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Flash Flood Watch 8, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood watch at Jul 7, 2015, 2:46 PM CDT for 35 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Jul 8, 2015, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 22 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2015, 2:46 PM CDT (19:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 8, 2015, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 9, 2015, 5:20 AM CDT
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Flood severity
- None
All 35 counties
Cass County, IL, Champaign County, IL, Christian County, IL, Clark County, IL, Clay County, IL, Coles County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, DeWitt County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Fulton County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Knox County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Logan County, IL, Macon County, IL, Marshall County, IL, Mason County, IL, McLean County, IL, Menard County, IL, Morgan County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Peoria County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Richland County, IL, Sangamon County, IL, Schuyler County, IL, Scott County, IL, Shelby County, IL, Stark County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Vermilion County, IL, Woodford County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:47 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 nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 46 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
- 70 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -74 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 633 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
992 WGUS63 KILX 071946 FFAILX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 246 PM CDT TUE JUL 7 2015 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-080300- /O.NEW.KILX.FF.A.0008.150708T1200Z-150709T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD- CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...TOULON...PEORIA...LACON... EUREKA...CANTON...PEKIN...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...RUSHVILLE... HAVANA...LINCOLN...CLINTON...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...BEARDSTOWN...PETERSBURG...WINCHESTER...JACKSONVILLE... SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SULLIVAN...TUSCOLA... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP...MARSHALL... EFFINGHAM...NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY...LAWRENCEVILLE 246 PM CDT TUE JUL 7 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CHRISTIAN...DE WITT...LOGAN...MACON...MARSHALL...MASON... MCLEAN...MENARD...MOULTRIE...PEORIA...PIATT...SANGAMON... SHELBY...TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CHAMPAIGN...CLARK...COLES...CRAWFORD...CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS... EDGAR AND VERMILION. IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...STARK. IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CLAY AND EFFINGHAM. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CASS...FULTON...KNOX...MORGAN...SCHUYLER AND SCOTT. * FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA TOMORROW THROUGH TOMROROW NIGHT. THE SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AS THEY MOVE OVER THE AREA. AN AREA OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED SOUTH OF I-72 THROUGH THE PERIOD. HOWEVER...AROUND AN INCH IS POSSIBLE NORTH OF THIS AREA. THE GROUND STILL REMAINS SOMEWHAT SATURATED SO ANY HEAVY RAINLL FALL COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. * HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS...RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL OF DANGEROUS FLOODING ON SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS. THIS COULD ALSO CAUSE RISES ON LARGER RIVERS AND STREAMS THAT ARE HAVE BEEN RECEDING IN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS...AND CAUSE OTHER RIVERS TO REMAIN IN THE STATE OF FLOOD FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ AUTEN
10 follow-up statements
509 WGUS63 KILX 071946 CCA FFAILX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 246 PM CDT TUE JUL 7 2015 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-080300- /O.COR.KILX.FF.A.0008.150708T1200Z-150709T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD- CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...TOULON...PEORIA...LACON... EUREKA...CANTON...PEKIN...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...RUSHVILLE... HAVANA...LINCOLN...CLINTON...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...BEARDSTOWN...PETERSBURG...WINCHESTER...JACKSONVILLE... SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SULLIVAN...TUSCOLA... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP...MARSHALL... EFFINGHAM...NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY...LAWRENCEVILLE 246 PM CDT TUE JUL 7 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CHRISTIAN...DE WITT...LOGAN...MACON...MARSHALL...MASON... MCLEAN...MENARD...MOULTRIE...PEORIA...PIATT...SANGAMON... SHELBY...TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CHAMPAIGN...CLARK...COLES...CRAWFORD...CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS... EDGAR AND VERMILION. IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...STARK. IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CLAY AND EFFINGHAM. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CASS...FULTON...KNOX...MORGAN...SCHUYLER AND SCOTT. * FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA TOMORROW THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT. THE SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AS THEY MOVE OVER THE AREA. AN AREA OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED SOUTH OF I-72 THROUGH THE PERIOD. HOWEVER...AROUND AN INCH IS POSSIBLE NORTH OF THIS AREA. THE GROUND STILL REMAINS SOMEWHAT SATURATED SO ANY HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. * HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS...RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL OF DANGEROUS FLOODING ON SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS. THIS COULD ALSO CAUSE RISES ON LARGER RIVERS AND STREAM THAT HAVE BEEN RECEDING IN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS...AND CAUSE OTHER RIVERS TO REMAIN IN A STATE OF FLOOD FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ AUTEN
661 WGUS63 KILX 072249 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 549 PM CDT TUE JUL 7 2015 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-080900- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0008.150708T1200Z-150709T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD- CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...TOULON...PEORIA...LACON... EUREKA...CANTON...PEKIN...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...RUSHVILLE... HAVANA...LINCOLN...CLINTON...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...BEARDSTOWN...PETERSBURG...WINCHESTER...JACKSONVILLE... SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SULLIVAN...TUSCOLA... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP...MARSHALL... EFFINGHAM...NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY...LAWRENCEVILLE 549 PM CDT TUE JUL 7 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHRISTIAN...DE WITT...LOGAN...MACON... MARSHALL...MASON...MCLEAN...MENARD...MOULTRIE...PEORIA... PIATT...SANGAMON...SHELBY...TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHAMPAIGN...CLARK...COLES...CRAWFORD... CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS...EDGAR AND VERMILION. IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...STARK. IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CLAY AND EFFINGHAM. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CASS...FULTON...KNOX... MORGAN...SCHUYLER AND SCOTT. * FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT * A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AS THEY MOVE OVER THE AREA. AN AREA OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED SOUTH OF I-72 THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. UP TO 1 INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE NORTH OF I-72. THE GROUND STILL REMAINS SATURATED FROM AROUND 1 INCH OF RAIN RECEIVED IN PAST 24 HOURS WITH LOCALLY 1.5 TO 3 INCH AMOUNTS. SO ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. * HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS...RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL OF DANGEROUS FLOODING ON SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS. THIS COULD ALSO CAUSE RISES ON LARGER RIVERS AND STREAMS THAT ARE HAVE BEEN RECEDING IN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS...AND CAUSE OTHER RIVERS TO REMAIN IN THE STATE OF FLOOD FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ 07
279 WGUS63 KILX 080836 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 336 AM CDT WED JUL 8 2015 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-081700- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0008.150708T1200Z-150709T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD- CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...TOULON...PEORIA...LACON... EUREKA...CANTON...PEKIN...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...RUSHVILLE... HAVANA...LINCOLN...CLINTON...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...BEARDSTOWN...PETERSBURG...WINCHESTER...JACKSONVILLE... SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SULLIVAN...TUSCOLA... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP...MARSHALL... EFFINGHAM...NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY...LAWRENCEVILLE 336 AM CDT WED JUL 8 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHRISTIAN...DE WITT...LOGAN...MACON... MARSHALL...MASON...MCLEAN...MENARD...MOULTRIE...PEORIA... PIATT...SANGAMON...SHELBY...TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHAMPAIGN...CLARK...COLES...CRAWFORD... CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS...EDGAR AND VERMILION. IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...STARK. IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CLAY AND EFFINGHAM. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CASS...FULTON...KNOX... MORGAN...SCHUYLER AND SCOTT. * FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM OKLAHOMA TODAY...TO NORTHERN INDIANA BY THURSDAY MORNING. SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL OCCURRING FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THUNDERSTORMS. * THE EXPECTED RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT RISES WILL OCCUR ALONG MANY AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS. ONGOING RIVER FLOODING WILL BE AGGRAVATED BY THE ADDITIONAL RUNOFF AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ BARNES
210 WGUS63 KILX 081552 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1052 AM CDT WED JUL 8 2015 ...AREAS OF FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT... ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-082100- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-150709T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD- CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...TOULON...PEORIA...LACON... EUREKA...CANTON...PEKIN...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...RUSHVILLE... HAVANA...LINCOLN...CLINTON...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...BEARDSTOWN...PETERSBURG...WINCHESTER...JACKSONVILLE... SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SULLIVAN...TUSCOLA... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP...MARSHALL... EFFINGHAM...NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY...LAWRENCEVILLE 1052 AM CDT WED JUL 8 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES. IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHRISTIAN...DE WITT...LOGAN... MACON...MARSHALL...MASON...MCLEAN...MENARD...MOULTRIE...PEORIA... PIATT...SANGAMON...SHELBY...STARK...TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHAMPAIGN...CLARK...COLES...CRAWFORD... CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS...EDGAR AND VERMILION. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY...EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CASS...FULTON...KNOX...MORGAN...SCHUYLER AND SCOTT. * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS ACROSS MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...RAIN WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THUNDERSTORMS. * WITH ALREADY SATURATED GROUND IN PLACE...THE EXPECTED RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT RISES WILL OCCUR ALONG MANY AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS. ONGOING RIVER FLOODING WILL BE AGGRAVATED BY THE ADDITIONAL RUNOFF AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ GEELHART
571 WGUS63 KILX 082024 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 324 PM CDT WED JUL 8 2015 ...AREAS OF FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT... ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-090430- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-150709T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD- CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...TOULON...PEORIA...LACON... EUREKA...CANTON...PEKIN...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...RUSHVILLE... HAVANA...LINCOLN...CLINTON...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...BEARDSTOWN...PETERSBURG...WINCHESTER...JACKSONVILLE... SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SULLIVAN...TUSCOLA... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP...MARSHALL... EFFINGHAM...NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY...LAWRENCEVILLE 324 PM CDT WED JUL 8 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES. IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHRISTIAN...DE WITT...LOGAN... MACON...MARSHALL...MASON...MCLEAN...MENARD...MOULTRIE...PEORIA... PIATT...SANGAMON...SHELBY...STARK...TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHAMPAIGN...CLARK...COLES...CRAWFORD... CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS...EDGAR AND VERMILION. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY...EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CASS...FULTON...KNOX...MORGAN...SCHUYLER AND SCOTT. * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS ACROSS ILLINOIS THROUGH THIS EVENING... RAIN WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR FROM THROUGH THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THUNDERSTORMS. * WITH ALREADY SATURATED GROUND IN PLACE...THE EXPECTED RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT RISES WILL OCCUR ALONG MANY AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS. ONGOING RIVER FLOODING WILL BE AGGRAVATED BY THE ADDITIONAL RUNOFF AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ GEELHART
207 WGUS63 KILX 090137 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 837 PM CDT WED JUL 8 2015 ...AREAS OF FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT... ILZ051-090245- /O.CAN.KILX.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-150709T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SANGAMON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPRINGFIELD 837 PM CDT WED JUL 8 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A NEW FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY TO INCLUDE ENHANCED WORDING AND INFORMATION FOR AREAS DOWNSTREAM OF SPAULDING DAM DUE TO A CONTROLLED WATER RELEASE FROM LAKE SPRINGFIELD. $$ ILZ027>031-036>038-040>050-052>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-090245- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-150709T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR- SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND- LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...TOULON...PEORIA...LACON... EUREKA...CANTON...PEKIN...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...RUSHVILLE... HAVANA...LINCOLN...CLINTON...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...BEARDSTOWN...PETERSBURG...WINCHESTER...JACKSONVILLE... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SULLIVAN...TUSCOLA...CHARLESTON... MATTOON...PARIS...SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP...MARSHALL...EFFINGHAM... NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY...LAWRENCEVILLE 837 PM CDT WED JUL 8 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHRISTIAN...DE WITT...LOGAN...MACON... MARSHALL...MASON...MCLEAN...MENARD...MOULTRIE...PEORIA... PIATT...SHELBY...TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHAMPAIGN...CLARK...COLES...CRAWFORD...CUMBERLAND... DOUGLAS...EDGAR AND VERMILION. IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... STARK. IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CLAY AND EFFINGHAM. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CASS...FULTON...KNOX...MORGAN...SCHUYLER AND SCOTT. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY * AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS ACROSS ILLINOIS THROUGH THIS EVENING... RAIN WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR FROM THROUGH THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THUNDERSTORMS. * WITH ALREADY SATURATED GROUND IN PLACE...THE EXPECTED RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT RISES WILL OCCUR ALONG MANY AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS. ONGOING RIVER FLOODING WILL BE AGGRAVATED BY THE ADDITIONAL RUNOFF AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
814 WGUS63 KILX 090151 FFAILX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 851 PM CDT WED JUL 8 2015 ...AREAS OF FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT... ILZ051-091200- /O.EXA.KILX.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-150709T1200Z/ /00000.0.DR.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SANGAMON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPRINGFIELD 851 PM CDT WED JUL 8 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE SUGAR CREEK BELOW THE SPAULDING DAM IN SANGAMON COUNTY IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 AM THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE SUGAR CREEK BELOW THE SPAULDING DAM IN SANGAMON COUNTY. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY * AT 830 PM CDT...THE DAM OPERATOR REPORTED THAT WATER IS BEING RELEASED FROM SPAULDING DAM AT LAKE SPRINGFIELD. BECAUSE OF THIS...THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL FLOW OF WATER IN SUGAR CREEK DOWNSTREAM OF SPAULDING DAM. * IF YOU LIVE IN THE LOW LYING AREAS BELOW SPAULDING DAM ON SUGAR CREEK...KEEP ABREAST OF THE SITUATION AND STAY ALERT TO CHANGING CONDITIONS. * WITH ALREADY SATURATED GROUND IN PLACE...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT RISES WILL OCCUR ALONG MANY AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS. ONGOING RIVER FLOODING WILL BE AGGRAVATED BY THE ADDITIONAL RUNOFF AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ILZ027>031-036>038-040>050-052>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-091200- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-150709T1200Z/ /00000.0.DR.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR- SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND- LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...TOULON...PEORIA...LACON... EUREKA...CANTON...PEKIN...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...RUSHVILLE... HAVANA...LINCOLN...CLINTON...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...BEARDSTOWN...PETERSBURG...WINCHESTER...JACKSONVILLE... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SULLIVAN...TUSCOLA...CHARLESTON... MATTOON...PARIS...SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP...MARSHALL...EFFINGHAM... NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY...LAWRENCEVILLE 851 PM CDT WED JUL 8 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHRISTIAN...DE WITT...LOGAN...MACON... MARSHALL...MASON...MCLEAN...MENARD...MOULTRIE...PEORIA... PIATT...SHELBY...TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHAMPAIGN...CLARK...COLES...CRAWFORD...CUMBERLAND... DOUGLAS...EDGAR AND VERMILION. IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... STARK. IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CLAY AND EFFINGHAM. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CASS...FULTON...KNOX...MORGAN...SCHUYLER AND SCOTT. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY * AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS ACROSS ILLINOIS THROUGH THIS EVENING... RAIN WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR FROM THROUGH THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THUNDERSTORMS. * WITH ALREADY SATURATED GROUND IN PLACE...THE EXPECTED RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT RISES WILL OCCUR ALONG MANY AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS. ONGOING RIVER FLOODING WILL BE AGGRAVATED BY THE ADDITIONAL RUNOFF AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
355 WGUS63 KILX 090525 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1225 AM CDT THU JUL 9 2015 ...AREAS OF FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT... ILZ027>031-036-037-040>042-047>050-052-090630- /O.CAN.KILX.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-150709T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-SCHUYLER- MASON-LOGAN-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-CHRISTIAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...TOULON...PEORIA...LACON... EUREKA...CANTON...PEKIN...RUSHVILLE...HAVANA...LINCOLN... BEARDSTOWN...PETERSBURG...WINCHESTER...JACKSONVILLE...TAYLORVILLE 1225 AM CDT THU JUL 9 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HEAVY RAINFALL HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. $$ ILZ038-043>046-053>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-091200- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-150709T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MCLEAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD- CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...CLINTON... MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...DECATUR...SULLIVAN... TUSCOLA...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP... MARSHALL...EFFINGHAM...NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY... LAWRENCEVILLE 1225 AM CDT THU JUL 9 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...DE WITT...MACON... MCLEAN...MOULTRIE...PIATT AND SHELBY. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHAMPAIGN...CLARK...COLES...CRAWFORD...CUMBERLAND... DOUGLAS...EDGAR AND VERMILION. IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CLAY AND EFFINGHAM. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING * AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS ACROSS ILLINOIS OVERNIGHT... RAIN WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 4 AM. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THUNDERSTORMS. * WITH ALREADY SATURATED GROUND IN PLACE...THE EXPECTED RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT RISES WILL OCCUR ALONG MANY AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS. ONGOING RIVER FLOODING WILL BE AGGRAVATED BY THE ADDITIONAL RUNOFF AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ILZ051-091200- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-150709T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SANGAMON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPRINGFIELD 1225 AM CDT THU JUL 9 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA... SANGAMON. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING * AT 830 PM CDT...THE DAM OPERATOR REPORTED THAT WATER IS BEING RELEASED FROM SPAULDING DAM AT LAKE SPRINGFIELD. BECAUSE OF THIS...THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL FLOW OF WATER IN SUGAR CREEK DOWNSTREAM OF SPAULDING DAM. * IF YOU LIVE IN THE LOW LYING AREAS BELOW SPAULDING DAM ON SUGAR CREEK...KEEP ABREAST OF THE SITUATION AND STAY ALERT TO CHANGING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
718 WGUS63 KILX 090815 FFAILX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 315 AM CDT THU JUL 9 2015 ILZ038-043>046-053>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-090915- /O.CAN.KILX.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-150709T1200Z/ /00000.0.DR.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MCLEAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD- CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...CLINTON... MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...DECATUR...SULLIVAN... TUSCOLA...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP... MARSHALL...EFFINGHAM...NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY... LAWRENCEVILLE 315 AM CDT THU JUL 9 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. $$ ILZ051-091615- /O.EXT.KILX.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-150710T0000Z/ /00000.0.DR.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SANGAMON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPRINGFIELD 315 AM CDT THU JUL 9 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA... SANGAMON. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * AT 314 AM CDT...THE DAM OPERATOR REPORTED THAT WATER IS BEING RELEASED FROM SPAULDING DAM AT LAKE SPRINGFIELD. BECAUSE OF THIS...THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL FLOW OF WATER IN SUGAR CREEK DOWNSTREAM OF SPAULDING DAM. * IF YOU LIVE IN THE LOW LYING AREAS BELOW SPAULDING DAM ON SUGAR CREEK...KEEP ABREAST OF THE SITUATION AND STAY ALERT TO CHANGING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ SHIMON
775 WGUS63 KILX 091020 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 520 AM CDT THU JUL 9 2015 ILZ051-091130- /O.CAN.KILX.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-150710T0000Z/ /00000.0.DR.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SANGAMON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPRINGFIELD 520 AM CDT THU JUL 9 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SANGAMON COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE DAM OPERATOR FOR THE SPAULDING DAM REPORTED THAT THEY DIMINISHED THE RELEASE OF WATER OVER THE DAM TO LEVELS THAT NO LONGER POSE A THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING ON SUGAR CREEK DOWNSTREAM OF THE DAM. $$ SHIMON
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Jul 7, 2:39 PM CDT, 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 2:39 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 239 PM CDT TUE JUL 7 2015 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT) ISSUED AT 238 PM CDT TUE JUL 7 2015 COLD FRONT HAS CROSSED THE I-70 CORRIDOR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WELL DEFINED MCV FEATURE NOW OFF INTO INDIANA. STILL SOME LINGERING SHOWERS OVER EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AT 2 PM. TEMPERATURES AROUND 80 DEGREES AHEAD OF THE FRONT AT LAWRENCEVILLE...BUT HAVE FALLEN INTO THE LOWER 60S OVER THE NORTHEAST CWA NEAR CHAMPAIGN AND DANVILLE. RATHER THICK CLOUD COVER OVER MOST OF THE AREA...BUT LOW CLOUDS GIVING WAY INTO MORE DIURNAL-TYPE CLOUDS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EAST ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. STILL QUITE A LARGE SHIELD OF SHOWERS AND STORMS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE FRONT FROM OKLAHOMA INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. HIGH-RESOLUTION MODELS SHOWING AN OVERALL NORTHWARD SHIFT AFTER MIDNIGHT...AS LOW PRESSURE RIDES ALONG THE BOUNDARY INTO SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. WILL LINGER CHANCE POP'S SOUTH OF I-70 THIS EVENING BEFORE INCREASING THEM BACK TO THE LIKELY (60%) RANGE AFTER 3 AM. MAY SEE A FEW SHOWERS AS FAR NORTH AS I-72 BY SUNRISE...BUT WILL KEEP THE NORTHERN THIRD OF THE CWA DRY OVERNIGHT. THAT AREA WILL SEE MORE BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS...WHICH SHOULD ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DIP INTO THE LOWER 50S IN SOME OF THE NORMALLY COLDER SPOTS NORTH OF PEORIA AND BLOOMINGTON. LOWS 55-60 WILL BE MORE COMMON ELSEWHERE IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...WITH LOWER 60S SOUTH OF I-70. && .LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY) ISSUED AT 238 PM CDT TUE JUL 7 2015 NEXT WAVE IS FORECAST TO LIFT OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE AREA WITH MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO TOMORROW THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING. AIRMASS WILL REMAIN VERY MOIST WITH PW VALUES OF 1.75 TO 2 INCHES...WHICH WILL BE ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF THE FRONT. AM EXPECTING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH THE WED TO WED NIGHT PERIOD. GROUND IS VERY SOGGY STILL AND EVEN THOUGH FFG GUIDANCE IS SHOWING 1.8 TO 2.3 INCHES IN AN HR FOR FLASH FLOODING, AM CONCERNED THAT THESE NUMBER MAY BE A TAD TOO HIGH. SO THINK WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL FORECASTED FLASH FLOODING WILL BE A PROBLEM. SO...WILL BE ISSUING A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR WED THROUGH WED NIGHT FOR THE WHOLE CWA. MODELS PLACE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL ALONG AND NORTH OF THE TRACK OF THE LOW...WHILE WPC PLACES THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL SOUTH OF I-72. THEREFORE WHOLE CWA IS IN THE WATCH. MODELS DIFFER ON TIMING OF THE LOW PRESS AREA...BUT ALL FORECAST A SIMILAR TRACK THROUGH CENTRAL IL. AFTER THIS LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVES THROUGH THERE COULD BE A BREAK IN THE PCPN...BUT A FRONT WILL LAY OUT IN THE SOUTHERN IL AREA WHICH WILL KEEP A CHC OF POPS FOR SOUTHEAST IL FOR THUR. THIS SEMI-DRY BREAK WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS ANOTHER WAVE LIFTS INTO THE AREA FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. TEMPS THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL BE ON THE COOL SIDE. GUIDANCE LOOKS TOO COOL...EVEN WITH PCPN AND CLOUD COVER ALL DAY TOMORROW. GUIDANCE LOOKS BETTER FOR THUR AND FRI. FURTHER OUT FOR THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK...LOOKS LIKE RIDGING BUILDS INTO THE AREA AND THIS SHOULD BRING DEFINITE DRY PERIODS INTO THE FORECAST...MAINLY DURING THE WEEKEND. ANY FRONT WILL HAVE LIFTED NORTH AND MAY ONLY EFFECT THE NORTHERN PART OF THE CWA. SO LOOKING AT SAT AND SUN AS BEING DRY WITH SAT NIGHT HAVE A CHANCE OF PCPN IN THE NORTH. THE RIDGE WILL THEN BREAK DOWN FOR THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK AND THIS WILL ALLOW THE RETURN FOR MORE PCPN FOR MON AND TUE. TEMPS WILL GET WARM THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND CONTINUE INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON) ISSUED AT 1234 PM CDT TUE JUL 7 2015 INITIAL CONCERN IN THE SHORT TERM WILL BE WITH THE LINGERING MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS. THICKER CLOUD COVER WITH SOME IFR CEILINGS HAS COVERED MOST OF THE TAF SITES IN THE WAKE OF A RECENT COLD FRONT...BUT THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THIS CLOUD SHIELD WAS SHOWN ON SATELLITE FROM ABOUT KUIN-KGBG-KMDW AT 17Z. WITH A SOUTHWARD MOVEMENT...AM EXPECTING IMPROVING CONDITIONS AT KPIA/KBMI SHORTLY AND FROM KSPI-KCMI MORE IN THE 21Z TIME FRAME. SOME NORTH- NORTHEAST WINDS ARE GUSTING 15-20 KNOTS BUT SHOULD SUBSIDE OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. FOCUS SHIFTS TOWARD LATE NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A LARGE AREA OF RAIN SPREAD NORTHEAST INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THIS WILL LIKELY BRING MVFR CEILINGS INTO KSPI/KDEC AS EARLY AS 09Z AND QUICKLY OVERSPREADING AREAS TO THE NORTH AND EAST. SOME FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE CEILINGS GETTING DOWN INTO THE 1000 FOOT RANGE AFTER 12Z...SO WILL NEED TO WATCH FOR POTENTIAL IFR CONDITIONS... BUT WILL INTRODUCE LOW MVFR CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME. && .ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073. && SHORT TERM...GEELHART LONG TERM...AUTEN AVIATION...GEELHART
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 11:33 AM CDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1133 AM CDT TUE JUL 7 2015 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>042-047>050-081100- CASS-FULTON-KNOX-LOGAN-MARSHALL-MASON-MCLEAN-MENARD-MORGAN-PEORIA- SCHUYLER-SCOTT-STARK-TAZEWELL-WOODFORD- 1133 AM CDT TUE JUL 7 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AIR QUALITY WILL BE POOR THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...MAINLY NORTHWEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY DIFFICULTIES SHOULD AVOID OUTDOOR EXERTION TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY AND AGAIN ON MONDAY. HEAVY RAINS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING...ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS...MAY OCCUR WITH SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER THROUGH THE ENTIRE PERIOD...WITH MAJOR FLOODING AROUND HAVANA AND DOWNSTREAM OF BEARDSTOWN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ043>046-051>057-061-081100- CHAMPAIGN-CHRISTIAN-COLES-DE WITT-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-MACON-MOULTRIE- PIATT-SANGAMON-SHELBY-VERMILION- 1133 AM CDT TUE JUL 7 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...AND AGAIN MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK. A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT MAY BE STRONG...WITH GUSTY WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-081100- CLARK-CLAY-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-RICHLAND- 1133 AM CDT TUE JUL 7 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AS A COLD FRONT AND LOW PRESSURE PASS ACROSS ILLINOIS. ADDITIONAL STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS WELL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...AND AGAIN MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK. A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT MAY BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE WABASH RIVER THROUGH THE ENTIRE PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. GEELHART
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 7, 10:22 AM CDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1022 AM CDT TUE JUL 07 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 SW WOODSON 39.62N 90.24W
07/07/2015 M1.80 INCH MORGAN IL MESONET
SWOP REPORT.
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OUSLEYSpecial weather statement, Jul 7, 10:25 AM CDT, 4 hours 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1025 AM CDT TUE JUL 7 2015 ILZ027>031-036-037-040-041-072100- KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-SCHUYLER- MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...TOULON...PEORIA...LACON... EUREKA...CANTON...PEKIN...RUSHVILLE...HAVANA 1025 AM CDT TUE JUL 7 2015 ...POOR AIR QUALITY DUE TO CANADIAN WILDFIRES... ANALYSIS FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY INDICATES AIR QUALITY OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS HAS REACHED UNHEALTHY LEVELS. THIS IS MOST PREVALENT NORTHWEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER...AND IS BEING CAUSED BY THE SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES IN NORTHWEST CANADA...WHICH HAS BEEN DRAWN INTO THE MIDWEST OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. VISIBILITY IS BEING REDUCED TO A FEW MILES DUE TO THE RESULTING HAZE...AND THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF SMOKE BEING SMELLED AT THE SURFACE...DUE TO THE AIR BEING DRAWN DOWNWARD BEHIND A RECENT COLD FRONT PASSAGE. WHEN THE AIR QUALITY INDEX IS DESCRIBED AS UNHEALTHY...IT INDICATES A GREATER LIKELIHOOD OF RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS AND BREATHING DIFFICULTIES IN SENSITIVE GROUPS. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASES SHOULD AVOID OUTDOOR EXERTION...AND OTHERS SHOULD LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF OUTDOOR EXERTION. AIR QUALITY SHOULD IMPROVE LATER THIS AFTERNOON...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. GEELHART
Local storm report, Jul 7, 11:04 AM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1104 AM CDT TUE JUL 07 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 SE AVON 40.60N 90.35W
07/07/2015 M1.00 INCH FULTON IL COCORAHS
0625 AM HEAVY RAIN SE LINCOLN 40.15N 89.37W
07/07/2015 M1.07 INCH LOGAN IL COCORAHS
0630 AM HEAVY RAIN ENE ROCHESTER 39.75N 89.54W
07/07/2015 M1.45 INCH SANGAMON IL COCORAHS
0630 AM HEAVY RAIN W HOOPESTON 40.47N 87.67W
07/07/2015 M1.38 INCH VERMILION IL COCORAHS
0630 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 SW JACKSONVILLE 39.72N 90.25W
07/07/2015 M1.65 INCH MORGAN IL COCORAHS
0640 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 ENE BLOOMINGTON 40.50N 88.90W
07/07/2015 M1.10 INCH MCLEAN IL COCORAHS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN W KNOXVILLE 40.91N 90.29W
07/07/2015 M1.92 INCH KNOX IL COCORAHS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 WNW SPRINGFIELD 39.81N 89.73W
07/07/2015 M1.07 INCH SANGAMON IL COCORAHS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 ENE CHATHAM 39.68N 89.68W
07/07/2015 M1.42 INCH SANGAMON IL COCORAHS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 SW EL PASO 40.68N 89.10W
07/07/2015 M1.28 INCH WOODFORD IL COCORAHS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 N CERRO GORDO 39.93N 88.73W
07/07/2015 M1.06 INCH PIATT IL COCORAHS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 E VICTORIA 41.03N 90.08W
07/07/2015 M3.20 INCH KNOX IL PUBLIC
FORMER COOPERATIVE OBSERVATION PROGRAM SITE.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 SSW CHAMPAIGN 40.06N 88.29W
07/07/2015 M1.66 INCH CHAMPAIGN IL COCORAHS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN BUFFALO 39.85N 89.41W
07/07/2015 M1.40 INCH SANGAMON IL COCORAHS
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN JACKSONVILLE 39.73N 90.23W
07/07/2015 M1.85 INCH MORGAN IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN LOAMI 39.67N 89.85W
07/07/2015 M2.39 INCH SANGAMON IL PUBLIC
FORMER COOPERATIVE OBSERVATION PROGRAM OBSERVER.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 W EDINBURG 39.66N 89.45W
07/07/2015 M1.30 INCH CHRISTIAN IL COCORAHS
0730 AM HEAVY RAIN NEW BERLIN 39.73N 89.91W
07/07/2015 M3.20 INCH SANGAMON IL PUBLIC
RECEIVED VIA TWEET.
1000 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 SW WOODSON 39.62N 90.24W
07/07/2015 M1.80 INCH MORGAN IL MESONET
SWOP REPORT.
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OUSLEYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 9:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Knox | 6 hr |
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