Alert archive / Illinois / Flash Flood Watches in 2009
Flash Flood Watch 9, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood watch at Oct 7, 2009, 3:43 AM CDT for 18 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Oct 8, 2009, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2009, 3:43 AM CDT (08:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 8, 2009, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 9, 2009, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Champaign County, IL, Christian County, IL, Clark County, IL, Clay County, IL, Coles County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Macon County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Richland County, IL, Shelby County, IL, Vermilion County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 85 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1513 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 105 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 225 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS63 KILX 070843 FFAILX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 343 AM CDT WED OCT 7 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH SOUTH OF I-72 THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY BY NOON FRIDAY SOUTH OF I-72 WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FROM I-70 SOUTH. THIS COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. ILZ052-054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-072100- /O.NEW.KILX.FF.A.0009.091008T1200Z-091009T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHRISTIAN-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLORVILLE...CHARLESTON...MATTOON... SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 343 AM CDT WED OCT 7 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHRISTIAN...MOULTRIE AND SHELBY. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CLARK...COLES... CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS AND EDGAR. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY... CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH NOON FRIDAY * WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY SOUTH OF I-72 AND DIMINISH FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY SOUTH OF I-72 BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES FROM I-70 SOUTH. THE HEAVIEST RAIN SHOULD FALL DURING THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. THIS HEAVY RAIN COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ KH
9 follow-up statements
000 WGUS63 KILX 071800 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 100 PM CDT WED OCT 7 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH SOUTH OF I-72 THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY BY NOON FRIDAY SOUTH OF I-72 WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FROM I-70 SOUTH. THIS COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. ILZ052-054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-080200- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0009.091008T1200Z-091009T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHRISTIAN-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLORVILLE...CHARLESTON...MATTOON... SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 100 PM CDT WED OCT 7 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHRISTIAN...MOULTRIE AND SHELBY. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CLARK...COLES...CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS AND EDGAR. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY...CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM... JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON * WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY SOUTH OF I-72 AND DIMINISH FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY SOUTH OF I-72 BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES FROM I-70 SOUTH. THE HEAVIEST RAIN SHOULD FALL DURING THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. THIS HEAVY RAIN COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
000 WGUS63 KILX 072040 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 340 PM CDT WED OCT 7 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH SOUTH OF I-72 THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY BY NOON FRIDAY SOUTH OF I-72 WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FROM I-70 SOUTH. THIS COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. ILZ052-054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-080400- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0009.091008T1200Z-091009T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHRISTIAN-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLORVILLE...CHARLESTON...MATTOON... SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 340 PM CDT WED OCT 7 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHRISTIAN...MOULTRIE AND SHELBY. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CLARK...COLES...CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS AND EDGAR. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY...CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM... JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON * WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY SOUTH OF I-72 AND DIMINISH FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY SOUTH OF I-72 BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES FROM I-70 SOUTH. THE HEAVIEST RAIN SHOULD FALL DURING THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. THIS HEAVY RAIN COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
000 WGUS63 KILX 080314 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1014 PM CDT WED OCT 7 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH SOUTH OF I-72 THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON FRIDAY. BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY BY NOON FRIDAY SOUTH OF I-72 WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FROM I-70 SOUTH. THIS COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. ILZ052-054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-080915- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0009.091008T1200Z-091009T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHRISTIAN-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLORVILLE...CHARLESTON...MATTOON... SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 1014 PM CDT WED OCT 7 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHRISTIAN...MOULTRIE AND SHELBY. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CLARK...COLES...CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS AND EDGAR. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY...CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM... JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON * WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING SOUTH OF I-72 AND DIMINISH FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY SOUTH OF I-72 BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS SOUTH OF I-70. THE HEAVIEST RAIN SHOULD FALL DURING THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. THIS HEAVY RAIN COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
000 WGUS63 KILX 080821 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 321 AM CDT THU OCT 8 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH SOUTH OF I-72 TODAY THROUGH MID DAY FRIDAY... .WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON FRIDAY. BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY BY NOON FRIDAY SOUTH OF I-72 WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FROM I-70 SOUTH. THIS COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. ILZ052-054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-081700- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0009.091008T1200Z-091009T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHRISTIAN-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLORVILLE...CHARLESTON...MATTOON... SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 321 AM CDT THU OCT 8 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHRISTIAN...MOULTRIE AND SHELBY. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CLARK...COLES...CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS AND EDGAR. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY...CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM... JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON * WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING...AND DIMINISH FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL RAIN AMOUNTS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY SOUTH OF I-72... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS SOUTH OF I-70. THE HEAVIEST RAIN SHOULD FALL DURING THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. THIS HEAVY RAIN COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ SHIMON/HUETTL
000 WGUS63 KILX 081552 FFAILX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1052 AM CDT THU OCT 8 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH SOUTH OF I-72 TODAY THROUGH MID DAY FRIDAY... .WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON FRIDAY. BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY BY NOON FRIDAY SOUTH OF I-72 WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FROM I-70 SOUTH. THIS COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. ILZ044>046-053-082200- /O.EXA.KILX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-091009T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...DECATUR 1052 AM CDT THU OCT 8 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...MACON AND PIATT. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CHAMPAIGN AND VERMILION. * THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON * WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING...AND DIMINISH FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL RAIN AMOUNTS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY SOUTH OF I-72... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS SOUTH OF I-70. THE HEAVIEST RAIN SHOULD FALL DURING THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. THIS HEAVY RAIN COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. * SOME AREAS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN THIS MORNING IN FAR SOUTHEASTERN VERMILION AND NORTHEASTERN EDGAR AS ENHANCED CONVECTION MOVED THROUGH THE REGION. AREAS THAT SEE SOME THUNDER ARE AT AN INCREASED RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ILZ052-054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-082200- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-091009T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHRISTIAN-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLORVILLE...CHARLESTON...MATTOON... SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 1052 AM CDT THU OCT 8 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHRISTIAN...MOULTRIE AND SHELBY. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CLARK...COLES...CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS AND EDGAR. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY...CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM... JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON * WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING...AND DIMINISH FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL RAIN AMOUNTS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY SOUTH OF I-72... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS SOUTH OF I-70. THE HEAVIEST RAIN SHOULD FALL DURING THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. THIS HEAVY RAIN COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. * SOME AREAS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN THIS MORNING IN FAR SOUTHEASTERN VERMILION AND NORTHEASTERN EDGAR AS ENHANCED CONVECTION MOVED THROUGH THE REGION. AREAS THAT SEE SOME THUNDER ARE AT AN INCREASED RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
000 WGUS63 KILX 082005 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 305 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES SOUTH OF I-72 TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES IS LIKELY BY NOON FRIDAY SOUTH OF I-72 WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF BETWEEN 6 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM I-70 SOUTH. ILZ044>046-052>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-090200- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-091009T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES- EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY- RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE... EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 305 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHRISTIAN...MACON...MOULTRIE...PIATT AND SHELBY. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHAMPAIGN...CLARK...COLES... CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS...EDGAR AND VERMILION. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY...CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON * WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... AND THEN DIMINISH FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY SOUTH OF I-72...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-70. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY SEE 6 TO 7 INCHES OF TOTAL RAINFALL FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR. THE HEAVIEST RAIN SHOULD FALL TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AS ANOTHER WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. * SOME AREAS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON IN FAR SOUTHEASTERN VERMILION...NORTHEASTERN EDGAR AND EFFINGHAM COUNTIES. AREAS THAT SEE THUNDERSTORMS ARE AT AN INCREASED RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ SMITH
000 WGUS63 KILX 090148 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 848 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES SOUTH OF I-72 TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON FRIDAY. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF BETWEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM I-70 SOUTH. ILZ044>046-052>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-091000- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-091009T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES- EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY- RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE... EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 848 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHRISTIAN...MACON...MOULTRIE...PIATT AND SHELBY. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHAMPAIGN...CLARK...COLES... CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS...EDGAR AND VERMILION. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY...CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON * WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... AND THEN DIMINISH FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY SOUTH OF I-72...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-70. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY SEE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF TOTAL RAINFALL FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR. THE HEAVIEST RAIN SHOULD FALL TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AS ANOTHER WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. * SOME AREAS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN THROUGH EARLY EVENING IN FAR SOUTHEASTERN VERMILION... NORTHEASTERN EDGAR AND EFFINGHAM COUNTIES. AREAS THAT SEE THUNDERSTORMS ARE AT AN INCREASED RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
000 WGUS63 KILX 090849 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 349 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES SOUTH OF I-72 THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF BETWEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY FROM I-70 SOUTH. ILZ044>046-052>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-091800- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-091009T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES- EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY- RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE... EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 349 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHRISTIAN...MACON...MOULTRIE...PIATT AND SHELBY. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHAMPAIGN...CLARK...COLES... CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS...EDGAR AND VERMILION. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY...CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON * WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING... AND THEN DIMINISH FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST BY THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN ONE HALF AND 1 INCH ARE LIKELY. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY SEE 4 TO 5 INCHES OF TOTAL RAINFALL FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR. THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. * SOME AREAS HAVE RECEIVED 3 TO 4 INCHES ALREADY THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...INCLUDING SOUTHEASTERN VERMILION COUNTY...SOUTH TO CRAWFORD COUNTY...AND WEST TO EFFINGHAM AND CLAY COUNTIES. AREAS THAT SEE THUNDERSTORMS ARE AT AN INCREASED RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ SHIMON
000 WGUS63 KILX 091747 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1247 PM CDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ILZ044>046-052>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-091900- /O.EXP.KILX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-091009T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES- EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY- RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE... EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 1247 PM CDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST OF THE RAINFALL IS MOVING SOUTH OF THE WARNED AREA. THOUGH LIGHT SHOWERS AND DRIZZLE ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...THE RAINFALL RATES HAVE REDUCED CONSIDERABLY. WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WERE REPORTED SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 72 FROM RAINFALL YESTERDAY AND THIS MORNING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Oct 7, 3:31 AM CDT, 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 7, 3:31 AM CDT, 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 331 AM CDT WED OCT 7 2009 .DISCUSSION... ISSUED 330 AM CDT WED OCT 7 2009 FORECAST CONCERN IS HEAVY RAIN THREAT THU INTO FRI ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF I-72 AND IF FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NEEDED. THEN LOOKING AT MUCH COLDER AIR FILTERING INTO IL THIS WEEKEND DUE TO LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROF DIGGING INTO THE MIDWEST. 00Z SHORT RANGE MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT AND LOOKS LIKE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF IL THU INTO FRI WHERE SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN LIKELY. GFS CONTINUES TO BE A BIT FURTHER NORTH WITH HEAVY RAIN AXIS INTO CENTRAL IL ALONG I-72 BUT PREFER THE FURTHER SOUTH NAM AND ECMWF MODELS WITH HEAVY RAIN AXIS ALONG I-70. SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT 08Z/3 AM SURFACE MAP SHOWS STRONG 987 MB LOW PRESSURE OVER NE LAKE HURON WITH ITS COLD FRONT WELL SE OF IL OVER WV AND SE TN WITH CONVECTION OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST STATES. 1019 MB HIGH PRESSURE WAS OVER OK AND RIDGING NORTHWARD INTO MN. PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS BEEN GRADUALLY RELAXING OVER IL WITH WEST WINDS DIMINISHING. PATCHES OF LOW CLOUDS NORTH OF I-70 WHILE CLEAR SKIES OVER SOUTHERN IL SOUTH OF I-70. TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE UPPER 40S TO NEAR 50F. ALOFT A STRONG 532 DM 500 MB LOW WAS NEAR ALPENA IN NE LOWER MI WHILE A 562 DM 500 MB LOW WAS OVER SOUTHERN CA. 1020 MB HIGH PRESSURE DRIFTS EAST INTO THE MID/LOWER MS VALLEY BY 18Z/1 PM AND INTO KY/TN BY SUNSET AS UPPER LEVEL HEIGHTS RISE OVER IL TODAY. THIS HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD BRING A NICE EARLY FALL DAY TO CENTRAL/SE IL WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHTER WINDS. HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 60S WHICH IS STILL BELOW NORMAL HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S FROM I-74 NORTH AND LOWER 70S SOUTH. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SW TONIGHT WITH MID/HIGH CLOUDS INCREASING TONIGHT AND LOWER CLOUDS INCREASING OVERNIGHT. CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT WEST OF I-57 WITH BEST CHANCES FROM SPRINGFIELD SW WHERE LIKELY POPS AROUND JACKSONVILLE. THIS DUE TO DEVELOP LOW PRESSURE IN EASTERN CO THAT MOVES TO THE OK PANHANDLE BY SUNRISE THU AND MOVES NE ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY TOWARD SOUTHERN IL BY SUNRISE FRI. WILL SEE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS SPREAD NE ACROSS CENTRAL/SE IL THU WITH HEAVY RAINS DEVELOPING BY THU AFTERNOON SOUTH OF I-72 AND CONTINUE THU NIGHT. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES PEAK THU NIGHT FROM 1 TO 1.5 INCHES NORTH OF PEORIA TO 1.75 TO 2.25 INCHES SOUTH OF I-72 WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS SOUTH OF I-70. WILL SEE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN SOUTH OF I-72 WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES NORTH. RAINS SHOULD GRADUALLY SHIFT SE DURING THE DAY FRI WITH SE IL STILL HAVING HEAVY RAIN CHANCES FRI MORNING. MOST AREAS SHOULD BE DRY FRI NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE LIFTS NE OF IL AND PUSHES FRONTAL BOUNDARY INTO THE SE STATES. COOLED HIGHS NORTH OF I-70 THU/FRI WHICH STAY NORTH OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND MET/MAV ONLY IN THE MID/UPPER 50S. ISSUED FLASH FLOOD WATCH THU INTO FRI MORNING SOUTH OF I-72. HUETTL LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. UNSEASONABLY COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EASTWARD FROM THE UPPER PLAINS ON SATURDAY...WHICH WILL PROVIDE A DRY AND MOSTLY SUNNY DAY. THE COLDEST AIR WILL GRADUALLY ARRIVE AS THE WEEKEND PROGRESSES...SO HIGHS ON SATURDAY SHOULD STILL REACH INTO THE LOW 50S TO NEAR 60. HOWEVER...AS THE H85 TEMPS DIP TO AROUND -2C TO -4C BY 12Z SUNDAY...OUR NORTHERN CWA WILL LIKELY SEE TEMPS DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR THE FIRST TIME. A FROST/FREEZE HEADLINE MAY BE NEEDED FOR LATE SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY MORNING IF THOSE CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO BE EXPECTED. HIGHS ON SUNDAY WILL BE A FEW DEGREES COLDER THAN SATURDAY...WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 40S NORTH...AND MID 50S SOUTH. INCREASING CLOUD COVER WILL ALSO WORK TO KEEP TEMPS COOLER...AS A WEAK IMPULSE LIFTS NORTHEAST OUT OF THE PLAINS. VIRGA WILL LIKELY SHOW UP ON RADAR ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH A FEW SPRINKLES POSSIBLE. WILL KEEP THE SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ON SUNDAY. SUNDAY NIGHT...WE INCREASED POPS TO THE CHANCE CATEGORY NORTH OF LINCOLN TO CMI...AS A QUICK PUSH OF WARM AIR ADVECTION IN THE LOW-MID LEVELS PRODUCES A WAVE OF PRECIP. DUE TO THE DEPTH OF THE COLD AIR...IT APPEARS SOME SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR PIA/BMI/CMI SUNDAY NIGHT...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE MAIN PUSH OF MEASURABLE PRECIP WILL BE SUNDAY EVENING...WITH DIMINISHING QPF AMOUNTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. ANY SNOW THAT FALLS WOULD LIKELY MELT AS IT FELL ON THE WARM GROUND. LOWS WILL DROP TO AROUND FREEZING NORTH. SOME LINGERING SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY MONDAY MORNING...SO WE KEPT SOME SLIGHT CHC POPS IN THE SOUTHEAST. HOWEVER...MOST AREAS WILL SEE DRY CONDITIONS ALL DAY ON MONDAY. H85 TEMPS WILL DIP TO -6C AS A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR GETS PULLED INTO IL BEHIND THE SUNDAY NIGHT SHORTWAVE. SO DESPITE SOME SUNSHINE ON MONDAY...HIGHS WILL REMAIN CLOSE TO SUNDAYS READINGS. A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN ON TUESDAY...AS SW FLOW AND WAA AT H85 HELPS TEMPS REACH BACK INTO THE 50S FOR HIGHS. SHIMON && .AVIATION... ISSUED 1131 PM CDT TUE OCT 6 2009 ASIDE FROM A FEW MORE HOURS OF GUSTY WEST NORTHWEST WINDS...QUIET AVIATION WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE 06Z TAF PERIOD. SOME WRAP AROUND VFR CIGS WILL PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS IN THE WAKE OF TODAY/S COLD FRONT...BUT A FAIR AMOUNT OF SUN IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. VFR LEVEL MID/HIGH CLOUD COVER WILL BEGIN TO RETURN WEDNESDAY EVENING IN ADVANCE OF OUR NEXT STORM SYSTEM...BUT IT WILL BE VERY HIGH BASED THROUGH 06Z. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE CONSIDERABLY ON THURSDAY...BUT THAT IS BEYOND THE VALID TIME OF THIS FORECAST. BAK && .ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR ILZ052-054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 6, 3:22 PM CDT, 12 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 322 PM CDT TUE OCT 6 2009 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061-072030- CASS-CHAMPAIGN-CHRISTIAN-COLES-DE WITT-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-FULTON-KNOX- LOGAN-MACON-MARSHALL-MASON-MCLEAN-MENARD-MORGAN-MOULTRIE-PEORIA- PIATT-SANGAMON-SCHUYLER-SCOTT-SHELBY-STARK-TAZEWELL-VERMILION- WOODFORD- 322 PM CDT TUE OCT 6 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS AS THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE ABUNDANT MOISTURE AS IT SLOWLY MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. REMAIN ALERT FOR UPDATES ON THE LOCATIONS TO POSSIBLY OBSERVE HIGHER AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-072030- CLARK-CLAY-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-RICHLAND- 322 PM CDT TUE OCT 6 2009 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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS AS THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE ABUNDANT MOISTURE AS IT SLOWLY MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. REMAIN ALERT FOR UPDATES ON THE LOCATIONS TO POSSIBLY OBSERVE HIGHER AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. WFO ILX
Nearby
Flash Flood Watches in Illinois, 2009Every flash flood watch in 2009
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.