Alert archive / Illinois / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood warning at May 21, 2014, 7:34 PM CDT for 4 counties in 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
- May 21, 2014, 7:34 PM CDT (00:34 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2014, 1:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Champaign County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Vermilion County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:36 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 10:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Scottland, IL | |
| May 22, 12:01 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.84 | Ssw Broadlands, IL | IL-CP-21 |
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, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 57 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
- 2122 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1567 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
215
WGUS53 KILX 220034
FFWILX
ILC019-041-045-183-220630-
/O.NEW.KILX.FF.W.0007.140522T0034Z-140522T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
734 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHERN EDGAR COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHEASTERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHERN VERMILION COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 130 AM CDT
* AT 732 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. RAINFALL ESTIMATES ARE BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES
IN SOME AREAS.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ALLERTON...BROADLANDS...CHRISMAN...GEORGETOWN...HOMER...HUME...
RIDGE FARM...SIDELL...SIDNEY AND VILLA GROVE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...
COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 3988 8828 3988 8809 3999 8809 4007 8823
3998 8753 3971 8753
$$
GOETSCH3 follow-up statements
096
WGUS73 KILX 220343
FFSILX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1043 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2014
ILC019-041-045-183-220630-
/O.CON.KILX.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140522T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
VERMILION IL-CHAMPAIGN IL-DOUGLAS IL-EDGAR IL-
1043 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2014
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN EDGAR...
NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS...SOUTHEASTERN CHAMPAIGN AND SOUTHERN VERMILION
COUNTIES UNTIL 130 AM CDT...
AT 1041 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER
INDICATED THAT AROUND 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE AREA.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
ALLERTON...BROADLANDS...CHRISMAN...GEORGETOWN...HOMER...HUME...RIDGE
FARM...SIDELL...SIDNEY AND VILLA GROVE.
THE EDGAR SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED THAT SCOTTLAND ROAD...JUST EAST OF
CHRISMAN...WAS FLOODED. IN ADDITION...ONE RESIDENT IN CHRISMAN
REPORTED THAT THEIR BASEMENT WAS FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS
AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY
MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN.
&&
LAT...LON 3988 8828 3988 8809 3999 8809 4007 8823
3998 8753 3971 8753
$$
AUTEN777 WGUS73 KILX 220429 FFSILX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1129 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2014 ILC019-041-220443- /O.CAN.KILX.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140522T0630Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHAMPAIGN IL-DOUGLAS IL- 1129 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS AND SOUTHEASTERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... 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 3981 8793 4002 8793 3998 8753 3971 8753 $$ ILC045-183-220630- /O.CON.KILX.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140522T0630Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ VERMILION IL-EDGAR IL- 1129 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN EDGAR AND SOUTHERN VERMILION COUNTIES UNTIL 130 AM CDT... AT 1128 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. AROUND 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE... CHRISMAN...GEORGETOWN...HUME...RIDGE FARM AND SIDELL. SCOTTLAND ROAD IS CLOSED...JUST EAST OF CHRISMAN. IN ADDITION...ONE RESIDENT IN CHRISMAN REPORTS THEIR BASEMENT IS FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO FLOODING. REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN. && LAT...LON 3981 8793 4002 8793 3998 8753 3971 8753 $$
799 WGUS73 KILX 220632 RRA FFSILX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 132 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2014 ILC045-183-220647- /O.EXP.KILX.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140522T0630Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ VERMILION IL-EDGAR IL- 132 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN EDGAR AND SOUTHERN VERMILION COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 130 AM 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 3981 8793 4002 8793 3998 8753 3971 8753 $$ 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 65 min |
| May 21, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Edgar, Vermilion | 54 min |
| May 21, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, McLean, Piatt | 43 min |
| May 21, 8:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 5 hr |
| May 21, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 53 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2014Every flash flood warning in 2014
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.