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Flash Flood Warning 54, NWS Lincoln, IL

June 25, 2011Clay County, Lawrence County, Richland County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood warning at Jun 25, 2011, 11:54 PM CDT for Clay County, Lawrence County, Richland County, Illinois. It was in force for 12 hr. 13 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 25, 2011, 11:54 PM CDT (04:54 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Clay County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Richland County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:53 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 26, 12:16 AM CDTFLASH FLOODLouisville, ILSOUTH BOUND LANE OF ROUTE 45 IN FRONT OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL IS FLOODED
Jun 26, 12:18 AM CDTFLASH FLOODSailor Springs, ILINGRAHAM ROAD JUST EAST OF DIETRICH BLACKTOP IS FLOODED WITH FLOWING WATER. JUST NORTHEAST OF SAILOR SPRINGS.
Jun 26, 12:22 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 1.023 Nw Flora, ILRAIN FELL IN 20 MINUTES. RELAYED BY COUNTY EM.
Jun 26, 12:28 AM CDTFLASH FLOODFlora, ILMANY CITY STREET FLOODED
Jun 26, 12:36 AM CDTFLASH FLOODXenia, ILMAIN STREET WATER COVERED AND OLD ROUTE 50 JUST WEST OF TOWN WATER COVERED
Jun 26, 12:53 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 25 Ne Lawrenceville, ILRAIN FELL IN ONE HOUR AND 45 MINUTES
Jun 26, 1:05 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 2Flora, IL
Jun 26, 5:30 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 3.23 W Birds, ILFROM SWOP 24-HOUR TOTAL
Jun 26, 6:00 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 1.95Clay City, IL24-HOUR TOTAL
Jun 26, 6:00 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 3.24Lawrenceville, IL24-HOUR TOTAL
Jun 26, 7:00 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 2.232 E Birds, IL24-HOUR TOTAL
Jun 26, 7:39 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 2.57Flora, ILFROM SWOP 24-HOUR TOTAL
Jun 26, 8:52 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 2.24 Se Clay City, ILFROM SWOP 24-HOUR TOTAL

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 171 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2011-06-26Temperature 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2011-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 8 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1094 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
189 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

435 
WGUS53 KILX 260454
FFWILX
ILC025-101-159-261100-
/O.NEW.KILX.FF.W.0054.110626T0454Z-110626T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1154 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...
  RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...
  SOUTHERN CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 600 AM CDT SUNDAY

* AT 1153 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
  WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RAINFALL ESTIMATES RANGE FROM 1 TO LOCALLY 
  2 INCHES SINCE 1030 PM CDT. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE 
  LIKELY WITH SOME OF THE MORE INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL TRACK
  SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE...OLNEY...BIRDS...BRIDGEPORT...CALHOUN...
  CHAUNCEY...CLAREMONT...CLAY CITY...DUNDAS...LOUISVILLE...NOBLE...
  PARKERSBURG...RUSSELLVILLE...SAILOR SPRINGS...SCHNELL...ST.
  FRANCISVILLE...SUMNER AND XENIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...
COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.

&&

LAT...LON 3860 8815 3861 8870 3878 8870 3880 8826
      3885 8825 3885 8824 3886 8753 3880 8750
      3876 8749 3869 8752 3866 8760 3861 8762
      3859 8761 3857 8764 3857 8814

$$

SMITH
2 follow-up statements
930 
WGUS73 KILX 261037
FFSILX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
537 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011

ILC025-159-261049-
/O.CAN.KILX.FF.W.0054.000000T0000Z-110626T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RICHLAND IL-CLAY IL-
537 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN CLAY AND
RICHLAND COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 3869 8752 3866 8760 3861 8762 3859 8761
      3858 8762 3859 8763 3857 8764 3857 8791
      3885 8790 3886 8753 3876 8749

$$

ILC101-261100-
/O.CON.KILX.FF.W.0054.000000T0000Z-110626T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAWRENCE IL-
537 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LAWRENCE COUNTY UNTIL
600 AM CDT...

AT 534 AM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED ROADS STILL 
FLOODED ACROSS LAWRENCE COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATED 3 TO 4 INCHES OF 
RAIN FELL ACROSS THE COUNTY LAST EVENING.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
LAWRENCEVILLE...BIRDS...BRIDGEPORT...CHAUNCEY...RUSSELLVILLE...ST.
FRANCISVILLE AND SUMNER.

FLOODING WAS REPORTED ALONG ILLINOIS ROUTE 33 NORTH BOUND NEAR THE 
HIGHWAY 50 OVERPASS. COUNTY ROAD 850 NORTH WAS CLOSED BETWEEN 900 
EAST AND 800 EAST DUE TO BEING WASHED OUT. COUNTY ROAD 700 NORTH HAS 
WATER OVER IT NEAR 600 EAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS
AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

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 3869 8752 3866 8760 3861 8762 3859 8761
      3858 8762 3859 8763 3857 8764 3857 8791
      3885 8790 3886 8753 3876 8749

$$

SHIMON
124 
WGUS53 KILX 261048
FFWILX
ILC101-261700-
/O.EXT.KILX.FF.W.0054.000000T0000Z-110626T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
548 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL NOON CDT

* AT 545 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH
  FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. SEVERAL ROADS WERE STILL FLOODED 
  ACROSS THE COUNTY...INCLUDING ILLINOIS ROUTE 33 NEAR THE HIGHWAY   
  50 OVERPASS...AND COUNTY ROAD 700 NORTH NEAR 650 EAST. COUNTY ROAD
  850 NORTH WAS WASHED OUT WITH A CULVERT TOSSED ONTO THE ROAD.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  LAWRENCEVILLE...BIRDS...BRIDGEPORT...CHAUNCEY...RUSSELLVILLE...ST.
  FRANCISVILLE AND SUMNER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3869 8752 3866 8760 3861 8762 3859 8761
      3858 8762 3859 8763 3857 8764 3857 8791
      3885 8790 3886 8753 3876 8749

$$

SHIMON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 7:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXMorgan, Sangamon58 min
Jun 25, 7:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCass, Morgan59 min
Jun 25, 7:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXSangamon55 min
Jun 25, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Sangamon46 min
Jun 25, 8:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCass, Morgan, Scott56 min
Jun 25, 8:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXCass, Mason, Morgan, Schuyler, Scott6 hr
Jun 25, 8:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Sangamon61 min
Jun 25, 9:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXScott56 min
Jun 25, 9:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMorgan, Scott54 min
Jun 25, 9:21 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXChristian, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon6 hr
Jun 25, 9:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMorgan, Sangamon42 min
Jun 25, 9:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClay, Effingham, Jasper63 min
Jun 25, 10:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Shelby58 min
Jun 25, 11:07 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXClay, Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper, Shelby6 hr
Jun 25, 11:27 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXClark, Crawford, Cumberland, Jasper6 hr
Jun 25, 11:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClay59 min
Jun 26, 12:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXLawrence, Richland64 min
Jun 26, 1:10 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchILXSangamon6 hr
Jun 26, 2:26 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningILXCass, Morgan, Scott9 hr
Jun 26, 3:25 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningILXSangamon6 hr
Jun 26, 5:02 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningILXCumberland6 hr
Jun 26, 10:11 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXLawrence4 days
Jun 26, 11:33 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningILXMorgan6 hr
Jun 26, 2:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchILXCass, Morgan, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott15 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.