Flash Flood Warning 56, NWS Lincoln, IL

Issued

Jun 27, 2011, 2:15 AM CDT (07:15 UTC)

Expired

Jun 27, 2011, 7:29 AM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS Lincoln, IL

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Cass County, IL, Mason County, IL, Morgan County, IL, Scott County, IL

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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053 
WGUS53 KILX 270715
FFWILX
ILC017-125-137-171-271300-
/O.NEW.KILX.FF.W.0056.110627T0715Z-110627T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
215 AM CDT MON JUN 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CASS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  MORGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  SCOTT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  WESTERN MASON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 800 AM CDT

* AT 214 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
  RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE LIKELY WITH THESE
  THUNDERSTORMS.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  BEARDSTOWN...HAVANA...JACKSONVILLE...VIRGINIA...WINCHESTER...
  ALEXANDER...ALSEY...ARENZVILLE...ASHLAND...BATH...BLUFF SPRINGS...
  BLUFFS...CHANDLERVILLE...CHAPIN...EXETER...FRANKLIN...KILBOURNE...
  LITERBERRY...MANCHESTER...MEREDOSIA...MURRAYVILLE...NAPLES...
  WAVERLY AND WOODSON.

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 3982 9058 3987 9058 3999 9052 4001 9045
      4006 9043 4014 9032 4015 9021 4019 9020
      4024 9012 4034 9004 4010 8999 3979 9000
      3954 8992 3954 9055 3970 9063

$$

SMITH

221 
WGUS73 KILX 271229
FFSILX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
729 AM CDT MON JUN 27 2011

ILC017-125-137-171-271244-
/O.CAN.KILX.FF.W.0056.000000T0000Z-110627T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MASON IL-MORGAN IL-SCOTT IL-CASS IL-
729 AM CDT MON JUN 27 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR CASS...SCOTT...
MORGAN AND WESTERN MASON 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 3982 9058 3987 9058 3999 9052 4001 9045
      4006 9043 4014 9032 4015 9021 4019 9020
      4024 9012 4034 9004 4010 8999 3979 9000
      3954 8992 3954 9055 3970 9063

$$

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