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Flash Flood Warning 40, NWS Lincoln, IL

September 10, 2014Schuyler County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood warning at Sep 10, 2014, 6:36 AM CDT for Schuyler County, Illinois. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 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
Sep 10, 2014, 6:36 AM CDT (11:36 UTC)
Expired
Sep 10, 2014, 12:30 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Schuyler County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:37 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
Sep 10, 7:00 AM CDTFLASH FLOODBrooklyn, ILWATER OVER ROUTE 101 AT THE LAMOINE RIVER.
Sep 10, 7:00 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 7.022 S Rushville, IL

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

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 164 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 00:00Z on 2014-09-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 507 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2014-09-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
507 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-168 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1048 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-8 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

559 
WGUS53 KILX 101136
FFWILX
ILC169-101730-
/O.NEW.KILX.FF.W.0040.140910T1136Z-140910T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
636 AM CDT WED SEP 10 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SCHUYLER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 1230 PM CDT

* AT 634 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS  
  WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A NATIONAL
  WEATHER SERVICE COOP OBSERVER 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF RUSHVILLE
  REPORTED A 24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL OF 6.96 INCHES WITH MODERATE
  TO HEAVY RAINFALL STILL OCCURRING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES
  OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 900 AM. 

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  RUSHVILLE...BROOKLYN...BROWNING AND LITTLETON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 4028 9091 4028 9045 4019 9045 4019 9024
      4016 9020 4015 9021 4016 9026 4013 9037
      4007 9040 4006 9043 4002 9043 3998 9054
      4004 9068 4010 9071 4010 9086 4011 9090

$$

SMITH
3 follow-up statements
785 
WGUS73 KILX 101202
FFSILX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
702 AM CDT WED SEP 10 2014

ILC169-101730-
/O.CON.KILX.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-140910T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SCHUYLER IL-
702 AM CDT WED SEP 10 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SCHUYLER COUNTY UNTIL
1230 PM CDT...

AT 701 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS
WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE COOPERATIVE OBSERVER 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF RUSHVILLE
REPORTED A 24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL OF 6.96 INCHES WITH MODERATE
TO HEAVY RAINFALL STILL OCCURRING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES
OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 900 AM. 

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
RUSHVILLE...BROOKLYN...BROWNING AND LITTLETON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 4028 9091 4028 9045 4019 9045 4019 9024
      4016 9020 4015 9021 4016 9026 4013 9037
      4007 9040 4006 9043 4002 9043 3998 9054
      4004 9068 4010 9071 4010 9086 4011 9090

$$
010 
WGUS73 KILX 101458
FFSILX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
958 AM CDT WED SEP 10 2014

ILC169-101730-
/O.CON.KILX.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-140910T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SCHUYLER IL-
958 AM CDT WED SEP 10 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SCHUYLER COUNTY UNTIL
1230 PM CDT...

AT 950 AM CDT...WEATHER OBSERVERS REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL 
AMOUNTS IN SCHUYLER COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 6.96 INCHES HAVE 
BEEN REPORTED NEAR RUSHVILLE SINCE TUESDAY MORNING. COUNTY EMERGENCY 
MANAGEMENT REPORTS FLOODED STREETS AND ROAD CLOSURES IN 
RUSHVILLE...WATER OVER RT 101 AT THE LAMOINE RIVER...AND NUMEROUS 
FLOODED BASEMENTS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE 
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
RUSHVILLE...BROOKLYN...BROWNING AND LITTLETON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 4028 9091 4028 9045 4019 9045 4019 9024
      4016 9020 4015 9021 4016 9026 4013 9037
      4007 9040 4006 9043 4002 9043 3998 9054
      4004 9068 4010 9071 4010 9086 4011 9090

$$

ONTON
709 
WGUS73 KILX 101727
FFSILX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1227 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2014

ILC169-101742-
/O.EXP.KILX.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-140910T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SCHUYLER IL-
1227 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SCHUYLER COUNTY
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1230 PM CDT...

EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN 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 4028 9091 4028 9045 4019 9045 4019 9024
      4016 9020 4015 9021 4016 9026 4013 9037
      4007 9040 4006 9043 4002 9043 3998 9054
      4004 9068 4010 9071 4010 9086 4011 9090

$$

ONTON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 10, 5:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXFulton, Schuyler66 min
Sep 10, 6:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXFulton, Knox, Mason, Menard, Peoria, Tazewell and 1 more55 min
Sep 10, 6:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXFulton4 days
Sep 10, 6:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXMarshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, Woodford56 min
Sep 10, 9:38 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXFulton, Knox54 hr
Sep 10, 10:33 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXDeWitt, Logan, Macon, Menard, Piatt, Sangamon3 hr
Sep 10, 2:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXLogan, Menard64 min
Sep 10, 2:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXMorgan, Sangamon61 min
Sep 10, 3:06 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXDeWitt, Logan, McLean, Macon6 hr
Sep 10, 3:15 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXChristian, Logan, Macon, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon6 hr
Sep 10, 3:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXChristian, DeWitt, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Sangamon61 min
Sep 10, 4:41 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXCass, Fulton, Mason8 days
Sep 10, 4:41 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXBrown, Cass, Morgan, Schuyler11 days
Sep 10, 4:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXChampaign, Piatt57 min
Sep 10, 5:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXColes, Moultrie56 min
Sep 10, 6:44 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXClark, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie3 hr
Sep 10, 6:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXEffingham, Jasper39 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.