T0000Z-081231T1200Z/
/SEVI2.2.ER.081228T0703Z.081229T0600Z.081231T0600Z.NO/
736 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 645 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.9 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 26.0 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE
RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 27.0 FEET...DAMAGE BEGINS TO RESIDENCES IN BERNADETTE.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE
SPOON RIVER
SEVILLE 22 19.9 SAT 7 PM 23.4 26.0 24.7
$$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, 5:39 PM CST, 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 5:39 PM CST, 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 539 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 .DISCUSSION... ISSUED 305 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... WARM FRONT IS MAKING PROGRESS THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SOUTHERN AREAS SEEING IMPROVED VISIBILITIES AND TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 50S. THIS IS IN CONTRAST TO AREAS STILL NORTH OF THE WARM FRONT...WHERE DENSE FOG PREVAILS WITH TEMPERATURES STRUGGLING INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 40S. WILL CONTINUE THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY NORTH OF THE WARM FRONT INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN SLOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE PLAINS...BUT THIS WILL CHANGE RAPIDLY THIS EVENING AS A SHORTWAVE NOW APPROACHING WESTERN OKLAHOMA PROVIDES LIFT ON ITS TRACK NORTHEASTWARD LATER TONIGHT. STRONG LOW LEVEL THETA-E AND MOISTURE ADVECTION IS ALREADY UNDERWAY OVER THE MIDWEST WITH PROFILERS INDICATING A 50-60 KT SOUTHWESTERLY 850MB JET FROM MISSOURI INTO ILLINOIS. PRECIPTABLE WATER VALUES ARE MORE THAN IN INCH OVER THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF THE STATE AT THIS TIME. LIGHT RAIN/SHOWERS MAY BE POSSIBLE ANYWHERE BEFORE 06Z WITHIN THIS UNFOCUSED WARM ADVECTION PATTERN...BUT CONVECTION SHOULD BLOSSOM AND MOVE INTO THE AREA TOWARD 06Z AS THE SHORTWAVE APPROACHES ALONG WITH ITS 300 MB UPPER JET STREAK OVER NEW MEXICO NOW INDICATED AT 180 KT BY THE 20Z RUC OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS. SINCE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL LIKELY BE RESTRICTED TO AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER THROUGH 12Z SAT...WILL NEED TO TRIM BACK THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH SOMEWHAT. WILL STILL HAVE IT BEGIN AT 06Z TONIGHT OVER THE WEST...BUT DELAY IT UNTIL 12Z SAT FOR THE CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL COUNTIES. THE HIGHEST THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL SHOULD STAY WEST OF OUR SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES UNTIL 00Z SUN...SO WILL HAVE THE WATCH FROM 00Z SUN TO 06Z SUN OVER THERE. MAIN UPPER TROUGH WITH ATTENDING COLD FRONT IS A LITTLE SLOWER THAN PREVIOUSLY INDICATED...AND IS EXPECTED TO PROGRESS TO THE AREA OF INTERSTATE 55 BY 00Z SUN. EASTERN ILLINOIS WILL HAVE ALL DAY TO MOISTEN UP EVEN MORE AND BECOME SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE. DESPITE CAPE VALUES OF 500 J/KG OR BELOW...VERY FAVORABLE WIND SPEEDS AND 0-3 KM SHEAR VALUES SHOULD SUPPORT VIGOROUS STORMS AHEAD OF THE FRONT FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA. MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS WITHIN A NARROW SQUALL LINE THAT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT. MODEL QPF GUIDANCE HAS NOT CHANGED VERY MUCH IN MAGNITUDE...ONLY IN TIMING AND PLACEMENT. AN AXIS OF 2-3 INCHES OF TOTAL RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM NORTH ST. LOUIS TO CHICAGO...WITH MOST OTHER AREAS SEEING AT LEAST 1 TO 1.5 INCHES BY SATURDAY EVENING. RIVERS ARE ALREADY QUITE FULL FROM PREVIOUS PRECIPITATION AND WILL BE ON THEIR WAY UP SOON. IN ADDITION...THE ACCUMULATED SNOW/ICE FROM THE PAST FEW DAYS HAVE CAUSED THE SOIL TO BE SUPER-SATURATED WITH ANY ADDITIONAL MOISTURE TURNING INTO RUNOFF. THEREFORE BOTH SHORT TERM FLASH FLOODING AND LONGER TERM RIVER FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. STRONG COLD ADVECTION WILL PUR INTO THE AREA AFTER COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES BY 12Z SUNDAY FROM THE MID 20S TO MID 30S. ALTHOUGH RAIN WILL BE CHANGING TO SNOW BEHIND THE FRONT... THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE TAPERING OFF PRETTY RAPIDLY WHICH WILL HOLD DOWN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO LESS THAN AN INCH. LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... COMPARATIVELY QUIET PERIOD COMING UP IN THE LONG TERM. 12Z VERSIONS OF THE GFS AND ECMWF MODELS ARE SIMILAR IN BRINGING THE NEXT COLD FRONT THROUGH ILLINOIS AROUND TUESDAY. THE ASSOCIATED UPPER SHORTWAVE WILL BE MOVING ALMOST STRAIGHT EAST ACROSS THE US/CANADIAN BORDER THUS KEEPING THE STRONGER DYNAMICS NORTH OF THE AREA. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE STILL LOOKS TOO SPARCE FOR ANY MENTIONABLE POPS WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE HIGH PRESSURE THAT FOLLOWS IN ITS WAKE WILL BE MAINLY OF PACIFIC ORIGIN SO NO BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR PENETRATION THIS FAR SOUTH IS EXPECTED. HIGH WILL COOL OFF BETWEEN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY THOUGH...WITH UPPER 30S-UPPER 40S TUESDAY COOLING OFF TO THE UPPER 20S TO MIDDLE 30S WEDNESDAY. CONSIDERABLE SPREAD EXISTS AMONG ENSEMBLE MEMBERS AND OPERATIONAL VERSIONS OF THE GFS/ECMWF BEGINNING THURSDAY AND INTO FRIDAY WITH REGARD TO THE NEXT UPPER TROUGH THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL CONUS. THE ECMWF SWEEPS THE MID-WEEK HIGH PRESSURE EASTWARD RAPIDLY AND BRING A COLD FRONT INTO ILLINOIS BY 12Z FRIDAY. THE GFS IS SLOWER...BUT STILL BEGINS TO BRING GULF MOISTURE AND QPF NORTHWARD INTO THE MIDWEST BY FRIDAY ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE DEPARTING HIGH. WILL THEREFORE PUT IN CHANCE POPS FOR FRIDAY. && .AVIATION... ISSUED 533 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 IFR/LIFR CIGS AND VSBYS TO CONTINUE THRU THE PERIOD. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING IN ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH IS CURRENTLY ACRS THE MO VALLEY EARLY THIS EVENING. THAT FRONT WL SHIFT EAST OVR THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND BE LOCATED ALONG THE I-55 CORRIDOR AROUND 21Z. RAIN COVERAGE WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH EMBEDDED CONVECTION LATE TNT AND ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. STRONG WINDS AT OR JUST ABOVE THE SFC WL BE ANOTHER CONCERN. LATEST 00Z ILX SOUNDING INDICATING 50-55KTS AT ARND 1000 FEET THIS EVENING. LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR WL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE TAFS THRU MOST OF THE EVENING. AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA ON SATURDAY THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE WITH SOUTH WINDS GUSTING ARND 35 KTS AT TIME...ESP DURING THE LATE MRNG INTO THE EVENING HOURS. ONCE THE FRONT PUSHES THRU...LOOK FOR WINDS TO VEER MORE INTO THE SOUTHWEST DURING THE EVENING. MAY SEE A NARROW LINE OF CONVECTION DEVELOP ALONG THE COLD FRONT TMRW AFTN WHICH MAY ENHANCE THE WIND THREAT BRIEFLY ACRS THE TAF SITES...ESP FROM SPI-DEC AND SOUTH. SMITH && .ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH SATURDAY EVENING FOR ILZ056-057-062-063- 066>068-071>073. DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY FOR ILZ027>031- 036>038-040-041-043>046. FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ILZ027>031-036-037-040-041-047-049-050. FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ILZ038-042>044-048-051>054-061. FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR ILZ045-046-055. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 26, 3:48 PM CST, 2 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 ILZ027>031-036-037-040-041-271200- FULTON-KNOX-MARSHALL-MASON-PEORIA-SCHUYLER-STARK-TAZEWELL- WOODFORD- 348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WARM AND MOIST SOUTHERLY WINDS...AS WELL AS MOISTURE FROM SNOW AND ICE MELT...WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH TONIGHT. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. 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. LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ042-048-051>053-271200- CHRISTIAN-LOGAN-MACON-MENARD-SANGAMON- 348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY STEADY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT AFTER 6 AM SATURDAY. 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 SATURDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY IN ADDITION TO THE RAINS. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. THE 2 TO 3 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA. BY SATURDAY NIGHT...THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING. LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ047-049-050-271200- CASS-MORGAN-SCOTT- 348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...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. LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ038-043-271200- DE WITT-MCLEAN- 348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WARM AND MOIST SOUTHERLY WINDS...AS WELL AS MOISTURE FROM SNOW AND ICE MELT...WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH TONIGHT. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY STEADY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT AFTER 6 AM SATURDAY. 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 SATURDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY IN ADDITION TO THE RAINS. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. THE 2 TO 3 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA. BY SATURDAY NIGHT...THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING. LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ056-057-062-063-066>068-071>073-271200- CLARK-CLAY-COLES-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-EDGAR-EFFINGHAM-JASPER- LAWRENCE-RICHLAND- 348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY STEADY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT AFTER 6 PM SATURDAY. THE FROZEN GROUND WILL FORCE MOST OF THE WATER TO RUNOFF. THE HEAVY RAINS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY IN ADDITION TO THE RAINS. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. RAINFALL TOTALS AROUND 1 INCH EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA. OVERNIGHT SATURDAY...THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING. LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ055-271200- DOUGLAS- 348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY STEADY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SATURDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT AFTER 6 AM SATURDAY. 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 SATURDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY IN ADDITION TO THE RAINS. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. THE 1 TO 2 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA. LATER SATURDAY NIGHT...THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING. LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ054-061-271200- MOULTRIE-SHELBY- 348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY STEADY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SATURDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT AFTER 6 AM SATURDAY. 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 SATURDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY IN ADDITION TO THE RAINS. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. THE 1 TO 2 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA. BY SATURDAY NIGHT...THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING. LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ045-046-271200- CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION- 348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WARM AND MOIST SOUTHERLY WINDS...AS WELL AS MOISTURE FROM SNOW AND ICE MELT...WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH TONIGHT. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY STEADY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SATURDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT AFTER 6 AM SATURDAY. 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 SATURDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY IN ADDITION TO THE RAINS. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. THE 1 TO 2 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA. LATER SATURDAY NIGHT...THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING. LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ044-271200- PIATT- 348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WARM AND MOIST SOUTHERLY WINDS...AS WELL AS MOISTURE FROM SNOW AND ICE MELT...WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH TONIGHT. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY STEADY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SATURDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT AFTER 6 AM SATURDAY. 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 SATURDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY IN ADDITION TO THE RAINS. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. THE 1 TO 2 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA. LATER SATURDAY NIGHT...THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING. LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. BAK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 3:47 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ILX | Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford and 16 more | 12 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:47 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ILX | Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford and 16 more | 35 min |
| Dec 27, 3:52 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Schuyler | 3 hr |
| Dec 27, 10:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Fulton, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Schuyler and 1 more | 65 min |
| Dec 27, 11:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox, Peoria, Stark | 56 min |
| Dec 27, 11:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon, Scott | 66 min |
| Dec 27, 11:51 AM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Peoria | 24 min |
| Dec 27, 12:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Fulton, Logan, McLean, Mason, Menard and 3 more | 58 min |
| Dec 27, 12:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, Woodford | 54 min |
| Dec 27, 12:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Woodford | 48 min |
| Dec 27, 12:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, DeWitt, Logan, Macon, Menard, Sangamon and 1 more | 60 min |
| Dec 27, 12:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Macon, Piatt and 3 more | 38 min |
| Dec 27, 12:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Moultrie, Sangamon, Shelby | 66 min |
| Dec 27, 12:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Macon, Piatt and 3 more | 34 min |
| Dec 27, 12:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, Macon, Sangamon | 31 min |
| Dec 27, 12:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Logan, Macon, Sangamon | 37 min |
| Dec 27, 12:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Shelby | 63 min |
| Dec 27, 12:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Marshall, Woodford | 31 min |
| Dec 27, 1:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Macon, Moultrie and 3 more | 65 min |
| Dec 27, 1:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, McLean, Macon, Piatt | 33 min |
| Dec 27, 1:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Macon, Piatt | 44 min |
| Dec 27, 1:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt | 41 min |
| Dec 27, 1:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt | 40 min |
| Dec 27, 1:26 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton | 3 hr |
| Dec 27, 1:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon, Moultrie, Shelby | 25 min |
| Dec 27, 1:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland, Moultrie, Shelby | 60 min |
| Dec 27, 1:49 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | McLean, Tazewell, Woodford | 22 hr |
| Dec 27, 2:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 41 min |
| Dec 27, 2:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, Vermilion | 34 min |
| Dec 27, 2:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Coles, Cumberland, Effingham, Moultrie, Shelby | 43 min |
| Dec 27, 2:51 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Stark | 3 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:11 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Schuyler | 3 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, Piatt and 1 more | 49 min |
| Dec 27, 3:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham | 45 min |
| Dec 27, 3:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Moultrie, Shelby | 24 min |
| Dec 27, 3:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Edgar, Vermilion | 27 min |
| Dec 27, 4:28 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton | 12 hr |
| Dec 27, 5:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay | 43 min |
| Dec 27, 5:22 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 11 hr |
| Dec 27, 5:44 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Stark | 6 hr |
| Dec 27, 5:55 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Stark | 6 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.