River Flood Warning 21, NWS Lincoln, IL

Issued

Apr 20, 2011, 5:44 AM CDT (10:44 UTC)

In effect from

Apr 20, 2011, 4:25 PM CDT

Expired

Apr 20, 2011, 9:36 PM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS Lincoln, IL

Flood severity

Minor

Counties Fulton County, IL, Knox County, IL

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:46 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.

Written for the forecast point Spoon River (W-IL) at London Mills (LNMI2). The gauge peaked at 14.48 ft at Apr 20, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT.

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.

465 
WGUS43 KILX 201044
FLWILX
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 
544 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN IL HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS... 

  SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS AFFECTING FULTON AND KNOX COUNTIES

.SYNOPSIS...HEAVY RAINS FROM YESTERDAY AND THE PAST FEW DAYS WILL
CAUSE THE SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FOR A DAY OR SO.

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...SOIL 
MOISTURE CONDITIONS...AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THIS RIVER NEED TO PREPARE FOR FLOODING.
STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS FLOODING SITUATION. 

&&

ILC057-095-210044-
/O.NEW.KILX.FL.W.0021.110420T1704Z-110422T0417Z/
/LNMI2.1.ER.110420T1704Z.110421T0600Z.110421T2217Z.NO/
544 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN IL HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO THURSDAY EVENING.
* AT  445 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO
  RISE TO NEAR 15.9 FEET BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL 
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS TO AGRICULTURAL LAND 
  NEAR THE RIVER.

&&

                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    THU    FRI    SAT

SPOON RIVER
 LONDON MILLS      15  12.8 WED 5 AM    15.9   12.9    9.6

$$

SHIMON

789 
WGUS83 KILX 201527
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 
1027 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
 
  SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS AFFECTING FULTON AND KNOX COUNTIES 

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...SOIL 
MOISTURE CONDITIONS...AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN 
ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DON/T DROWN.

ADDITIONAL RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILX  /LOWER CASE/.

&&

ILC057-095-210527-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0021.110420T2125Z-110421T2248Z/
/LNMI2.1.ER.110420T2125Z.110421T0600Z.110421T1648Z.NO/
1027 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS. 
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT  945 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO
  RISE TO NEAR 15.6 FEET BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL 
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS TO AGRICULTURAL LAND 
  NEAR THE RIVER.

&&


                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    THU    FRI    SAT

SPOON RIVER
 LONDON MILLS      15  14.2 WED 10 AM   15.4   12.6    9.5



$$

160 
WGUS83 KILX 210236
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
936 PM CDT WED APR 20 2011
 

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN 
ILLINOIS...
 
  SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS AFFECTING FULTON AND KNOX COUNTIES

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...SOIL 
MOISTURE CONDITIONS...AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION. ALL RIVER LEVELS 
ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY FALL.

SINCE FLOODING HAS SUBSIDED...THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ON THIS
FLOODING EVENT.

ILC057-095-210306-
/O.CAN.KILX.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110421T2248Z/
/LNMI2.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
936 PM CDT WED APR 20 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS.
* AT  845 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 14.4 FEET.  THE 
  RIVER WILL FALL TO 11.9 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING.


&&


                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    THU    FRI    SAT

SPOON RIVER
 LONDON MILLS      15  14.2 WED 9 PM    13.9   11.9    9.5



$$

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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.