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Areal Flood Warning 29, NWS Lincoln, IL

June 27, 2011Schuyler County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this areal flood warning at Jun 27, 2011, 10:50 AM CDT for Schuyler County, Illinois. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 27, 2011, 10:50 AM CDT (15:50 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Schuyler County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 163 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2011-06-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2011-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 33 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
882 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-72 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at Jun 27, 10:44 AM CDT, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 10:44 AM CDT, 6 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 6:18 AM CDT, 4 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
618 AM CDT MON JUN 27 2011

ILZ029-036-037-040-041-047-049-050-281100-
CASS-FULTON-MASON-MORGAN-PEORIA-SCHUYLER-SCOTT-TAZEWELL-
618 AM CDT MON JUN 27 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE MAIN
HAZARDS WILL BE FLASH FLOODING...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.
AREAS THAT HAVE RECENTLY RECEIVED PLENTY OF RAIN WILL NEED TO
REMAIN PARTICULARLY ALERT TO FLASH FLOODING POSSIBILITIES.

MUCH OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER...DOWNSTREAM OF PEORIA...WILL REMAIN
IN FLOOD THROUGH THIS WEEK.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

ILZ027-028-030-031-038-042>046-048-051>057-061>063-066>068-073-
281100-
CHAMPAIGN-CHRISTIAN-CLARK-COLES-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-DE WITT-
DOUGLAS-EDGAR-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-KNOX-LAWRENCE-LOGAN-MACON-MARSHALL-
MCLEAN-MENARD-MOULTRIE-PIATT-SANGAMON-SHELBY-STARK-VERMILION-
WOODFORD-
618 AM CDT MON JUN 27 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE MAIN
HAZARDS WILL BE FLASH FLOODING...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.
AREAS THAT HAVE RECENTLY RECEIVED PLENTY OF RAIN WILL NEED TO
REMAIN PARTICULARLY ALERT TO FLASH FLOODING POSSIBILITIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

ILZ071-072-281100-
CLAY-RICHLAND-
618 AM CDT MON JUN 27 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE
FLASH FLOODING...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. AREAS THAT HAVE
RECENTLY RECEIVED PLENTY OF RAIN WILL NEED TO REMAIN PARTICULARLY
ALERT TO FLASH FLOODING POSSIBILITIES.

THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD
THROUGH MUCH OF THIS WEEK.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.

SHIMON

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 27, 5:30 AM CDT, 5 hours 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
530 AM CDT MON JUN 27 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0500 AM     HEAVY RAIN       BRYANT                  40.47N 90.09W
06/27/2011  M1.68 INCH       FULTON             IL   COCORAHS

            24-HOUR TOTAL

0500 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 ESE MOUNT ZION        39.77N 88.86W
06/27/2011  M1.47 INCH       MACON              IL   COCORAHS

            24-HOUR TOTAL

0500 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 E JACKSONVILLE        39.73N 90.20W
06/27/2011  M1.08 INCH       MORGAN             IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24-HOUR TOTAL

0500 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NW MATTOON            39.49N 88.38W
06/27/2011  M1.05 INCH       COLES              IL   COCORAHS

            24-HOUR TOTAL

&&

GEELHART
Local storm report, Jun 27, 7:36 AM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
736 AM CDT MON JUN 27 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1206 AM     HAIL             4 SSW LE ROY            40.29N 88.79W
06/27/2011  E0.88 INCH       MCLEAN             IL   COCORAHS

&&

OUSLEY
Local storm report, Jun 27, 8:33 AM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
833 AM CDT MON JUN 27 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1106 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 SW PEORIA             40.69N 89.68W
06/26/2011  M61.00 MPH       PEORIA             IL   ASOS

1135 PM     HAIL             ARMINGTON               40.34N 89.31W
06/26/2011  M1.00 INCH       TAZEWELL           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HAIL FELL FOR 5 MINUTES

1205 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 S LATHAM              39.95N 89.16W
06/27/2011  E60.00 MPH       LOGAN              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

1205 AM     HAIL             1 S LATHAM              39.95N 89.16W
06/27/2011  M1.75 INCH       LOGAN              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

1206 AM     HAIL             4 SSW LE ROY            40.29N 88.79W
06/27/2011  E0.88 INCH       MCLEAN             IL   COCORAHS

0224 AM     TSTM WND GST     3 N JACKSONVILLE        39.77N 90.23W
06/27/2011  M53.00 MPH       MORGAN             IL   AWOS

0235 AM     TSTM WND GST     SMITHFIELD              40.47N 90.29W
06/27/2011  E50.00 MPH       FULTON             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

0252 AM     TSTM WND GST     LITTLE AMERICA          40.43N 90.03W
06/27/2011  E60.00 MPH       FULTON             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

0253 AM     TSTM WND DMG     TABLE GROVE             40.37N 90.42W
06/27/2011                   FULTON             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE SPLIT IN TWO...LANDING ON POWER LINES

0312 AM     HAIL             3 NW LINCOLN            40.18N 89.41W
06/27/2011  M0.88 INCH       LOGAN              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

0328 AM     TSTM WND GST     3 SSE EAST PEORIA       40.63N 89.53W
06/27/2011  M62.00 MPH       TAZEWELL           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

0328 AM     HAIL             3 SSE EAST PEORIA       40.63N 89.53W
06/27/2011  M0.75 INCH       TAZEWELL           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

0427 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SW EFFINGHAM          39.08N 88.60W
06/27/2011                   EFFINGHAM          IL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TREE DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF US-40 AND COUNTY ROAD
            1000E.

0427 AM     FLOOD            EFFINGHAM               39.12N 88.55W
06/27/2011                   EFFINGHAM          IL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            NORTHBOUND LANES OF FAYETTE ST. IN EFFINGHAM FLOODED

0500 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 ESE MOUNT ZION        39.77N 88.86W
06/27/2011  M1.47 INCH       MACON              IL   COCORAHS

            24-HOUR TOTAL

0500 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 E JACKSONVILLE        39.73N 90.20W
06/27/2011  M1.08 INCH       MORGAN             IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24-HOUR TOTAL

0500 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NW MATTOON            39.49N 88.38W
06/27/2011  M1.05 INCH       COLES              IL   COCORAHS

            24-HOUR TOTAL

0500 AM     HEAVY RAIN       BRYANT                  40.47N 90.09W
06/27/2011  M1.68 INCH       FULTON             IL   COCORAHS

            24-HOUR TOTAL

&&

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Local storm report, Jun 27, 9:46 AM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 27, 9:56 AM CDT, 54 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 26, 9:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXSchuyler52 min
Jun 26, 10:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXFulton, Knox60 min
Jun 26, 10:11 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXFulton, Schuyler12 hr
Jun 26, 10:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXSchuyler30 min
Jun 26, 10:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXCass28 min
Jun 26, 10:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXMason, Peoria, Tazewell59 min
Jun 26, 11:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXLogan, Mason, Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford64 min
Jun 26, 11:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXLogan, Menard, Sangamon54 min
Jun 26, 11:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDeWitt, Logan, McLean, Tazewell, Woodford57 min
Jun 27, 12:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, DeWitt, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt66 min
Jun 27, 12:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign, Douglas, Edgar, Macon, Vermilion65 min
Jun 27, 1:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCass, Fulton, Mason, Morgan, Schuyler, Scott62 min
Jun 27, 1:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXColes, Douglas, Edgar57 min
Jun 27, 2:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXColes, Edgar47 min
Jun 27, 2:15 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXCass, Mason, Morgan, Scott5 hr
Jun 27, 2:29 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXClark, Coles, Douglas, Edgar5 hr
Jun 27, 2:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Logan, Mason, Menard, Sangamon, Tazewell55 min
Jun 27, 2:37 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXFulton, Knox5 hr
Jun 27, 2:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXClark61 min
Jun 27, 2:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton, Peoria, Tazewell59 min
Jun 27, 2:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXClark, Coles, Edgar6 hr
Jun 27, 3:16 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXFulton, Logan, Mason, Menard, Sangamon, Tazewell6 hr
Jun 27, 3:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, DeWitt, Logan, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt and 1 more57 min
Jun 27, 3:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean, Woodford59 min
Jun 27, 4:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXColes, Douglas, Moultrie, Piatt6 hr
Jun 27, 4:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXClark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Edgar, Jasper and 1 more58 min
Jun 27, 4:48 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXCumberland, Effingham, Jasper, Shelby6 hr
Jun 27, 9:35 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXCass, Mason24 hr
Jun 27, 10:04 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXSchuyler50 min
Jun 27, 2:40 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXFulton, Knox6 hr

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2011Every areal flood warning in 2011

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.