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Flash Flood Watch 3, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood watch at May 26, 2013, 3:27 PM CDT for 20 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 62 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 26, 2013, 3:27 PM CDT (20:27 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2013, 5:40 AM CDT
- In force
- 62 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Cass County, IL, Christian County, IL, DeWitt County, IL, Fulton County, IL, Knox County, IL, Logan County, IL, Macon County, IL, Marshall County, IL, Mason County, IL, McLean County, IL, Menard County, IL, Morgan County, IL, Peoria County, IL, Sangamon County, IL, Schuyler County, IL, Scott County, IL, Shelby County, IL, Stark County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Woodford County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 90 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
- 611 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 215 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
870 WGUS63 KILX 262027 FFAILX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 327 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013 ILZ027-036-040>042-047-048-051>053-061-270400- /O.NEW.KILX.FF.A.0003.130526T2027Z-130528T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KNOX-FULTON-SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-CASS-MENARD-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN- MACON-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...HAVANA...LINCOLN... SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SHELBYVILLE 327 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CASS...CHRISTIAN...FULTON... KNOX...LOGAN...MACON...MASON...MENARD...SANGAMON...SCHUYLER AND SHELBY. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * HEAVY RAINFALL...2 TO 3 INCHES...HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE WATCH AREA. MORE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IS ANTICIPATED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * THE GROUND ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA HAS BEEN SATURATED WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. THIS WILL CAUSE THE MAJORITY OF ADDITIONAL RAIN TO BECOME RUNOFF...CAUSING DITCHES TO FILL AND WATER TO COVER LOW LYING ROADS. UNDERPASSES AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY SEE FLASH FLOODING DEVELOP...PARTICULARLY IN AREAS OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOME FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. 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. && $$ HJS
11 follow-up statements
928 WGUS63 KILX 270118 FFAILX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 818 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013 ILZ028>031-037-270900- /O.EXA.KILX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-130528T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-TAZEWELL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PEORIA 818 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...MARSHALL...PEORIA...STARK... TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN SOME OF THE MORE INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS. * THE GROUND ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA HAS BEEN SATURATED WITH THE PREVIOUS RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS...ESPECIALLY NORTH AND WEST OF PEORIA. THIS WILL CAUSE THE MAJORITY OF ADDITIONAL RAIN TO BECOME RUNOFF...CAUSING DITCHES TO FILL AND WATER TO COVER LOW LYING ROADS. UNDERPASSES AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY SEE FLASH FLOODING DEVELOP...PARTICULARLY IN AREAS OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOME FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ILZ027-036-040>042-047-048-051>053-061-270900- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-130528T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KNOX-FULTON-SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-CASS-MENARD-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN- MACON-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...HAVANA...LINCOLN... SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SHELBYVILLE 818 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CASS...CHRISTIAN...FULTON...KNOX...LOGAN...MACON... MASON...MENARD...SANGAMON...SCHUYLER AND SHELBY. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * HEAVY RAINFALL...2 TO 3 INCHES...HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE WATCH AREA. MORE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IS ANTICIPATED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * THE GROUND ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA HAS BEEN SATURATED WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. THIS WILL CAUSE THE MAJORITY OF ADDITIONAL RAIN TO BECOME RUNOFF...CAUSING DITCHES TO FILL AND WATER TO COVER LOW LYING ROADS. UNDERPASSES AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY SEE FLASH FLOODING DEVELOP...PARTICULARLY IN AREAS OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOME FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. 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. && $$ SMITH
807 WGUS63 KILX 270836 FFAILX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 336 AM CDT MON MAY 27 2013 ILZ038-043-049-050-271600- /O.EXB.KILX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-130528T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MCLEAN-DE WITT-SCOTT-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...JACKSONVILLE 336 AM CDT MON MAY 27 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...DE WITT...MCLEAN...MORGAN AND SCOTT. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN SOME OF THE MORE INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS. * THE GROUND ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA HAS BEEN SATURATED WITH THE PREVIOUS RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. THIS WILL CAUSE THE MAJORITY OF ADDITIONAL RAIN TO BECOME RUNOFF...CAUSING DITCHES TO FILL AND WATER TO COVER LOW LYING ROADS. UNDERPASSES AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY SEE FLASH FLOODING DEVELOP...PARTICULARLY IN AREAS OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOME FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ILZ027>031-036-037-040>042-047-048-051>053-061-271600- /O.EXT.KILX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-130528T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-SCHUYLER- MASON-LOGAN-CASS-MENARD-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...HAVANA...LINCOLN... SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SHELBYVILLE 336 AM CDT MON MAY 27 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CASS...CHRISTIAN...FULTON...KNOX...LOGAN...MACON... MARSHALL...MASON...MENARD...PEORIA...SANGAMON...SCHUYLER... SHELBY...STARK...TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN SOME OF THE MORE INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS. * THE GROUND ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA HAS BEEN SATURATED WITH THE PREVIOUS RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. THIS WILL CAUSE THE MAJORITY OF ADDITIONAL RAIN TO BECOME RUNOFF...CAUSING DITCHES TO FILL AND WATER TO COVER LOW LYING ROADS. UNDERPASSES AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY SEE FLASH FLOODING DEVELOP...PARTICULARLY IN AREAS OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOME FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. 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. && $$
686 WGUS63 KILX 271536 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1036 AM CDT MON MAY 27 2013 ...FLOOD POTENTIAL REMAINS HIGH THROUGH TONIGHT... ILZ027>031-036>038-040>043-047>053-061-272100- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-130528T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON- CHRISTIAN-MACON-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SHELBYVILLE 1036 AM CDT MON MAY 27 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CASS...CHRISTIAN...DE WITT...FULTON...KNOX...LOGAN... MACON...MARSHALL...MASON...MCLEAN...MENARD...MORGAN...PEORIA... SANGAMON...SCHUYLER...SCOTT...SHELBY...STARK...TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN SOME OF THE MORE INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS. * THE GROUND ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA HAS BEEN SATURATED WITH THE PREVIOUS RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN FALLING NORTHWEST OF THE I-55 CORRIDOR. THIS WILL CAUSE THE MAJORITY OF ADDITIONAL RAIN TO BECOME RUNOFF...CAUSING DITCHES TO FILL AND WATER TO COVER LOW LYING ROADS. UNDERPASSES AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY SEE FLASH FLOODING DEVELOP... PARTICULARLY IN AREAS OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. FLOODING HAS DEVELOP ON THE SPOON RIVER...AND SOME PORTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER WHICH WERE ALREADY IN FLOOD WILL SEE RENEWED RISES. 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. && $$ GEELHART
420 WGUS63 KILX 272105 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 405 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2013 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>043-047>053-061-280700- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-130528T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON- CHRISTIAN-MACON-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SHELBYVILLE 405 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CASS...CHRISTIAN...DE WITT...FULTON...KNOX...LOGAN... MACON...MARSHALL...MASON...MCLEAN...MENARD...MORGAN...PEORIA... SANGAMON...SCHUYLER...SCOTT...SHELBY...STARK...TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN SOME OF THE MORE INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS. * THE GROUND ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA HAS BEEN SATURATED WITH THE PREVIOUS RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN FALLING NORTHWEST OF THE I-55 CORRIDOR. THIS WILL CAUSE THE MAJORITY OF ADDITIONAL RAIN TO BECOME RUNOFF...CAUSING DITCHES TO FILL AND WATER TO COVER LOW LYING ROADS. UNDERPASSES AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY SEE FLASH FLOODING DEVELOP... PARTICULARLY IN AREAS OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. FLOODING HAS DEVELOPED ON THE SPOON RIVER...AND SOME PORTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER WHICH WERE ALREADY IN FLOOD WILL SEE RENEWED RISES. 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. && $$ HJS
484 WGUS63 KILX 280313 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1013 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2013 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>043-047>053-061-281200- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-130528T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON- CHRISTIAN-MACON-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SHELBYVILLE 1013 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CASS...CHRISTIAN...DE WITT...FULTON...KNOX...LOGAN... MACON...MARSHALL...MASON...MCLEAN...MENARD...MORGAN...PEORIA... SANGAMON...SCHUYLER...SCOTT...SHELBY...STARK...TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY * ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN SOME OF THE MORE INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS. * THE GROUND ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA HAS BEEN SATURATED WITH THE PREVIOUS RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN FALLING NORTHWEST OF THE I-55 CORRIDOR. THIS WILL CAUSE THE MAJORITY OF ADDITIONAL RAIN TO BECOME RUNOFF...CAUSING DITCHES TO FILL AND WATER TO COVER LOW LYING ROADS. UNDERPASSES AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY SEE FLASH FLOODING DEVELOP... PARTICULARLY IN AREAS OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ SMITH
283 WGUS63 KILX 280802 FFAILX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 302 AM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>043-047>053-061-281600- /O.EXT.KILX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-130529T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON- CHRISTIAN-MACON-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SHELBYVILLE 302 AM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CASS...CHRISTIAN...DE WITT...FULTON...KNOX...LOGAN... MACON...MARSHALL...MASON...MCLEAN...MENARD...MORGAN...PEORIA... SANGAMON...SCHUYLER...SCOTT...SHELBY...STARK...TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX WILL MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS MORNING...WITH THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN RATES. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS COULD RE-DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN SOME OF THE MORE INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS. * THE GROUND ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA HAS BEEN SATURATED WITH THE PREVIOUS RAINFALL SINCE SATURDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN FALLING NORTHWEST OF THE I-55 CORRIDOR. THIS WILL CAUSE THE MAJORITY OF ADDITIONAL RAIN TO BECOME RUNOFF...CAUSING DITCHES TO FILL AND WATER TO COVER LOW LYING ROADS. UNDERPASSES AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY SEE FLASH FLOODING DEVELOP... PARTICULARLY IN AREAS OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. 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. && $$
229 WGUS63 KILX 281531 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1031 AM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>043-047>053-061-290000- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-130529T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON- CHRISTIAN-MACON-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SHELBYVILLE 1031 AM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CASS...CHRISTIAN...DE WITT...FULTON...KNOX...LOGAN... MACON...MARSHALL...MASON...MCLEAN...MENARD...MORGAN...PEORIA... SANGAMON...SCHUYLER...SCOTT...SHELBY...STARK...TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD. * UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING * SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL RE-DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN SOME OF THE MORE INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS. * THE GROUND ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA HAS BEEN SATURATED WITH THE PREVIOUS RAINFALL SINCE SATURDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN FALLING NORTHWEST OF THE I-55 CORRIDOR. THIS WILL CAUSE THE MAJORITY OF ADDITIONAL RAIN TO BECOME RUNOFF...CAUSING DITCHES TO FILL AND WATER TO COVER LOW LYING ROADS. UNDERPASSES AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY SEE FLASH FLOODING DEVELOP... PARTICULARLY IN AREAS OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ BARNES
336 WGUS63 KILX 282000 FFAILX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 300 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>043-047>053-061-290400- /O.EXT.KILX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-130529T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON- CHRISTIAN-MACON-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SHELBYVILLE 300 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CASS...CHRISTIAN...DE WITT...FULTON...KNOX...LOGAN... MACON...MARSHALL...MASON...MCLEAN...MENARD...MORGAN...PEORIA... SANGAMON...SCHUYLER...SCOTT...SHELBY...STARK...TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL RE-DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN SOME OF THE MORE INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS. * THE GROUND ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA HAS BEEN SATURATED WITH THE PREVIOUS RAINFALL SINCE SATURDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN FALLING NORTHWEST OF THE I-55 CORRIDOR. THIS WILL CAUSE THE MAJORITY OF ADDITIONAL RAIN TO BECOME RUNOFF...CAUSING DITCHES TO FILL AND WATER TO COVER LOW LYING ROADS. UNDERPASSES AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY SEE FLASH FLOODING DEVELOP... PARTICULARLY IN AREAS OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. 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. && $$ HJS
449 WGUS63 KILX 290255 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 955 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013 ILZ052-053-061-290400- /O.CAN.KILX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-130529T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHRISTIAN-MACON-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SHELBYVILLE 955 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NORTHWEST OF THE REGION FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT. $$ ILZ027>031-036>038-040>043-047>051-291200- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-130529T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD 955 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CASS...DE WITT...FULTON...KNOX...LOGAN...MARSHALL... MASON...MCLEAN...MENARD...MORGAN...PEORIA...SANGAMON... SCHUYLER...SCOTT...STARK...TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY * THUNDERSTORMS WILL RE-DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF AROUND ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN SOME OF THE MORE INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS. * THE GROUND ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA HAS BEEN SATURATED WITH THE PREVIOUS RAINFALL SINCE SATURDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN FALLING NORTHWEST OF THE I-55 CORRIDOR. THIS WILL CAUSE THE MAJORITY OF ADDITIONAL RAIN TO BECOME RUNOFF...CAUSING DITCHES TO FILL AND WATER TO COVER LOW LYING ROADS. UNDERPASSES AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY SEE FLASH FLOODING DEVELOP... PARTICULARLY IN AREAS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR. 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. && $$ BAK
242 WGUS63 KILX 290852 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 352 AM CDT WED MAY 29 2013 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>043-047>051-291200- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-130529T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD 352 AM CDT WED MAY 29 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CASS...DE WITT...FULTON...KNOX...LOGAN...MARSHALL... MASON...MCLEAN...MENARD...MORGAN...PEORIA...SANGAMON... SCHUYLER...SCOTT...STARK...TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING * ONE MORE ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS EARLY THIS MORNING...BEFORE A BREAK IN MORE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL FOR MUCH OF TODAY AND TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THIS MORNING AROUND ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE NORTH OF A CANTON TO MINONK LINE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN SOME OF THE MORE INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS. * THE GROUND ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA HAS BEEN SATURATED WITH THE PREVIOUS RAINFALL SINCE SATURDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN FALLING NORTHWEST OF THE I-55 CORRIDOR. THIS WILL CAUSE THE MAJORITY OF ADDITIONAL RAIN TO BECOME RUNOFF...CAUSING DITCHES TO FILL AND WATER TO COVER LOW LYING ROADS. UNDERPASSES AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY SEE FLASH FLOODING DEVELOP... PARTICULARLY IN AREAS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
542 WGUS63 KILX 291040 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 540 AM CDT WED MAY 29 2013 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>043-047>051-291145- /O.CAN.KILX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-130529T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD 540 AM CDT WED MAY 29 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN HAS SHIFTED TO THE NORTHEAST. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ SHIMON
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 May 26, 3:20 PM CDT, 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 3:20 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 320 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013 .DISCUSSION... ISSUED 252 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013 PROLONGED RAINY PERIOD CONTINUES FOR CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THIS MORNING SHOWERS LINED UP AND REMAINED OVER ONE AREA STRETCHING FROM JUST SOUTH OF GALESBURG SOUTHEAST TO SHELBYVILLE. AREAS ALONG THIS AXIS RECD BTWN 2.5 AND 3.5 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH MANY OTHER LOCATIONS BTWN 1 AND 1.5. WITH MORE RAIN ON THE WAY...CONCERN INCREASES FOR FLASH FLOODING THREAT. MANY DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS IN THE SHORT TERM FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND EVOLUTION OF STORMS. WITH THE CONVECTIVE RISK AS THE EVENING GOES ON...WILL GO AHEAD AND ISSUE A FF WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS THROUGH TOMORROW. BEYOND THE SHORT TERM...FORECAST INTO THE LONG TERM IS STILL A CONFLICT OF SYNOPTIC WAVE PATTERNS AT DAY 6/7. FORECAST OUT THAT FAR A BLEND...WITH CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO UNCERTAINTY. SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW... PLENTY OF PRECIP IN THE CWA THIS MORNING SLOWLY BROKE INTO PIECES THIS AFTERNOON...THOUGH THE CONVECTIVE ELEMENT IS RETURNING WITH TS IN THE SW. RAP/RUC AND 4KM WRF SHOWING SOME MAJOR DIFFERENCES WITH THE EVOLUTION GOING INTO THE EVENING...THOUGH BOTH PRODUCING SOME RATHER EXTENSIVE QPF. WITH STREAK OF HEAVY PRECIP ALREADY FROM THIS MORNINGS STORMS FROM SOUTH OF GALESBURG TO SHELBYVILLE...AND ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE...AND A CONVECTIVE ELEMENT TO THE STORMS THIS EVENING POTENTIALLY BUMPING UP THOSE TOTALS LOCALLY...ISSUING A FF WATCH FOR AFFECTED COUNTIES. WOULD BE LESS CONCERNED DUE TO THE OVERALL DURATION OF THE EVENT...BUT 6HR FFG IN THE 2-2.5 INCH RANGE...AND THE CONVECTIVE ELEMENT ON A HOLIDAY WEEKEND TIP THE SCALE. LONGEVITY OF PRECIP TOMORROW EVENING VERY MUCH A FUNCTION OF LOCATION OF THE PASSING WARM FRONT...AND HAVE TERMINATED THE WATCH AT THIS POINT AT 00Z TOMORROW EVENING. HOWEVER...DEPENDING ON LOCATION OF THE BOUNDARY AND INTENSITY OF PRECIP...THIS MAY PROVE TO BE TOO CONSERVATIVE. IN ADDITION TO THAT...SOUTHERLY COMPONENT TO THE WIND BRINGING WARMER TEMPS IN THE REGION...WITH WARM AIR MOVING IN AT MIDLEVELS AS THE EAST SIDE OF THE UPPER RIDGE ERODES SOMEWHAT. WARM FRONT FORWARD PROGRESSION INTO THE REGION MAY BE TEMPERED QUITE A BIT BY RAIN COOLED AIR AS THE RAIN/CONVECTION GOES ON ALL DAY. VERY SIMILAR TO TODAY...AND HIGHS WILL BE REACHED AT VARYING POINTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY DEPENDING ON WHERE THE STORMS/CLOUDS ARE. IN SHORT...FORECAST IS PROBLEMATIC IN AN HOURLY SENSE TO SAY THE LEAST. THOUGH WARMER THAN TODAY...KEEPING THE TEMPS A BIT BELOW GUIDANCE...AND THE GEMNH HAS ACTUALLY PROVIDED A VERY POSSIBLE SOLUTION CONSIDERING THE GRADIENT FROM NE TO SW. LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... DEPENDING ON THE INTERACTION BTWN COLD POOLS AND THE SFC BOUNDARY...LOCATION OF THE SFC WARM FRONT A BIT OF A QUESTION MARK ON TUESDAY MORNING. POPS REMAIN PREDOMINANTLY IN THE NORTH...INVOF THE BOUNDARY. FORECAST ACTUALLY DRY FROM TUES NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT. WESTERN TROF DIGS IN...AMPLIFYING THE WAVE PATTERN OVER THE CONUS AND LEAVING THE UPPER MIDWEST IN SWRLY FLOW...AND MUCH OF IL IN WEAK FLOW...IF ANY...UNDER THE BUILDING RIDGE. VERY WARM MIDLEVELS AND THE GUIDANCE STARTING TO REFLECT THE SITUATION A LITTLE BETTER. RETURNING POPS ON THURS NIGHT/FRI SHOWING MORE OF A DELAY THAN THE 00Z RUN...AS IT HAS THE PAST FEW CYCLES. A BIT MORE CONFIDENCE FOR THUR NIGHT...AND FRIDAY SPECIFICALLY...WITH A COLD FRONT PASSAGE FRI NIGHT. STILL A DEBATE AS THE GFS AND ECMWF QUITE DIFFERENT IN HANDLING THE LARGE SCALE WAVE IN RELATION TO THE SFC SYSTEM. HJS && .AVIATION... ISSUED 1248 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013 CONVECTION CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT PUSHES THROUGH EASTERN ILLINOIS...AND SHOULD SEE MOST OF IT OUT OF THE TAF SITES BY 20Z. HAVE THEN GONE WITH DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH JUST AFTER SUNSET. HAVE BEEN SEEING SOME BRIEF IFR CONDITIONS DROPPING SOUTHEAST FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO AROUND KSPI. HRRR MODEL SHOWS SOME EROSION OF THIS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS...BUT HAVE INCLUDED TEMPO IFR CEILINGS FOR THE FIRST FEW HOURS OF THE FORECAST. AS WITH THE LAST COUPLE NIGHTS...THE CHALLENGE WILL BE WITH CONVECTIVE REDEVELOPMENT THIS EVENING AS LOW LEVEL JET KICKS BACK IN. HAVE LEANED TOWARD THE RAP MODEL AS IT SEEMED TO DO FAIRLY WELL WITH THE MORNING ACTIVITY...AND HIT KPIA/KBMI THE HARDEST WITH TSRA AND MVFR CONDITIONS...WITH THE 04-08Z TIME FRAME MOST FAVORED. KSPI MAY ALSO BE IMPACTED BUT IS ON THE EDGE...SO DID NOT GO WITH TOO LOW OF CONDITIONS YET. KDEC/KCMI ALSO ON THE FENCE AND ONLY MENTIONED VCTS/VCSH FOR NOW. GEELHART && .ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 3:24 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 324 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013 ILZ027-036-040-041-047-271100- CASS-FULTON-KNOX-MASON-SCHUYLER- 324 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS DURING THE EVENING... WITH WIDESPREAD STORMS OVERNIGHT. WHILE SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...SOME OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN. MUCH OF THE AREA HAS ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVIER RAIN THIS WEEKEND...AND THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN MAY RESULT IN SOME FLOODING OF ROADS. MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE SPOON RIVER OVERNIGHT...WITH RIVER LEVELS ALSO RISING AGAIN ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ON MEMORIAL DAY...AND HEAVY RAIN WILL AGAIN BE A CONCERN. WHILE WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...SOME OF THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SOME HAIL. THE THREAT OF STORMS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY NIGHT...AND MOST STORMS SHOULD BE NORTH OF THE AREA ON TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH THE BEST CHANCES ON FRIDAY NIGHT. FLOODING ON THE SPOON RIVER SHOULD SUBSIDE ON TUESDAY...BUT WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER INTO NEXT WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER... REPORTS OF RAINFALL AMOUNTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. ILZ028>031-037-038-271100- MARSHALL-MCLEAN-PEORIA-STARK-TAZEWELL-WOODFORD- 324 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING...AND BECOME MORE NUMEROUS OVERNIGHT. WHILE SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED... SOME OF THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ON MEMORIAL DAY...AND HEAVY RAIN WILL AGAIN BE A CONCERN. WHILE WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...SOME OF THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SOME HAIL. THE THREAT OF STORMS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY NIGHT...AND MOST STORMS SHOULD BE NORTH OF THE AREA ON TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH THE BEST CHANCES ON FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER... REPORTS OF RAINFALL AMOUNTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. ILZ049-050-271100- MORGAN-SCOTT- 324 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME NUMEROUS DURING THE EVENING... CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. THESE ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ON MEMORIAL DAY. WHILE WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...SOME OF THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SOME HAIL. THE THREAT OF STORMS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. RIVER LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO RISE AGAIN ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER EARLY THIS WEEK. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE NEAR VALLEY CITY...AND MAY DEVELOP TOWARD MID WEEK AROUND MEREDOSIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ042-048-051>053-061-271100- CHRISTIAN-LOGAN-MACON-MENARD-SANGAMON-SHELBY- 324 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS DURING THE EVENING... WITH WIDESPREAD STORMS OVERNIGHT. WHILE SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...SOME OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN HAS ALREADY OCCURRED THIS WEEKEND...AND THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN MAY RESULT IN SOME FLOODING OF ROADS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ON MEMORIAL DAY. WHILE WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...SOME OF THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SOME HAIL. THE THREAT OF STORMS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER... REPORTS OF RAINFALL AMOUNTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. ILZ043>046-054>057-271100- CHAMPAIGN-COLES-DE WITT-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-MOULTRIE-PIATT-VERMILION- 324 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT... WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCES NORTH OF A DECATUR TO PARIS LINE. THESE ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY AGAIN ON MONDAY. WHILE THESE ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE...SOME OF THE STORMS MAY CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE IN THE WEEK...MAINLY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-271100- CLARK-CLAY-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-RICHLAND- 324 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...BUT THESE SHOULD NOT BE SEVERE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SCATTERED OVER THE AREA ON MEMORIAL DAY... BUT SHOULD DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING. THESE ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE IN THE WEEK...MAINLY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. GEELHART
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 26, 1:11 PM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
111 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 PM HEAVY RAIN CANTON 40.56N 90.04W
05/26/2013 M1.94 INCH FULTON IL MESONET
BETWEEN 10 AM SATURDAY AND NOON SUNDAY. SWOP REPORT
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GEELHARTLocal storm report, May 26, 1:19 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
119 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0115 PM HEAVY RAIN SHELBYVILLE 39.41N 88.80W
05/26/2013 M2.95 INCH SHELBY IL MESONET
TOTAL LAST 24 HOURS. SWOP REPORT
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GEELHARTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2:22 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox | 8 days |
| May 26, 2:22 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton | 9 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.