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River Flood Warning 43, NWS Lincoln, IL

June 19, 2010Fulton County, Knox County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this river flood warning at Jun 19, 2010, 2:48 AM CDT for Fulton County, Knox County, Illinois. It took effect at Jun 19, 2010, 7:20 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 19, 2010, 2:48 AM CDT (07:48 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 19, 2010, 7:20 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 26, 2010, 8:22 PM CDT
In force
8 days
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Fulton County, IL, Knox County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:50 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 London Mills (LNMI2).

Action stage
13 ft
Minor stage
15 ft
Moderate stage
21 ft
Major stage
24 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05569500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

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 Jun 18, 6:32 PM CDT, 8 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 6:32 PM CDT, 8 hours 16 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 3:31 PM CDT, 11 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
331 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010

ILZ027>031-037-038-191100-
KNOX-MARSHALL-MCLEAN-PEORIA-STARK-TAZEWELL-WOODFORD-
331 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INTO THIS EVENING...
AS A SQUALL LINE ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS. SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE
IS POSSIBLE FROM THIS LINE OF STORMS...WITH LARGE HAIL ALSO
POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE AREA THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THERE WILL BE A DAILY CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG THIS BOUNDARY...WITH THE BETTER CHANCE FOR MORE ORGANIZED
THUNDERSTORMS COMING ALONG EITHER LATE SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY.

SUMMER LIKE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES
AROUND 100 DEGREES DURING MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY INTO EARLY EVENING... PRIMARILY
BETWEEN NOW AND 7 PM.

ILZ036-040-041-047-049-050-191100-
CASS-FULTON-MASON-MORGAN-SCHUYLER-SCOTT-
331 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INTO THIS EVENING...
AS A SQUALL LINE ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS. WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE
FROM THIS LINE OF STORMS...WITH LARGE HAIL ALSO POSSIBLE. THE BEST
SEVERE WEATHER CHANCES WILL BE A BIT FURTHER NORTH.

FOR INTERESTS ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER...FLOODING WILL CONTINUE
ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER DOWNSTREAM FROM HAVANA FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE AREA THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THERE WILL BE A DAILY CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG THIS BOUNDARY...WITH THE BETTER CHANCE FOR MORE ORGANIZED
THUNDERSTORMS COMING ALONG EITHER LATE SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY.

SUMMER LIKE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES
AROUND 100 DEGREES DURING MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED INTO THIS EVENING...PRIMARILY
BETWEEN NOW AND 7 PM.

ILZ042-043-048-051>053-061-191100-
CHRISTIAN-DE WITT-LOGAN-MACON-MENARD-SANGAMON-SHELBY-
331 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INTO THIS EVENING...
AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY BECOMES STATIONARY OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS.
WIND DAMAGE AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS...AS WELL
AS VERY HEAVY RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE AREA THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THERE WILL BE A DAILY CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG THIS BOUNDARY...WITH THE BETTER CHANCE FOR MORE ORGANIZED
THUNDERSTORMS COMING ALONG EITHER LATE SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY.

SUMMER LIKE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES
AROUND 100 DEGREES DURING MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED INTO THIS EVENING...PRIMARILY
BETWEEN NOW AND 7 PM.

ILZ044>046-054>057-191100-
CHAMPAIGN-COLES-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-MOULTRIE-PIATT-VERMILION-
331 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INTO THIS EVENING...
AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY BECOMES STATIONARY OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS.
WIND DAMAGE AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS...AS WELL
AS VERY HEAVY RAIN.

FOR INTERESTS ALONG THE SANGAMON RIVER...ESPECIALLY NEAR
MONTICELLO...MINOR FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE AREA THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THERE WILL BE A DAILY CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG THIS BOUNDARY...WITH THE BETTER CHANCE FOR MORE ORGANIZED
THUNDERSTORMS COMING ALONG EITHER LATE SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY.

SUMMER LIKE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES
AROUND 100 DEGREES DURING MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED INTO THIS EVENING...PRIMARILY
BETWEEN 5 PM AND 8 PM.

ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-191100-
CLARK-CLAY-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-RICHLAND-
331 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
INTO THIS EVENING. A FEW OF THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. ANY RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS MOST
LIKELY TO BE NORTH OF I-70.

EXTENSIVE FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG MUCH OF THE WABASH RIVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. MINOR FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE LITTLE
WABASH AND EMBARRAS RIVERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE FIRST PART OF
THE WEEKEND.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER ILLINOIS THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE POSSIBLE...AS LONG AS THE FRONT REMAINS IN THE AREA. SOME OF
THE STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER BEYOND SATURDAY IS
UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.

SUMMER LIKE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES
OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES DURING MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.

.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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 8:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXKnox, Peoria, Stark61 min
Jun 18, 8:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton, Knox, Peoria67 min
Jun 18, 9:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMarshall, Peoria, Stark, Woodford53 min
Jun 18, 9:33 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXKnox6 hr
Jun 18, 9:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean, Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford47 min
Jun 18, 10:02 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXMarshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, Woodford6 hr
Jun 18, 10:37 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXKnox6 hr
Jun 18, 10:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXFulton, Mason65 min
Jun 18, 11:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXFulton6 hr
Jun 19, 12:43 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXChristian, Logan, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon6 hr
Jun 19, 1:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXMorgan, Scott65 min
Jun 19, 4:35 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningILXKnox6 hr
Jun 19, 7:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXFulton8 days
Jun 19, 10:31 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXCass, Mason11 days
Jun 19, 10:48 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXPeoria, Tazewell, Woodford19 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2010Every river flood warning in 2010

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.