Alert archive / Illinois / Flash Flood Watches in 2011
Flash Flood Watch 1, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood watch at Apr 21, 2011, 3:18 PM CDT for 15 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Apr 22, 2011, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 21, 2011, 3:18 PM CDT (20:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 22, 2011, 1:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2011, 2:05 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 days
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Champaign County, IL, Clark County, IL, Clay County, IL, Coles County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Richland County, IL, Shelby County, IL, Vermilion County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 874 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
898 WGUS63 KILX 212018 FFAILX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 318 PM CDT THU APR 21 2011 ...HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PUSH ACROSS THE MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STARTING TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY MORNING. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING...AND ANOTHER INCH OR TWO...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. ILZ054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-220300- /O.NEW.KILX.FF.A.0001.110422T0600Z-110423T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM- JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE... EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 318 PM CDT THU APR 21 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A *FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...MOULTRIE AND SHELBY. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CLARK...COLES...CUMBERLAND... DOUGLAS AND EDGAR. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY...CRAWFORD... EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * FROM 1 AM CDT FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * HEAVY RAIN...COMBINED WITH THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND FROM PREVIOUS RAINFALL THIS PAST WEEK...WILL BRING THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING TO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WIDESPREAD RAINS FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY MORNING. ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR. THESE RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO RAPIDLY RISE ON THE SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS THROUGHOUT CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ SMITH
23 follow-up statements
994 WGUS63 KILX 220420 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1120 PM CDT THU APR 21 2011 ...HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ILZ054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-221100- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0001.110422T0600Z-110423T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM- JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE... EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 1120 PM CDT THU APR 21 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...MOULTRIE AND SHELBY. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CLARK...COLES...CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS AND EDGAR. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY...CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM...JASPER... LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * WIDESPREAD RAINS FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY MORNING. ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT... ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR. THESE RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO RAPIDLY RISE ON THE SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS THROUGHOUT CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
634 WGUS63 KILX 220845 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 345 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS TODAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING... ILZ054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-222100- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110423T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM- JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE... EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 345 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 1 PM SATURDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...MOULTRIE AND SHELBY. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CLARK...COLES...CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS AND EDGAR. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY...CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM...JASPER... LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * THROUGH 1 PM SATURDAY * A COUPLE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAINS FROM 1.5 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS BY MIDDAY SATURDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FROM I-70 SOUTH THROUGH THIS EVENING. AREAS NEAR LAWRENCEVILLE COULD SEE LOCAL 3 TO 4 INCH AMOUNTS. THESE RAINS FALLING ON SATURATED GROUNDS FROM HEAVY RAINS DURING THE PAST TWO WEEKS WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO RAPIDLY RISE ON THE SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ KH
203 WGUS63 KILX 222030 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 330 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING... ILZ054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-230400- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110423T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM- JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE... EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 330 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR *PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...MOULTRIE AND SHELBY. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CLARK...COLES...CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS AND EDGAR. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY...CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM...JASPER... LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON *SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAINS FROM 2 TO LOCALLY 4 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS BY MIDDAY SATURDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FROM I- 70 SOUTH. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL BE OCCURRING OVER ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS...WHICH WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO RAPIDLY RISE ON THE SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ SMITH
403 WGUS63 KILX 230345 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1045 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING... ILZ054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-231100- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110423T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM- JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE... EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 1045 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...MOULTRIE AND SHELBY. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CLARK...COLES...CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS AND EDGAR. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY...CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM...JASPER... LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAINS FROM 2 TO LOCALLY 4 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS BY MIDDAY SATURDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FROM I- 70 SOUTH. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL BE OCCURRING OVER ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS...WHICH WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO RAPIDLY RISE ON THE SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
658 WGUS63 KILX 230829 FFAILX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 329 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL LIKELY OVER SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THROUGH TONIGHT... ILZ054>057-061-230930- /O.CAN.KILX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110423T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 329 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WHILE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT...IT APPEARS THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL REMAIN ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-70. $$ ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-231600- /O.EXT.KILX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110424T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 329 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CLARK AND CUMBERLAND. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY... CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS RAINFALL OCCURRING ON THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO RAPIDLY RISE ON MANY CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
279 WGUS63 KILX 231706 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1206 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL LIKELY OVER SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THROUGH TONIGHT... ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-240000- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110424T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 1206 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CLARK AND CUMBERLAND. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY... CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS RAINFALL OCCURRING ON THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO RAPIDLY RISE ON MANY CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
911 WGUS63 KILX 231931 FFAILX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 231 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL LIKELY OVER SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THROUGH TONIGHT... ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-240615- /O.EXT.KILX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110425T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 231 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CLARK AND CUMBERLAND. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY... CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING * PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS RAINFALL OCCURRING ON THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO RAPIDLY RISE ON MANY CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
520 WGUS63 KILX 240259 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 959 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL LIKELY OVER SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-241100- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110425T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 959 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CLARK AND CUMBERLAND. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY... CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING * PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS RAINFALL OCCURRING ON THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO RAPIDLY RISE ON MANY CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
271 WGUS63 KILX 240816 FFAILX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 316 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL LIKELY OVER SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-241600- /O.EXT.KILX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110426T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 316 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CLARK AND CUMBERLAND. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY... CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE LIKELY. THIS RAINFALL OCCURRING ON THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO RAPIDLY RISE ON CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. IN ADDITION...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RATES ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OF MANY LOW-LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ BARNES
674 WGUS63 KILX 241550 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1050 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL LIKELY OVER SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-250000- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110426T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 1050 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CLARK AND CUMBERLAND. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY... CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE LIKELY. THIS RAINFALL...OCCURRING ON THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO RAPIDLY RISE ON CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. IN ADDITION...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RATES ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OF MANY LOW-LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
809 WGUS63 KILX 242357 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 657 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL LIKELY OVER SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-251100- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110426T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 657 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CLARK AND CUMBERLAND. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY... CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE LIKELY. THIS RAINFALL...OCCURRING ON THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO RAPIDLY RISE ON CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. IN ADDITION... EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RATES ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OF MANY LOW-LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
574 WGUS63 KILX 250832 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 332 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL LIKELY OVER SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-251600- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110426T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 332 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CLARK AND CUMBERLAND. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY... CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT...RESULTING IN AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN. THIS RAIN...FALLING ON THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO RAPIDLY RISE ON CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. IN ADDITION...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RATES ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OF MANY LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ BARNES
329 WGUS63 KILX 251537 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1037 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL LIKELY OVER SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-260300- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110426T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 1037 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CLARK AND CUMBERLAND. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY... CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...RESULTING IN AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN. THIS RAIN...FALLING ON THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO RAPIDLY RISE ON CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. IN ADDITION...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RATES ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OF MANY LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ SHIMON
868 WGUS63 KILX 252042 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 342 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL LIKELY OVER SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-260300- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110426T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 342 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CLARK AND CUMBERLAND. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY... CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...RESULTING IN AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN. THIS RAIN...FALLING ON THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO RAPIDLY RISE ON CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. IN ADDITION... EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RATES ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OF MANY LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ SHIMON
226 WGUS63 KILX 260228 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 928 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL LIKELY OVER SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-261100- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110426T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 928 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CLARK AND CUMBERLAND. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY... CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY * PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...RESULTING IN AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN. THIS RAIN...FALLING ON THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND... WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO RAPIDLY RISE ON CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. IN ADDITION... EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RATES ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OF MANY LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
824 WGUS63 KILX 260820 FFAILX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 320 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...MORE RAIN EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-261600- /O.EXT.KILX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110428T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 320 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CLARK AND CUMBERLAND. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY... CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS TODAY...HOWEVER THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS LOW. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKS FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO INDIANA. AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH OF RAIN WILL BE LIKELY. THIS RAIN...FALLING ON THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO RAPIDLY RISE ON CREEKS AND STREAMS. IN ADDITION...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RATES ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OF MANY LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ BARNES
764 WGUS63 KILX 261600 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1100 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...MORE RAIN EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-270000- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110428T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 1100 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CLARK AND CUMBERLAND. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY... CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING *WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS LOW. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKS FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO INDIANA. AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH OF RAIN WILL BE LIKELY. THIS RAIN...FALLING ON THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO RAPIDLY RISE ON CREEKS AND STREAMS. IN ADDITION...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RATES ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OF MANY LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
848 WGUS63 KILX 262115 FFAILX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 415 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...MORE RAIN EXPECTED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... ILZ045-046-270400- /O.EXA.KILX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110428T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE 415 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXPANDED NORTHWARD INTO EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CHAMPAIGN AND VERMILION. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING *WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST ACROSS EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS EVENING ALONG A WEAKENING COLD FRONT...HOWEVER THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS LOW. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKS FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO INDIANA. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE LIKELY. THIS RAIN...FALLING ON THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO RAPIDLY RISE ON CREEKS AND STREAMS. IN ADDITION...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RATES ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OF MANY LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ILZ055>057-270400- /O.EXA.KILX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110428T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON 415 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS EXPANDED THE *FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...COLES...DOUGLAS AND EDGAR. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING *WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THIS EVENING...HOWEVER THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS LOW. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKS FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO INDIANA. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS RAIN...FALLING ON THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO RAPIDLY RISE ON CREEKS AND STREAMS. IN ADDITION...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RATES ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OF MANY LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-270400- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110428T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 415 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CLARK AND CUMBERLAND. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY... CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING *WIDELY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THIS EVENING...HOWEVER THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS LOW. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKS FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO INDIANA. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE LIKELY...WITH LOCALLY 3 INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE INDIANA BORDER BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. THIS RAIN...FALLING ON THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO RAPIDLY RISE ON CREEKS AND STREAMS. IN ADDITION...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RATES ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OF MANY LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ SMITH
317 WGUS63 KILX 270321 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1021 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...MORE RAIN EXPECTED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... ILZ045-046-055>057-062-063-066>068-071>073-270900- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110428T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 1021 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CHAMPAIGN...CLARK...COLES...CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS...EDGAR AND VERMILION. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY...CRAWFORD... EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKS FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO INDIANA. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE LIKELY...WITH LOCALLY 3 INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE INDIANA BORDER BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. THIS RAIN... FALLING ON THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO RAPIDLY RISE ON CREEKS AND STREAMS. IN ADDITION... EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RATES ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OF MANY LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ AUTEN
332 WGUS63 KILX 270813 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 313 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...MORE RAIN EXPECTED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS TODAY... ILZ045-046-055>057-062-063-066>068-071>073-271600- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110428T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 313 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CHAMPAIGN...CLARK...COLES...CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS...EDGAR AND VERMILION. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY...CRAWFORD... EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * STEADY RAIN WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS MORNING...HOWEVER A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKING FROM ARKANSAS INTO INDIANA WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS INTO EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TODAY WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM ONE HALF TO ONE INCH...HOWEVER HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH WILL BE LIKELY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A PARIS TO FLORA LINE. THIS RAIN...FALLING ON THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...WILL CAUSE RAPID RISES ON CREEKS AND STREAMS. IN ADDITION...SOME LOW-LYING OR POORLY DRAINED AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ BARNES
738 WGUS63 KILX 271651 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1151 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...MORE RAIN EXPECTED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON... ILZ045-046-055>057-062-063-066>068-071>073-280000- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110428T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 1151 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CHAMPAIGN...CLARK...COLES...CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS...EDGAR AND VERMILION. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY...CRAWFORD... EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING * SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AS A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKS FROM ARKANSAS INTO INDIANA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM ONE HALF TO ONE INCH...HOWEVER HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH WILL BE LIKELY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A PARIS TO FLORA LINE. THIS RAIN...FALLING ON THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...WILL CAUSE RAPID RISES ON CREEKS AND STREAMS. IN ADDITION...SOME LOW-LYING OR POORLY DRAINED AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ SHIMON
204 WGUS63 KILX 271941 FFAILX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 241 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...RAIN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... ILZ045-046-055>057-062-063-066>068-071>073-280800- /O.EXT.KILX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110428T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 241 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CHAMPAIGN...CLARK...COLES...CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS...EDGAR AND VERMILION. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY...CRAWFORD... EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKS FROM SOUTHERN MISSOURI INTO INDIANA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM ONE HALF TO ONE INCH...HOWEVER HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH WILL BE LIKELY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM EFFINGHAM TO DANVILLE. THIS RAIN... FALLING ON THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND... WILL CAUSE RAPID RISES ON CREEKS AND STREAMS. IN ADDITION... FLASH FLOODING MAY DEVELOP ON LOW-LYING OR POORLY DRAINED AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ SHIMON
886 WGUS63 KILX 280705 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 205 AM CDT THU APR 28 2011 ...RAIN HAS COME TO AN END ACROSS EAST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... ILZ045-046-055>057-062-063-066>068-071>073-280815- /O.CAN.KILX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110428T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 205 AM CDT THU APR 28 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. WHILE A FEW RURAL AND LOW-LYING ROADS MAY STILL HAVE WATER RUNNING ACROSS THEM...THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED. AS ALWAYS...IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...PLEASE TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. $$ BARNES
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at Apr 21, 2:30 PM CDT, 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 21, 2:30 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 230 PM CDT THU APR 21 2011 .DISCUSSION... ISSUED 210 PM CDT THU APR 21 2011 VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN FORECAST TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH AN INCREASING THREAT FOR FLOODING RAINFALL... ESPECIALLY STARTING LATE FRIDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT MAIN CHALLENGE WILL BE PLACEMENT OF HEAVY RAINFALL AXIS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY WITH SHORT TERM MODELS SUGGESTING AREAS NEAR THE I-70 CORRIDOR SEEING THE HIGHER PROBABILITIES FOR RAINFALL THAT MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. AS A RESULT...WILL BE ISSUING A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR AREAS ROUGHLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LAKE CITY (MOULTRIE CO.) TO CHRISMAN (EDGAR CO.) LINE STARTING LATE TONIGHT AND RUNNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...AND WILL PROBABLY NEED MORE HEADLINES LATE IN THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK AS A RATHER STRONG UPPER LEVEL WAVE PUSHES TOWARDS THE AREA. MODELS INDICATING STRONG 850 THETA-E ADVECTION ACCOMPANIED BY IMPRESSIVE 250 MB UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE TONIGHT AS FIRST OF SEVERAL SHORTWAVES WILL INTERACT WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY FORECAST TO WAVER NORTH AND SOUTH ACRS THE FORECAST AREA INTO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY MRNG PRODUCING PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. OVERNIGHT CONVECTION MAY BE MORE OR LESS PROGRESSIVE ACRS THE AREA BUT WITH THE GROUND SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAINS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...AND THE FACT WE ARE GOING INTO A BUSY HOLIDAY WEEKEND...HAVE DECIDED TO GO A BIT EARLIER WITH THE WATCH THAN WE WERE ORIGINALLY THINKING. IT APPEARS THE BETTER THREAT FOR MORE ORGANIZED CONVECTION AND TRAINING OF CELLS OVER A PARTICULAR AREA WILL BE SETTING UP LATER FRIDAY AFTN AND NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACRS CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND THEN WILL BECOME STATIONARY JUST SOUTH OF I-70. RAINFALL TOTALS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 72 WILL RUN FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH 3 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE CLOSER TO THE I-70 CORRIDOR. WITH THE ELEVATED NATURE OF THE STORMS NORTH OF THE WARM FRONT TONIGHT... ISOLATED HAILERS WOULD BE THE MAIN SEVERE THREAT LATE TONIGHT. BIG QUESTION ON FRIDAY WILL BE WITH THE AMOUNT OF OVERNIGHT CONVECTION AND ITS AFFECT ON REDEVELOPMENT ALONG THE COLD FRONT LATE TOMORROW AFTN AND EVENING. MOST OF THE HI-RES MODELS SUGGEST MORNING CONVECTION WILL SHIFT OFF TO OUR NORTHEAST BY EARLY AFTN WITH REDEVELOPMENT EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF THE SFC LOW AND COLD FRONT AFT 20Z FRIDAY. DEEP LAYERED SHEAR PROFILES INDICATED ON MODELS...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND E/SE OF THE SFC WAVE...ALONG WITH STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES WOULD SUGGEST WIND AND HAIL WOULD BE THE MAIN THREAT TOMORROW AFTN INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH AN ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT NEAR AND EAST OF THE SFC WAVE AND WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY...TRANSITIONING INTO A HEAVY RAIN THREAT AS THE BOUNDARY SLOWS DOWN OR BECOMES STATIONARY ALONG OR SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR OVERNIGHT FRIDAY. ANY ORGANIZED CONVECTION MAY ACTUALLY PUSH THE BOUNDARY AND HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT FURTHER SOUTH FOR A TIME ON SATURDAY BEFORE THE NEXT ROUND OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS SHIFTS NORTHEAST INTO OUR SOUTH EAST SUNDAY...AND THEN POINTS FURTHER NORTH SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT UPPER LEVEL WAVE AND SURFACE SYSTEM APPROACH THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK. LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY IF THE LATEST ECMWF IS CORRECT...THE FLOOD THREAT MAY SHIFT FURTHER NORTH INTO OUR FORECAST AREA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS A STRONG SURFACE LOW TRACKS NORTHEAST OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND INTO THE MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. SEEING SOME MODEL DIFFERENCES WITH THE EARLY WEEK SYSTEM WITH RESPECT TO TIMING OF THE STRONG COLD FRONT ACRS THE FORECAST AREA...ALONG WITH THE SECONDARY WAVE FORECAST TO EJECT OUT OF THE WESTERN U.S. TROF AND THEN TRACK UP THE STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY LATE TUE NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TO CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. WILL MAKE VERY FEW CHANGES TO AN ALREADY WET FORECAST FOR THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. SMITH && .AVIATION... ISSUED 103 PM CDT THU APR 21 2011 NOT MUCH OF A SHIFT IN FORECAST THIS ROUND. HAVE MAINTAINED THE FORECAST WITH DROPPING CIGS IN THE OVERNIGHT INTO THE MORNING WITH THE PRECIP DEVELOPMENT. CONCERN FOR THE TIMING OF THE PRECIP ONSET IN THE OVERNIGHT WITH THE CONVECTION OVER THE SRN US HOLDING UP THE PROGRESSION OF THE BOUNDARY THAT WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR THE STORMS. THOUGH CONFIDENCE IN THE EXACT TIMING IS OFF...CONVECTION AND TS WILL BE LIKELY OFF AND ON THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE 18Z IN MOST ALL OF THE TAF SITES. JUST NOT WILLING TO NAIL DOWN TEMPOS FOR ANY SPECIFIC TIME FRAME. VCTS AND CB AFTER MIDNIGHT. HJS && .ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 1 AM CDT FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ILZ054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 21, 3:10 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 310 PM CDT THU APR 21 2011 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>053-221100- CASS-CHAMPAIGN-CHRISTIAN-DE WITT-FULTON-KNOX-LOGAN-MACON-MARSHALL- MASON-MCLEAN-MENARD-MORGAN-PEORIA-PIATT-SANGAMON-SCHUYLER-SCOTT- STARK-TAZEWELL-VERMILION-WOODFORD- 310 PM CDT THU APR 21 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. CONTINUED FLOODING IS EXPECTED AT HAVANA AND BEARDSTOWN AND POINTS DOWNSTREAM ON THE ILLINOIS RIVER...MONTICELLO ON THE SANGAMON...CLAY CITY ON THE LITTLE WABASH...AND LAWRENCEVILLE ON THE EMBARRAS RIVER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTH WILL KEEP THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE AREA. THEN...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE FROM SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-221100- CLARK-CLAY-COLES-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-EFFINGHAM- JASPER-LAWRENCE-MOULTRIE-RICHLAND-SHELBY- 310 PM CDT THU APR 21 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. IN AREAS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...FLASH FLOODING MAY BECOME AN ISSUE. THOUGH MOST OF THE THREAT IS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70...GROUND SATURATION TO THE NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE CORRIDOR WILL CREATE SOME ISOLATED PONDING AND RUNOFF ISSUES UP TO A DOUGLAS TO SHELBY COUNTY LINE. THE FLASH FLOODING THREAT CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH THE BIGGEST THREAT TOMORROW NIGHT. CONTINUED FLOODING IS EXPECTED AT HAVANA AND BEARDSTOWN AND POINTS DOWNSTREAM ON THE ILLINOIS RIVER...MONTICELLO ON THE SANGAMON...CLAY CITY ON THE LITTLE WABASH...AND LAWRENCEVILLE ON THE EMBARRAS RIVER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTH WILL KEEP THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE AREA...INCLUDING A FLASH FLOODING THREAT WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. THEN...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE FROM SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. HJS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 21, 2:29 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 229 PM CDT THU APR 21 2011 ILZ054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-220600- MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM- JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE... EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 229 PM CDT THU APR 21 2011 ...HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... SEVERAL WAVES OF PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS BETWEEN LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THOUGH THE GROUND MAY BE ABLE TO ABSORB SOME OF WHAT FALLS TONIGHT...TOMORROWS RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME FLOODING ISSUES FOR AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. RECENT STORMS IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS HAVE LEFT MANY AREAS WITH VERY WET SOIL. THE FIRST ROUND OF PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TONIGHT MAY RESULT IN SOME PONDING...BUT TOMORROW NIGHTS RAINFALL WILL BE FAR MORE OF A THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE...OR THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF WATER THAT THE GROUND WILL BE ABLE TO ABSORB...WILL BE MET IN MANY LOCATIONS BEFORE THE NEXT ROUND OF PRECIPITATION TOMORROW NIGHT...PARTICULARLY IN AREAS AFFECTED BY CONVECTIVE RAINFALL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY REACH UP TO 1 TO 3 INCHES FROM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THUNDERSTORMS. AREAS SOUTHEAST OF I-70 WILL HAVE THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINS...BUT ALL OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS WILL BE UNDER THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING DURING THIS EXTENDED PERIOD OF PRECIPITATION. WITH SEVERAL RIVERS AND CREEKS CURRENTLY FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA...THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL ADD TO THE WATER ISSUES THAT ALREADY EXIST. PLEASE ROUTINELY CHECK OUR WEBSITE...NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR OTHER SOURCES OF RELIABLE WEATHER INFORMATION FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 9:29 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Lawrence | 20 days |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.