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Flash Flood Warning 52, NWS Lincoln, IL

June 26, 2013Crawford County, Lawrence County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood warning at Jun 26, 2013, 12:43 PM CDT for Crawford County, Lawrence County, Illinois. It was in force for 6 hr. 4 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 26, 2013, 12:43 PM CDT (17:43 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2013, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Crawford County, IL, Lawrence County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:44 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, 1:15 PM CDTFLOOD4 Se Robinson, ILCOOP OBSERVER IN ROBINSON REPORTED WATER OVER ROAD ON ROUTE 1 NEAR DUNCANVILLE.
Jun 26, 1:15 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 1.56Robinson, ILHEAVY RAINFALL 1220 TO 1 PM...THE AMOUNT FELL IN 45 MINUTES.
Jun 26, 1:37 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 1.6Palestine, ILRAINFALL AMOUNT TODAY.
Jun 26, 6:00 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 2.481 E Trimble, ILMEASURED 2.48 INCHES OF RAIN THE PAST 24 HOURS.

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

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 158 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 12:00Z on 2013-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1818 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2013-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 44 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
1818 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-63 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
874 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

271 
WGUS53 KILX 261743
FFWILX
ILC033-101-262330-
/O.NEW.KILX.FF.W.0052.130626T1743Z-130626T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1243 PM CDT WED JUN 26 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  NORTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 1242 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES WERE ESTIMATED FROM DOPPLER 
  RADAR OVER THE REGION.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  LAWRENCEVILLE...ROBINSON...ANNAPOLIS...BIRDS...CHAUNCEY...EATON...
  FLAT ROCK...HARDINVILLE...HUTSONVILLE...NEW HEBRON...OBLONG...
  PALESTINE AND RUSSELLVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

&&

LAT...LON 3868 8754 3866 8760 3879 8791 3885 8791
      3885 8792 3901 8795 3917 8795 3917 8766
      3911 8763 3910 8761 3909 8762 3907 8757
      3900 8757 3896 8751 3886 8754 3879 8749
      3874 8749

$$

GOETSCH
2 follow-up statements
405 
WGUS73 KILX 262017
FFSILX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
317 PM CDT WED JUN 26 2013

ILC033-101-262330-
/O.CON.KILX.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-130626T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAWRENCE IL-CRAWFORD IL-
317 PM CDT WED JUN 26 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CRAWFORD AND NORTHERN
LAWRENCE COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT...

AT 313 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A FEW SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL 
AGAIN MOVING OVER THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES SHOW 
SOME STORMS PRODUCING UP TO 1 INCH IN AN HOUR.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
LAWRENCEVILLE...ROBINSON...ANNAPOLIS...BIRDS...CHAUNCEY...EATON...
FLAT ROCK...HARDINVILLE...HUTSONVILLE...NEW HEBRON...OBLONG...
PALESTINE AND RUSSELLVILLE.

AT 309 PM...CRAWFORD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGMENT REPORTED FLOODING 
OVER SOME COUNTY ROADS IN THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES... AS WELL AS
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

&&

LAT...LON 3868 8754 3866 8760 3879 8791 3885 8791
      3885 8792 3901 8795 3917 8795 3917 8766
      3911 8763 3910 8761 3909 8762 3907 8757
      3900 8757 3896 8751 3886 8754 3879 8749
      3874 8749

$$

GOETSCH
030 
WGUS73 KILX 262323
FFSILX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
623 PM CDT WED JUN 26 2013

ILC033-101-262337-
/O.EXP.KILX.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-130626T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAWRENCE IL-CRAWFORD IL-
623 PM CDT WED JUN 26 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR CRAWFORD AND
NORTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 630 PM CDT...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS THE AREA 
THROUGH 8 PM...HOWEVER RAINFALL RATES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE GREAT 
ENOUGH TO CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING.

EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL EARLIER IN THE DAY 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 3868 8754 3866 8760 3879 8791 3885 8791
      3885 8792 3901 8795 3917 8795 3917 8766
      3911 8763 3910 8761 3909 8762 3907 8757
      3900 8757 3896 8751 3886 8754 3879 8749
      3874 8749

$$

BARNES

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Jun 26, 10:33 AM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 10:33 AM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1033 AM CDT WED JUN 26 2013

.DISCUSSION...
ISSUED 1030 AM CDT WED JUN 26 2013

MORNING UPPER AIR SHOWS UPPER TROUGH AND DIFLUENCE OVER MID MS
RIVER VALLEY REGION WHICH HAS BEEN UPPER LEVEL FEATURE TO FIRE
CONVECTION OVERNIGHT. AIRMASS IN THE REGION REMAINS VERY UNSTABLE
WITH NUMBER OF CONVECTIVE COMPLEXS THAT HAVE LEFT NUMEROUS
BOUNDARY FEATURES OVER AREA. WITH SO MUCH MOISTURE IN
REGION...CLOUDS OVER THE REGION WILL BE THE GENERAL RULE
TODAY...BUT SOME HEATING IN AFTENOON STILL POSSIBLE WHICH WILL
ENHANCE INSTABILITY AND SO REDEVELOPMENT OVER REGION STILL
POSSIBLE TODAY IN MOIST...UNSTABLE AIRMASS AND CONTINUED DIFLUENCE
ALOFT. SOME POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE REMAINS WITH 50-60 KT 300MB JET
MOVING INTO SOUTHERN IA TO SOUTHERN IL REGION...CAUSING ENOUGH
SHEAR TO PRODUCE POSSIBLE ROTATING UPDRAFTS FOR SEVERE. NO REAL
CHANGES TO GRIDS FOR TODAY.

GOETSCH
&&

.AVIATION...
ISSUED 635 AM CDT WED JUN 26 2013
ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS MAKING ITS WAY INTO PIA NOW...AND
LIKELY TO HOLD TOGETHER A BIT AS IT TRAVERSES THE CWA. DROPPING TO
IFR UNDER THE STRONGER STORMS. THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
DAY...SCT TS CONTINUES... THROUGH THE EVENING AS A RATHER
AGGRESSIVE UPPER TROF MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. NEXT ISSUE AFTER
THE TS THREAT IS GONE LATER TONIGHT...IS THE COOLER DRIER AIR IS
VERY SLOW TO PROGRESS BEHIND THESE STORMS. AS A RESULT...HAVE
DROPPED THE VIS AND CIGS TO MVFR RANGE AFTER 07Z IN ORDER TO
REFLECT POTENTIAL TREND TO DETERIORATING CONDITIONS.

HJS
&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
ISSUED 333 AM CDT WED JUN 26 2013

MAIN FOCUS REMAINS ON THE NEXT 12 TO 18 HOURS...WITH SEVERE
WEATHER AND HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL.

INITIAL MCS HAS SHIFTED OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST...BUT A PAIR OF MCS
SYSTEMS WAS UPSTREAM OVER IOWA AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI AT 3 AM.
OVERALL SEVERE THREAT WILL BE COMPLICATED TODAY WITH THE MORNING
CONVECTION AND VARIOUS BOUNDARIES/MCV FEATURES...AS WELL AS A
SHORTWAVE MOVING INTO WESTERN ILLINOIS EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT
ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER DOES APPEAR LIKELY. LATEST SPC DAY1
PROBABILITIES FOCUS A BIT MORE OF A TORNADO/WIND THREAT SOUTH OF
I-70. ALSO HAVE CONCERNS WITH THE HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL. EARLIER
CONVECTION BROUGHT A RATHER BROAD AREA OF 2 TO 4 INCHES FROM NEAR
BLOOMINGTON SOUTHEAST TO CLARK COUNTY...AND PRECIPITABLE WATER
VALUES STILL QUITE JUICY IN THE 1.8 INCH RANGE. HAVE ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS PARTICULAR AREA FROM 7 AM TO MIDNIGHT.
EARLIER WATCH NEAR PEORIA AND GALESBURG WAS CANCELED AS LITTLE
HAPPENED THERE OVERNIGHT...BUT EVOLUTION OF IOWA MCS POINTS TO
SOME POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING...SO WILL NEED TO
MONITOR THIS AREA CLOSELY.

BEYOND TODAY...NOT MUCH CHANGE MADE TO THE ONGOING FORECAST. UPPER
PATTERN STILL EXPECTED TO EVOLVE INTO A WESTERN RIDGE/EASTERN
TROUGH PATTERN LATE THIS WEEK...WITH A LOW CUTTING OFF IN THE
TROUGH OVER THE MIDWEST. PERIODIC SHOWER CHANCES WILL OCCUR
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THIS LOW SPINS OVER THE REGION.

GEELHART

&&

.ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR ILZ038-043>046-
053>057-062-063.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 11:50 AM CDT, 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1150 AM CDT WED JUN 26 2013

ILZ027>031-036-037-040-041-047-049-050-271200-
CASS-FULTON-KNOX-MARSHALL-MASON-MORGAN-PEORIA-SCHUYLER-SCOTT-
STARK-TAZEWELL-WOODFORD-
1150 AM CDT WED JUN 26 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE STORMS HOWEVER...ARE NOT EXPECTED
TO BE SEVERE. SOME STORMS THOUGH...WILL HAVE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WITH
THEIR PASSAGE.

FOR INTERESTS ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER...FLOODING WILL CONTINUE
DOWNSTREAM OF PEORIA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. ALONG THE SPOON RIVER...
MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND LONDON MILLS WEDNESDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANT THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON SATURDAY
AS ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE MIDWEST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ042-048-051-052-061-271200-
CHRISTIAN-LOGAN-MENARD-SANGAMON-SHELBY-
1150 AM CDT WED JUN 26 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE STORMS HOWEVER...ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE
SEVERE. SOME STORMS THOUGH...WILL HAVE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WITH THEIR
PASSAGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANT THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON SATURDAY
AS ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE MIDWEST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ038-043-044-053-054-271200-
DE WITT-MACON-MCLEAN-MOULTRIE-PIATT-
1150 AM CDT WED JUN 26 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE STORMS HOWEVER...ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE
SEVERE. SOME STORMS THOUGH...WILL HAVE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WITH THEIR
PASSAGE. FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE FROM SOME OF THE
STRONGER STORMS.

FOR INTERESTS ALONG THE SANGAMON RIVER...FLOODING WILL CONTINUE
AT MONTICELLO FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANT THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON SATURDAY
AS ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE MIDWEST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ045-046-055>057-062-063-271200-
CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-COLES-CUMBERLAND-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-VERMILION-
1150 AM CDT WED JUN 26 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY
AS SEVERAL THUNDERSTORM COMPLEXES MOVE ACROSS THE REGION...WITH A
COLD FRONT PROGRESSING ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE MORE
INTENSE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS...LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...PARTICULARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. FLASH
FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO SATURATED GROUNDS FROM RAINS THE
LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

FOR INTERESTS ALONG THE SANGAMON RIVER...FLOODING WILL CONTINUE
AT MONTICELLO FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANT THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON SATURDAY
AS ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE MIDWEST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY FROM 2 PM UNTIL 8 PM.

ILZ066>068-071>073-271200-
CLAY-CRAWFORD-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-RICHLAND-
1150 AM CDT WED JUN 26 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY
AS SEVERAL THUNDERSTORM COMPLEXES MOVE ACROSS THE REGION...WITH A
COLD FRONT PROGRESSING ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE MORE
INTENSE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS...LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...PARTICULARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. FLASH
FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO SATURATED GROUNDS FROM RAINS THE
LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

FOR INTERESTS ALONG THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER...FLOODING WILL CONTINUE AT
CLAY CITY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANT THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON SATURDAY
AS ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE MIDWEST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BETWEEN 2 PM UNTIL 8 PM.

GOETSCH

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 26, 9:15 AM CDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
915 AM CDT WED JUN 26 2013

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

0600 AM     HEAVY RAIN       CISCO                   40.01N 88.72W
06/26/2013  M1.76 INCH       PIATT              IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

0600 AM     HEAVY RAIN       HAVANA                  40.30N 90.06W
06/26/2013  M1.65 INCH       MASON              IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 W FARMER CITY         40.24N 88.70W
06/26/2013  M2.81 INCH       DE WITT            IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       TUSCOLA                 39.80N 88.28W
06/26/2013  M3.00 INCH       DOUGLAS            IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       PHILO                   40.00N 88.16W
06/26/2013  M1.56 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 S STANFORD            40.41N 89.22W
06/26/2013  M1.96 INCH       MCLEAN             IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

0730 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 N SAVOY               40.08N 88.25W
06/26/2013  M2.76 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   MESONET

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       URBANA                  40.11N 88.21W
06/26/2013  M2.73 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

0839 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 W WEST UNION          39.22N 87.69W
06/26/2013  M2.44 INCH       CLARK              IL   MESONET

&&

JRP
Local storm report, Jun 26, 11:07 AM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1107 AM CDT WED JUN 26 2013

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

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       N ATWOOD                39.80N 88.47W
06/26/2013  M3.56 INCH       PIATT              IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NW ATWOOD             39.85N 88.54W
06/26/2013  M2.80 INCH       PIATT              IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ESE CHAMPAIGN           40.11N 88.26W
06/26/2013  M3.16 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       SSW CHAMPAIGN           40.11N 88.26W
06/26/2013  M3.02 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 S CHAMPAIGN           40.10N 88.26W
06/26/2013  M2.77 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SSE CHAMPAIGN         40.10N 88.26W
06/26/2013  M2.53 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NW CHAMPAIGN          40.12N 88.28W
06/26/2013  M3.63 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SSW CHAMPAIGN         40.10N 88.27W
06/26/2013  M2.60 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 S CHAMPAIGN           40.10N 88.26W
06/26/2013  M2.22 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SSE CHAMPAIGN         40.10N 88.26W
06/26/2013  M2.75 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 WSW CHAMPAIGN         40.11N 88.28W
06/26/2013  M2.96 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SW CHAMPAIGN          40.10N 88.28W
06/26/2013  M2.80 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NNW CHAMPAIGN         40.14N 88.28W
06/26/2013  M3.67 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 S CHAMPAIGN           40.08N 88.26W
06/26/2013  M2.90 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SSE CHAMPAIGN         40.09N 88.25W
06/26/2013  M2.73 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 WNW CHAMPAIGN         40.12N 88.30W
06/26/2013  M2.76 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 S CHAMPAIGN           40.08N 88.26W
06/26/2013  M2.48 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 SSE CHAMPAIGN         40.07N 88.24W
06/26/2013  M2.89 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 S CHARLESTON          39.47N 88.18W
06/26/2013  M2.05 INCH       COLES              IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SW EMDEN              40.28N 89.51W
06/26/2013  M2.07 INCH       LOGAN              IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SW EMDEN              40.28N 89.51W
06/26/2013  M2.12 INCH       LOGAN              IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       WSW FARMER CITY         40.24N 88.64W
06/26/2013  M2.65 INCH       DE WITT            IL   COCORAHS

&&

JRP
Local storm report, Jun 26, 11:19 AM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1119 AM CDT WED JUN 26 2013

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

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 ESE LE ROY            40.33N 88.73W
06/26/2013  M2.20 INCH       MCLEAN             IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 SSE LE ROY            40.29N 88.74W
06/26/2013  M3.20 INCH       MCLEAN             IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 SSW LE ROY            40.29N 88.79W
06/26/2013  M3.91 INCH       MCLEAN             IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 S MAHOMET             40.18N 88.40W
06/26/2013  M4.00 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NNE MAHOMET           40.21N 88.39W
06/26/2013  M2.11 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 WSW MAHOMET           40.18N 88.45W
06/26/2013  M3.50 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 WSW MANSFIELD         40.20N 88.56W
06/26/2013  M4.40 INCH       PIATT              IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 S MANSFIELD           40.17N 88.51W
06/26/2013  M4.15 INCH       PIATT              IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 W MARSHALL            39.40N 87.77W
06/26/2013  M2.35 INCH       CLARK              IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NNE MONTICELLO        40.07N 88.55W
06/26/2013  M2.87 INCH       PIATT              IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NNE MONTICELLO        40.09N 88.54W
06/26/2013  M3.08 INCH       PIATT              IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       N SAVOY                 40.06N 88.25W
06/26/2013  M2.53 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       WSW TUSCOLA             39.80N 88.28W
06/26/2013  M3.00 INCH       DOUGLAS            IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       NNE TUSCOLA             39.80N 88.28W
06/26/2013  M3.08 INCH       DOUGLAS            IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       SSE URBANA              40.11N 88.21W
06/26/2013  M2.15 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 N URBANA              40.12N 88.21W
06/26/2013  M2.78 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NNE WHITE HEATH       40.12N 88.48W
06/26/2013  M4.26 INCH       PIATT              IL   COCORAHS

&&

JRP
Local storm report, Jun 26, 11:38 AM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1138 AM CDT WED JUN 26 2013

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

1117 AM     FLOOD            MATTOON                 39.48N 88.37W
06/26/2013                   COLES              IL   MESONET

            MINOR STREET FLOODING REPORTED IN MATTOON. FROM SWOP
            OBSERVER.

&&

GOETSCH
Local storm report, Jun 26, 11:58 AM CDT, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1158 AM CDT WED JUN 26 2013

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

0600 AM     HEAVY RAIN       HAVANA                  40.30N 90.06W
06/26/2013  M1.65 INCH       MASON              IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

0600 AM     HEAVY RAIN       CISCO                   40.01N 88.72W
06/26/2013  M1.76 INCH       PIATT              IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SW EMDEN              40.28N 89.51W
06/26/2013  M2.12 INCH       LOGAN              IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       WSW FARMER CITY         40.24N 88.64W
06/26/2013  M2.65 INCH       DE WITT            IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 ESE LE ROY            40.33N 88.73W
06/26/2013  M2.20 INCH       MCLEAN             IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 SSE LE ROY            40.29N 88.74W
06/26/2013  M3.20 INCH       MCLEAN             IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 SSW LE ROY            40.29N 88.79W
06/26/2013  M3.91 INCH       MCLEAN             IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 S MAHOMET             40.18N 88.40W
06/26/2013  M4.00 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NNE MAHOMET           40.21N 88.39W
06/26/2013  M2.11 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 WSW MAHOMET           40.18N 88.45W
06/26/2013  M3.50 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 WSW MANSFIELD         40.20N 88.56W
06/26/2013  M4.40 INCH       PIATT              IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 S MANSFIELD           40.17N 88.51W
06/26/2013  M4.15 INCH       PIATT              IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 W MARSHALL            39.40N 87.77W
06/26/2013  M2.35 INCH       CLARK              IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NNE MONTICELLO        40.07N 88.55W
06/26/2013  M2.87 INCH       PIATT              IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NNE MONTICELLO        40.09N 88.54W
06/26/2013  M3.08 INCH       PIATT              IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       N SAVOY                 40.06N 88.25W
06/26/2013  M2.53 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 W FARMER CITY         40.24N 88.70W
06/26/2013  M2.81 INCH       DE WITT            IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       TUSCOLA                 39.80N 88.28W
06/26/2013  M3.00 INCH       DOUGLAS            IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       PHILO                   40.00N 88.16W
06/26/2013  M1.56 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 N URBANA              40.12N 88.21W
06/26/2013  M2.78 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NNE WHITE HEATH       40.12N 88.48W
06/26/2013  M4.26 INCH       PIATT              IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       WSW TUSCOLA             39.80N 88.28W
06/26/2013  M3.00 INCH       DOUGLAS            IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       NNE TUSCOLA             39.80N 88.28W
06/26/2013  M3.08 INCH       DOUGLAS            IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       SSE URBANA              40.11N 88.21W
06/26/2013  M2.15 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 S STANFORD            40.41N 89.22W
06/26/2013  M1.96 INCH       MCLEAN             IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       N ATWOOD                39.80N 88.47W
06/26/2013  M3.56 INCH       PIATT              IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NW ATWOOD             39.85N 88.54W
06/26/2013  M2.80 INCH       PIATT              IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ESE CHAMPAIGN           40.11N 88.26W
06/26/2013  M3.16 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       SSW CHAMPAIGN           40.11N 88.26W
06/26/2013  M3.02 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 S CHAMPAIGN           40.10N 88.26W
06/26/2013  M2.77 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SSE CHAMPAIGN         40.10N 88.26W
06/26/2013  M2.53 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NW CHAMPAIGN          40.12N 88.28W
06/26/2013  M3.63 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SSW CHAMPAIGN         40.10N 88.27W
06/26/2013  M2.60 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 S CHAMPAIGN           40.10N 88.26W
06/26/2013  M2.22 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SSE CHAMPAIGN         40.10N 88.26W
06/26/2013  M2.75 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 WSW CHAMPAIGN         40.11N 88.28W
06/26/2013  M2.96 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SW CHAMPAIGN          40.10N 88.28W
06/26/2013  M2.80 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NNW CHAMPAIGN         40.14N 88.28W
06/26/2013  M3.67 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 S CHAMPAIGN           40.08N 88.26W
06/26/2013  M2.90 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SSE CHAMPAIGN         40.09N 88.25W
06/26/2013  M2.73 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 WNW CHAMPAIGN         40.12N 88.30W
06/26/2013  M2.76 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 S CHAMPAIGN           40.08N 88.26W
06/26/2013  M2.48 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 SSE CHAMPAIGN         40.07N 88.24W
06/26/2013  M2.89 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 S CHARLESTON          39.47N 88.18W
06/26/2013  M2.05 INCH       COLES              IL   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SW EMDEN              40.28N 89.51W
06/26/2013  M2.07 INCH       LOGAN              IL   COCORAHS

0730 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 N SAVOY               40.08N 88.25W
06/26/2013  M2.76 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   MESONET

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       URBANA                  40.11N 88.21W
06/26/2013  M2.73 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

0839 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 W WEST UNION          39.22N 87.69W
06/26/2013  M2.44 INCH       CLARK              IL   MESONET

1117 AM     FLOOD            MATTOON                 39.48N 88.37W
06/26/2013                   COLES              IL   MESONET

            MINOR STREET FLOODING REPORTED IN MATTOON. FROM SWOP
            OBSERVER.

&&

JRP
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 12:14 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1214 PM CDT WED JUN 26 2013

ILZ067-068-072-073-261815-
CRAWFORD-JASPER-LAWRENCE-RICHLAND-
1214 PM CDT WED JUN 26 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CRAWFORD...NORTHEASTERN
RICHLAND...NORTHERN LAWRENCE AND SOUTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTIES UNTIL
115 PM CDT...

AT 1213 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ANNAPOLIS TO STE.
MARIE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

PEOPLE IN CRAWFORD...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND COUNTIES...
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EATON...STE. MARIE...WILLOW HILL...
ANNAPOLIS...OBLONG...HUTSONVILLE...ROBINSON...HARDINVILLE...NEW
HEBRON AND CHAUNCEY...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY.
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

LAT...LON 3866 8760 3880 8791 3885 8791 3885 8802
      3893 8820 3918 8786 3917 8766 3911 8763
      3910 8761 3909 8762 3906 8757 3899 8756
      3896 8751 3886 8754 3879 8749 3874 8749
TIME...MOT...LOC 1715Z 300DEG 27KT 3915 8771 3894 8800

BARKER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 7:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXCass57 min
Jun 25, 8:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXClark60 min
Jun 25, 8:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton44 min
Jun 25, 8:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXDouglas66 min
Jun 25, 9:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDouglas, Moultrie, Piatt39 min
Jun 25, 9:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton, Mason52 min
Jun 25, 9:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDeWitt, McLean43 min
Jun 25, 9:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXPeoria56 min
Jun 25, 10:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXDeWitt61 min
Jun 25, 10:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXPeoria62 min
Jun 26, 12:34 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXChampaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Piatt, Vermilion6 hr
Jun 26, 3:16 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchILXChampaign, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas and 6 more12 hr
Jun 26, 4:08 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXPiatt3 days
Jun 26, 9:48 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXFulton, Knox9 hr
Jun 26, 11:31 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXClark, Coles, Cumberland, Edgar6 hr
Jun 26, 12:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXCrawford, Lawrence61 min
Jun 26, 3:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXClark, Coles, Edgar6 hr
Jun 26, 4:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCrawford, Lawrence, Richland59 min

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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.