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River Flood Warning 11, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this river flood warning at Mar 7, 2009, 9:06 PM CST for Marshall County, Putnam County, Illinois. It took effect at Mar 9, 2009, 1:45 AM CDT. It was in force for 39 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2009, 9:06 PM CST (03:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 9, 2009, 1:45 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 17, 2009, 9:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 39 days
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Flood severity
- Moderate
Counties Marshall County, IL, Putnam County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:09 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 Illinois River near Henry (HNYI2).
- Action stage
- 22 ft
- Minor stage
- 23 ft
- Moderate stage
- 24 ft
- Major stage
- 31 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05558300, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
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 Mar 7, 8:49 PM CST, 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 8:49 PM CST, 17 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 7, 3:28 PM CST, 5 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 328 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009 ILZ027>031-036>038-081200- FULTON-KNOX-MARSHALL-MCLEAN-PEORIA-STARK-TAZEWELL-WOODFORD- 328 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY... A STATIONARY FRONT DRAPED ACROSS ILLINOIS WILL BRING PERIODS OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY WITH A POTENTIAL OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN EXPECTED. THE RAIN FALLING ON PARTIALLY FROZEN GROUND WILL PRODUCE EXCESSIVE RUNOFF AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...SOME THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL WITH THE BEST CHANCES OF HAIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS ON SUNDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS WITH LARGE HAIL THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY...AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM ARRIVES IN THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE TONIGHT. ILZ042-048-051-081200- LOGAN-MENARD-SANGAMON- 328 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A STATIONARY FRONT DRAPED ACROSS ILLINOIS WILL BRING PERIODS OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...SOME THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL WITH THE BEST CHANCES OF HAIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS ON SUNDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS WITH LARGE HAIL ON SUNDAY...MAINLY DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY...AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM ARRIVES IN THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE TONIGHT. ILZ043>046-052-053-081200- CHAMPAIGN-CHRISTIAN-DE WITT-MACON-PIATT-VERMILION- 328 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A STATIONARY FRONT DRAPED ACROSS ILLINOIS WILL BRING PERIODS OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...SOME THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL WITH THE BEST CHANCES OF HAIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS ON SUNDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS WITH LARGE HAIL ON SUNDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY...AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM ARRIVES IN THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE TONIGHT. ILZ054>057-061-062-066-067-071>073-081200- CLAY-COLES-CUMBERLAND-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE- MOULTRIE-RICHLAND-SHELBY- 328 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A STATIONARY FRONT DRAPED ACROSS ILLINOIS WILL BRING PERIODS OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA LATE TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...SOME THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL WITH THE BEST CHANCES OF HAIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS ON SUNDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ON SUNDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY...AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM ARRIVES IN THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT. ILZ040-041-047-049-050-081200- CASS-MASON-MORGAN-SCHUYLER-SCOTT- 328 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A STATIONARY FRONT DRAPED ACROSS ILLINOIS WILL BRING PERIODS OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...SOME THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL WITH THE BEST CHANCES OF HAIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT BEARDSTOWN AND HAVANA WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE INTO NEXT WEEK. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS ON SUNDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS WITH LARGE HAIL ON SUNDAY...MAINLY DURING THE MORNING. ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY...AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM ARRIVES IN THE AREA. FOR INTERESTS ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND HAVANA AND POINTS DOWNSTREAM FOR THE NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT. ILZ063-068-081200- CLARK-CRAWFORD- 328 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A STATIONARY FRONT DRAPED ACROSS ILLINOIS WILL BRING PERIODS OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...SOME THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL WITH THE BEST CHANCES OF HAIL SFTER 3 AM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS ON SUNDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ON SUNDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY...AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM ARRIVES IN THE AREA. THE WABASH RIVER FROM TERRE HAUTE THROUGH HUTSONVILLE IS EXPECTED TO GO ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE TONIGHT. BARKER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 9:06 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford | 90 days |
| Mar 8, 1:52 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Fulton, Knox, Peoria, Stark | 6 hr |
| Mar 8, 6:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton | 37 min |
| Mar 8, 6:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Knox, Peoria | 47 min |
| Mar 8, 6:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Marshall, Woodford | 42 min |
| Mar 8, 9:31 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ILX | Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford and 22 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 8, 11:02 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Woodford | 6 hr |
| Mar 8, 11:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox | 6 days |
| Mar 8, 11:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton | 7 days |
| Mar 8, 11:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Morgan, Sangamon | 42 min |
| Mar 8, 11:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan, Sangamon | 35 min |
| Mar 8, 11:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon | 28 min |
| Mar 8, 12:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, McLean | 34 min |
| Mar 8, 12:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | McLean, Tazewell, Woodford | 47 min |
| Mar 8, 12:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay, Lawrence, Richland | 38 min |
| Mar 8, 1:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 26 min |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2009Every river flood warning 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.