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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood warning at May 21, 2014, 8:16 PM CDT for Champaign County, Vermilion County, Illinois. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 21, 2014, 8:16 PM CDT (01:16 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2014, 1:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Champaign County, IL, Vermilion County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 50 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.
037
WGUS53 KILX 220116
FFWILX
ILC019-183-220630-
/O.NEW.KILX.FF.W.0008.140522T0116Z-140522T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
816 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL VERMILION COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 130 AM CDT
* AT 814 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. RAINFALL OF 3 TO 3.5 INCHES HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED
FROM THE STORMS MOVING OVER THE AREA.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
DANVILLE...CATLIN...FAIRMOUNT...FISHER...FITHIAN...LAKE OF THE
WOODS...MAHOMET...OAKWOOD...OGDEN...ST. JOSEPH...THOMASBORO...
TILTON AND WESTVILLE.
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 4004 8803 4014 8814 4020 8846 4034 8846
4027 8793 4017 8752 3998 8753
$$
GOETSCH3 follow-up statements
375
WGUS73 KILX 220406
FFSILX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1106 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2014
ILC019-183-220630-
/O.CON.KILX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140522T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
VERMILION IL-CHAMPAIGN IL-
1106 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2014
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN CHAMPAIGN AND
CENTRAL VERMILION COUNTIES UNTIL 130 AM CDT...
AT 1057 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 3 TO 4
INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
DANVILLE...CATLIN...FAIRMOUNT...FISHER...FITHIAN...LAKE OF THE
WOODS...MAHOMET...OAKWOOD...OGDEN...ST. JOSEPH...THOMASBORO...TILTON
AND WESTVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS
AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 4004 8803 4014 8814 4020 8846 4034 8846
4027 8793 4017 8752 3998 8753
$$
AUTEN640 WGUS73 KILX 220431 FFSILX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1131 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2014 ILC019-220446- /O.CAN.KILX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140522T0630Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHAMPAIGN IL- 1131 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY 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 3998 8753 4004 8793 4023 8793 4012 8763 $$ ILC183-220630- /O.CON.KILX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140522T0630Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ VERMILION IL- 1131 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN VERMILION COUNTY UNTIL 130 AM CDT... AT 1131 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. AROUND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE... CATLIN...FAIRMOUNT...FITHIAN...OAKWOOD...TILTON AND WESTVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO FLOODING. && LAT...LON 3998 8753 4004 8793 4023 8793 4012 8763 $$ AUTEN
922 WGUS73 KILX 220632 FFSILX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 132 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2014 ILC183-220647- /O.EXP.KILX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140522T0630Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ VERMILION IL- 132 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN VERMILION COUNTY 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 3998 8753 4004 8793 4023 8793 4012 8763 $$ 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, 7:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion | 6 hr |
| 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, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 53 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.