Alert archive / Illinois / Flash Flood Warnings in 2010
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood warning at Jun 2, 2010, 1:12 AM CDT for Knox County, Illinois. It was in force for 6 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 2, 2010, 1:12 AM CDT (06:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2010, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Knox County, IL
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:14 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3 | Galesburg, IL | |
| Jun 2, 5:30 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.6 | Knoxville, IL | |
| Jun 2, 6:30 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.43 | Gilson, IL | |
| Jun 2, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.6 | 1 Nw Knoxville, IL | COCORAHS REPORT. |
| Jun 2, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.99 | Galesburg, IL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 76 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
- 152 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -126 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2103 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
951 WGUS53 KILX 020612 FFWILX ILC095-021200- /O.NEW.KILX.FF.W.0013.100602T0612Z-100602T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 112 AM CDT WED JUN 2 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... KNOX COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... * UNTIL 700 AM CDT. * AT 111 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN ESTIMATED FROM THESE STORMS. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... GALESBURG...ABINGDON...ALTONA...GILSON...KNOXVILLE...MAQUON... ONEIDA...RIO...VICTORIA...WATAGA...WILLIAMSFIELD AND YATES CITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. && LAT...LON 4115 9000 4072 9000 4072 9045 4115 9044 $$ GOETSCH
3 follow-up statements
065 WGUS73 KILX 020736 FFSILX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 236 AM CDT WED JUN 2 2010 ILC095-021200- /O.CON.KILX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100602T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KNOX IL- 236 AM CDT WED JUN 2 2010 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KNOX COUNTY UNTIL 700 AM CDT... AT 234 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 2 TO 3 AND ONE QUARTER INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... GALESBURG...ABINGDON...ALTONA...GILSON...KNOXVILLE...MAQUON... ONEIDA...RIO...VICTORIA...WATAGA...WILLIAMSFIELD AND YATES CITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES... AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. && LAT...LON 4115 9000 4072 9000 4072 9045 4115 9044 $$ GOETSCH
692 WGUS73 KILX 020908 FFSILX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 408 AM CDT WED JUN 2 2010 ILC095-021200- /O.CON.KILX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100602T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KNOX IL- 408 AM CDT WED JUN 2 2010 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KNOX COUNTY UNTIL 700 AM CDT... AT 405 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS HAD PRODUCED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE AREA...WITH OVER 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL ESTIMATED. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... GALESBURG...ABINGDON...ALTONA...GILSON...KNOXVILLE...MAQUON... ONEIDA...RIO...VICTORIA...WATAGA...WILLIAMSFIELD AND YATES CITY. AT 4 AM...COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED WATER STILL OVER THE ROAD ON COUNTY ROAD 41...NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY 10 INTERSECTION. THE ROAD IS STILL CLOSED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES... AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. && LAT...LON 4115 9000 4072 9000 4072 9045 4115 9044 $$ GOETSCH
426 WGUS73 KILX 021007 FFSILX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 507 AM CDT WED JUN 2 2010 ILC095-021200- /O.CON.KILX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100602T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KNOX IL- 507 AM CDT WED JUN 2 2010 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KNOX COUNTY UNTIL 700 AM CDT... AT 506 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAD MOVED THROUGH THE AREA PRODUCED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WERE ESTIMATED AT OVER 3 INCHES. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... GALESBURG...ABINGDON...ALTONA...GILSON...KNOXVILLE...MAQUON... ONEIDA...RIO...VICTORIA...WATAGA...WILLIAMSFIELD AND YATES CITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES... AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. && LAT...LON 4115 9000 4072 9000 4072 9045 4115 9044 $$ GOETSCH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 9:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Coles, DeWitt, Douglas and 21 more | 17 hr |
| Jun 1, 10:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Knox | 57 min |
| Jun 1, 11:06 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Knox | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 11:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Woodford | 55 min |
| Jun 2, 12:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Fulton, Knox, Schuyler | 66 min |
| Jun 2, 12:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Marshall, Woodford | 59 min |
| Jun 2, 12:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Fulton, Knox, Mason, Menard, Peoria and 2 more | 60 min |
| Jun 2, 12:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox, Peoria | 49 min |
| Jun 2, 1:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, Marshall, Mason, Menard, Peoria and 3 more | 67 min |
| Jun 2, 1:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon, Scott | 57 min |
| Jun 2, 1:26 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Fulton, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, Woodford | 6 hr |
| Jun 2, 1:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, McLean, Marshall, Tazewell, Woodford | 54 min |
| Jun 2, 1:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, Woodford | 6 hr |
| Jun 2, 1:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, DeWitt, Logan, Macon, Menard, Morgan and 1 more | 63 min |
| Jun 2, 2:17 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Schuyler | 6 hr |
| Jun 2, 2:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Christian, Coles, DeWitt, Douglas, McLean and 4 more | 68 min |
| Jun 2, 3:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar and 1 more | 60 min |
| Jun 2, 3:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper and 1 more | 64 min |
| Jun 2, 4:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Edgar | 31 min |
| Jun 2, 6:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Knox, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Woodford | 6 hr |
| Jun 2, 11:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox | 56 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.