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River Flood Warning 14, NWS Lincoln, IL

March 18, 2013Lawrence County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this river flood warning at Mar 18, 2013, 10:17 AM CDT for Lawrence County, Illinois. It took effect at Mar 19, 2013, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 18, 2013, 10:17 AM CDT (15:17 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 19, 2013, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 19, 2013, 8:15 PM CDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Flood severity
Minor

County Lawrence County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:17 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.

The river

Written for the forecast point Embarras River (IL) at Lawrenceville (LAWI2). The gauge peaked at 28.76 ft at Mar 20, 2013, 1:00 AM CDT.

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Action stage
27 ft
Minor stage
30 ft
Moderate stage
37 ft
Major stage
41 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03346500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 18, 5:46 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXClay, Richland3 days
Mar 18, 6:38 AM CDTFreezing Rain AdvisoryILXFulton, Knox, McLean, Marshall, Peoria, Stark and 2 more3 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2013Every river flood warning in 2013

Sources

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.