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Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Lincoln, IL

June 7, 2015DeWitt County, McLean County, Piatt County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood warning at Jun 7, 2015, 8:23 PM CDT for DeWitt County, McLean County, Piatt County, Illinois. It was in force for 6 hr. 6 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
Jun 7, 2015, 8:23 PM CDT (01:23 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2015, 2:00 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties DeWitt County, IL, McLean County, IL, Piatt County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:26 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
Jun 7, 8:55 PM CDTFLOODClinton, ILVIADUCT FLOODING ON VAN BUREN STREET IN CLINTON.
Jun 7, 8:55 PM CDTFLOODClinton, IL
Jun 7, 8:56 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 2.773 E Bloomington, ILMEASURED 2.77 INCHES OF RAIN AT BLOOMINGTON AIRPORT SINCE 9 AM TODAY. HAD 1.75 INCHES SINCE 5 PM.
Jun 7, 8:56 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 2.773 E Bloomington, IL
Jun 7, 9:28 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 3.272 E Bloomington, ILMEASURED 3.27 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 9 AM TODAY ON EAST SIDE OF BLOOMINGTON NEAR EMPIRE AND HERSHEY STREETS. THIS INCLUDED 2.07 INCHES SINCE 5 PM.
Jun 7, 9:28 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 3.272 E Bloomington, IL

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

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 202 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, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2015-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1647 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, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2015-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 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
1647 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1064 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
98 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.9

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The text

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

922 
WGUS53 KILX 080123
FFWILX
ILC039-113-147-080700-
/O.NEW.KILX.FF.W.0009.150608T0123Z-150608T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
823 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN PIATT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  SOUTHEASTERN MCLEAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  DE WITT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 200 AM CDT
    
* AT 822 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MORE THUNDERSTORMS 
  PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN MOVING BACK INTO THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO 
  INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO 
  IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...CLINTON...MONTICELLO...LE ROY...HEYWORTH...
  FARMER CITY...COLFAX...DOWNS...MANSFIELD...SAYBROOK...WAPELLA...
  TOWANDA...DE LAND...WAYNESVILLE...WELDON...KENNEY...WHITE HEATH...
  PLEASANT HILL AND BELLFLOWER.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 167 AND 176.
 INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 161 AND 173.
 INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 138 AND 168.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

&&

LAT...LON 4062 8846 4003 8846 4003 8874 4006 8875
      4005 8914 4028 8915 4028 8917 4030 8917
      4030 8897 4062 8895

$$

GOETSCH
3 follow-up statements
044 
WGUS73 KILX 080227
FFSILX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
927 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2015

ILC039-113-147-080700-
/O.CON.KILX.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150608T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PIATT-MCLEAN-DE WITT-
927 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR
NORTHERN PIATT...SOUTHEASTERN MCLEAN AND DE WITT COUNTIES...

AT 925 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING 
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED UP TO 2.5 
INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN 
POSSIBLE.

REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED WITH FLOODING OF SOME 
OF THE ROADWAYS. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...CLINTON...MONTICELLO...LE ROY...HEYWORTH...
FARMER CITY...COLFAX...DOWNS...MANSFIELD...SAYBROOK...WAPELLA...
TOWANDA...DE LAND...WAYNESVILLE...WELDON...KENNEY...WHITE HEATH...
PLEASANT HILL AND BELLFLOWER.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 167 AND 176.
 INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 161 AND 173.
 INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 138 AND 168.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 4062 8846 4003 8846 4003 8874 4006 8875
      4005 8914 4028 8915 4028 8917 4030 8917
      4030 8897 4062 8895

$$

GOETSCH
496 
WGUS73 KILX 080517
FFSILX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1217 AM CDT MON JUN 8 2015

ILC039-113-147-080700-
/O.CON.KILX.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150608T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PIATT-MCLEAN-DE WITT-
1217 AM CDT MON JUN 8 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR
NORTHERN PIATT...SOUTHEASTERN MCLEAN AND DE WITT COUNTIES...

AT 1216 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING
WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE IN THIS REGION.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...CLINTON...MONTICELLO...LE ROY...HEYWORTH...
FARMER CITY...COLFAX...DOWNS...MANSFIELD...SAYBROOK...WAPELLA...
TOWANDA...DE LAND...WAYNESVILLE...WELDON...KENNEY...WHITE HEATH...
PLEASANT HILL AND BELLFLOWER.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE
IN THE WARNED AREA.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 167 AND 176.
 INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 161 AND 173.
 INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 138 AND 168.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 4062 8846 4003 8846 4003 8874 4006 8875
      4005 8914 4028 8915 4028 8917 4030 8917
      4030 8897 4062 8895

$$

GOETSCH
585 
WGUS73 KILX 080656
FFSILX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
156 AM CDT MON JUN 8 2015

ILC039-113-147-080706-
/O.EXP.KILX.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150608T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PIATT-MCLEAN-DE WITT-
156 AM CDT MON JUN 8 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHERN PIATT...SOUTHEASTERN MCLEAN
AND DE WITT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 200 AM CDT...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE
A THREAT.

LAT...LON 4062 8846 4003 8846 4003 8874 4006 8875
      4005 8914 4028 8915 4028 8917 4030 8917
      4030 8897 4062 8895

$$

BAK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 7:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXFulton, Knox5 hr
Jun 7, 7:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton, Mason, Peoria, Tazewell42 min
Jun 7, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXVermilion52 min
Jun 7, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXSchuyler61 min
Jun 7, 7:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXLogan, McLean, Mason, Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford5 hr
Jun 7, 7:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDeWitt, Logan, McLean, Tazewell24 min
Jun 7, 7:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDeWitt, Logan, McLean, Mason, Menard, Tazewell53 min
Jun 7, 8:04 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXChampaign, Vermilion4 hr
Jun 7, 8:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXLogan, Mason, Menard5 hr
Jun 7, 8:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXVermilion43 min
Jun 7, 8:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt36 min
Jun 7, 9:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Macon, Moultrie, Sangamon, Shelby45 min
Jun 7, 9:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, Vermilion46 min
Jun 7, 9:35 PM CDTTornado WarningILXChampaign, Douglas25 min
Jun 7, 9:39 PM CDTTornado WarningILXChampaign, Vermilion36 min
Jun 7, 9:57 PM CDTTornado WarningILXEdgar32 min
Jun 7, 10:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClark, Coles, Cumberland43 min
Jun 7, 10:12 PM CDTTornado WarningILXClark, Coles, Edgar33 min
Jun 7, 10:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXEdgar30 min
Jun 7, 10:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClark, Crawford, Jasper46 min
Jun 7, 11:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXChampaign, Vermilion9 hr
Jun 7, 11:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXLogan, McLean, Mason, Tazewell6 hr
Jun 8, 12:13 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXEffingham11 hr
Jun 8, 2:04 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXClay8 hr
Jun 8, 3:50 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXVermilion49 hr
Jun 8, 4:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXClay, Richland29 days
Jun 8, 9:38 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXPiatt13 days
Jun 8, 9:46 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXChampaign, Vermilion4 hr
Jun 8, 10:39 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningILXEffingham12 hr
Jun 8, 11:11 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXCass, Fulton, Mason61 days
Jun 8, 11:11 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXBrown, Cass, Morgan, Schuyler63 days
Jun 8, 3:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCass, Fulton, Mason, Menard47 min
Jun 8, 4:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean45 min
Jun 8, 6:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean46 min

Nearby

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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.