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Flash Flood Watch 4, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood watch at Aug 13, 2016, 3:20 AM CDT for 19 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Aug 13, 2016, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 63 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2016, 3:20 AM CDT (08:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 13, 2016, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 16, 2016, 3:34 AM CDT
- In force
- 63 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Champaign County, IL, Christian County, IL, Clark County, IL, Clay County, IL, Coles County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Macon County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Richland County, IL, Sangamon County, IL, Shelby County, IL, Vermilion County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:21 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
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 302 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
- 85 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 901 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
244 WGUS63 KILX 130820 FFAILX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 320 AM CDT SAT AUG 13 2016 ILZ066>068-071>073-132100- /O.NEW.KILX.FF.A.0004.160813T1800Z-160816T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA... OLNEY...LAWRENCEVILLE 320 AM CDT SAT AUG 13 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CRAWFORD. IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CLAY AND EFFINGHAM. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT...HELPING TO TRIGGER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE STORMS ARE LIKELY TO BE SLOW MOVING...AND HEAVY RAINFALL PRODUCERS. THE FRONT WILL STALL NEAR THE AREA BY SUNDAY AND LINGER FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. DISTURBANCES MOVING ALONG THE STALLED FRONT WILL BRING A RENEWED THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN FROM TIME TO TIME. WHILE THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT WILL NOT BE CONTINUOUS...MULTI DAY RAINFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA BY LATE MONDAY. THE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ANTICIPATED HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. 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 KEEP INFORMED AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED. && $$ BAK
9 follow-up statements
983 WGUS63 KILX 131931 FFAILX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 231 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2016 ILZ062-063-140400- /O.EXB.KILX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-160816T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENUP...MARSHALL 231 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CLARK AND CUMBERLAND. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT...HELPING TO TRIGGER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE STORMS ARE LIKELY TO BE SLOW MOVING...AND HEAVY RAINFALL PRODUCERS. THE FRONT WILL STALL NEAR THE AREA BY SUNDAY AND LINGER FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. DISTURBANCES MOVING ALONG THE STALLED FRONT WILL BRING A RENEWED THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN FROM TIME TO TIME. WHILE THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT WILL NOT BE CONTINUOUS...MULTI DAY RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES IS LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ANTICIPATED HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD KEEP INFORMED AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED. && $$ ILZ066>068-071>073-140400- /O.EXT.KILX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-160816T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA... OLNEY...LAWRENCEVILLE 231 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CRAWFORD. IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CLAY AND EFFINGHAM. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT...HELPING TO TRIGGER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE STORMS ARE LIKELY TO BE SLOW MOVING...AND HEAVY RAINFALL PRODUCERS. THE FRONT WILL STALL NEAR THE AREA BY SUNDAY AND LINGER FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. DISTURBANCES MOVING ALONG THE STALLED FRONT WILL BRING A RENEWED THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN FROM TIME TO TIME. WHILE THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT WILL NOT BE CONTINUOUS...MULTI DAY RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ANTICIPATED HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. 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 KEEP INFORMED AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED. && $$ AUTEN
757 WGUS63 KILX 140354 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1054 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2016 ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-141700- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-160816T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENUP...MARSHALL...EFFINGHAM... NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY...LAWRENCEVILLE 1054 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CLARK...CRAWFORD AND CUMBERLAND. IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CLAY AND EFFINGHAM. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * A COLD FRONT STALLED ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS WILL LINGER FOR A FEW DAYS. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT NORTH AND SOUTH PERIODICALLY AS WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE RIDE NORTHEAST ALONG THE BOUNDARY. THE FRONT WILL TRIGGER OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE STORMS ARE LIKELY TO BE SLOW MOVING...AND HEAVY RAINFALL PRODUCERS. WHILE THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT WILL NOT BE CONTINUOUS...MULTI DAY RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ANTICIPATED HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD KEEP INFORMED AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED. && $$ SHIMON
486 WGUS63 KILX 140855 FFAILX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 355 AM CDT SUN AUG 14 2016 ILZ052-054>057-061-142100- /O.EXA.KILX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-160816T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHRISTIAN-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLORVILLE...SULLIVAN...TUSCOLA... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...SHELBYVILLE 355 AM CDT SUN AUG 14 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHRISTIAN...MOULTRIE AND SHELBY. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...COLES...DOUGLAS AND EDGAR. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS WILL LINGER FOR A FEW DAYS. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT NORTH AND SOUTH PERIODICALLY AS WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE RIDE NORTHEAST ALONG THE BOUNDARY. THE FRONT WILL TRIGGER OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE STORMS ARE LIKELY TO BE SLOW MOVING...AND HEAVY RAINFALL PRODUCERS. WHILE THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT WILL NOT BE CONTINUOUS...MULTI DAY RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ANTICIPATED HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. 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 KEEP INFORMED AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED. && $$ ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-142100- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-160816T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENUP...MARSHALL...EFFINGHAM... NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY...LAWRENCEVILLE 355 AM CDT SUN AUG 14 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CLARK...CRAWFORD AND CUMBERLAND. IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CLAY AND EFFINGHAM. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS WILL LINGER FOR A FEW DAYS. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT NORTH AND SOUTH PERIODICALLY AS WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE RIDE NORTHEAST ALONG THE BOUNDARY. THE FRONT WILL TRIGGER OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE STORMS ARE LIKELY TO BE SLOW MOVING...AND HEAVY RAINFALL PRODUCERS. WHILE THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT WILL NOT BE CONTINUOUS...MULTI DAY RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ANTICIPATED HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD KEEP INFORMED AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED. && $$ BAK
449 WGUS63 KILX 141931 AAE FFAILX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 231 PM CDT SUN AUG 14 2016 ...FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ILZ044>046-051-053-150300- /O.EXA.KILX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-160816T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-SANGAMON-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...DECATUR 231 PM CDT SUN AUG 14 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES. IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...MACON...PIATT AND SANGAMON. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHAMPAIGN AND VERMILION. * THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY...AS WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN THE AREA... AND THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE RAIN...HEAVY AMOUNTS OF RAIN ARE LIKELY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY BETWEEN LATE THIS EVENING AND TUESDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS. * THE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY WHERE HEAVY RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE LAST COUPLE DAYS. IN ADDITION...FLOODING OF LARGER RIVERS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. 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 KEEP INFORMED AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED. && $$ ILZ052-054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-150300- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-160816T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHRISTIAN-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLORVILLE...SULLIVAN...TUSCOLA... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP...MARSHALL... EFFINGHAM...NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY...LAWRENCEVILLE 231 PM CDT SUN AUG 14 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES. IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHRISTIAN...MOULTRIE AND SHELBY. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CLARK...COLES... CRAWFORD...CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS AND EDGAR. IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CLAY AND EFFINGHAM. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY...AS WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN THE AREA...AND THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE RAIN...HEAVY AMOUNTS OF RAIN ARE LIKELY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BETWEEN THIS EVENING AND TUESDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS. THE HIGHEST TOTALS ARE LIKELY NEAR OR JUST NORTH OF THE I-70 CORRIDOR. * THE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY WHERE HEAVY RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE LAST COUPLE DAYS. IN ADDITION...FLOODING OF LARGER RIVERS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD KEEP INFORMED AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED. && $$ GEELHART
323 WGUS63 KILX 150334 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1034 PM CDT SUN AUG 14 2016 ...FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ILZ044>046-051>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-151200- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-160816T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE- DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER- CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SULLIVAN... TUSCOLA...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP... MARSHALL...EFFINGHAM...NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY... LAWRENCEVILLE 1034 PM CDT SUN AUG 14 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY 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...CHRISTIAN...MACON... MOULTRIE...PIATT...SANGAMON 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. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY...AS WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN THE AREA...AND THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE RAIN...HEAVY AMOUNTS OF RAIN ARE LIKELY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS. THE HIGHEST TOTALS ARE LIKELY NEAR OR JUST NORTH OF THE I-70 CORRIDOR. * THE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY WHERE HEAVY RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE LAST COUPLE DAYS. IN ADDITION... FLOODING OF LARGER RIVERS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. 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 KEEP INFORMED AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED. && $$ SHIMON
343 WGUS63 KILX 150847 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 347 AM CDT MON AUG 15 2016 ILZ044>046-051>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-152100- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-160816T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE- DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER- CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SULLIVAN... TUSCOLA...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP... MARSHALL...EFFINGHAM...NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY... LAWRENCEVILLE 347 AM CDT MON AUG 15 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY 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...CHRISTIAN...MACON... MOULTRIE...PIATT...SANGAMON 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. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY...AS WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN THE AREA...AND THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE RAIN...HEAVY AMOUNTS OF RAIN ARE LIKELY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2.5 INCHES ARE LIKELY FROM TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS. THE HIGHEST TOTALS ARE LIKELY NEAR OR JUST NORTH OF THE I-70 CORRIDOR. * THE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY WHERE HEAVY RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE LAST COUPLE DAYS. IN ADDITION... FLOODING OF LARGER RIVERS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. 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 KEEP INFORMED AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED. && $$ BAK
544 WGUS63 KILX 151959 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 259 PM CDT MON AUG 15 2016 ILZ044>046-051>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-160300- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-160816T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE- DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER- CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SULLIVAN... TUSCOLA...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP... MARSHALL...EFFINGHAM...NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY... LAWRENCEVILLE 259 PM CDT MON AUG 15 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES. IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHRISTIAN...MACON... MOULTRIE...PIATT...SANGAMON 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. * THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * A LARGE AREA OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS HAS RECEIVED 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE EARLY MORNING. WHILE THE RAIN WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED FOR A TIME LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OUT OF MISSOURI. SOME HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. * WITH SATURATED GROUND FROM THE EARLIER RAIN...AREAS OF FLOODING MAY DEVELOP WITH THE HEAVIER SHOWERS. IN ADDITION...FLOODING OF LARGER RIVERS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS... MAINLY OVER SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. 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 KEEP INFORMED AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED. && $$ GEELHART
620 WGUS63 KILX 160138 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 838 PM CDT MON AUG 15 2016 ILZ044>046-051>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-161200- /O.CON.KILX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-160816T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE- DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER- CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SULLIVAN... TUSCOLA...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP... MARSHALL...EFFINGHAM...NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY... LAWRENCEVILLE 838 PM CDT MON AUG 15 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... 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...CHRISTIAN...MACON... MOULTRIE...PIATT...SANGAMON 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 TUESDAY * A LARGE AREA OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS HAS RECEIVED 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING. WHILE THE RAIN HAS BECOME MORE SCATTERED AT TIMES THIS EVENING...ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OUT OF MISSOURI. SOME HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY THROUGH 2 AM. * WITH SATURATED GROUND FROM THE EARLIER RAIN...AREAS OF FLOODING MAY DEVELOP WITH THE HEAVIER SHOWERS. IN ADDITION... FLOODING OF LARGER RIVERS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS... MAINLY OVER SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. 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 KEEP INFORMED AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED. && $$ SHIMON
742 WGUS63 KILX 160834 FFAILX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 334 AM CDT TUE AUG 16 2016 ILZ044>046-051>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-160945- /O.CAN.KILX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-160816T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE- DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER- CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SULLIVAN... TUSCOLA...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP... MARSHALL...EFFINGHAM...NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY... LAWRENCEVILLE 334 AM CDT TUE AUG 16 2016 ...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. WHILE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL POSSIBLE TODAY...IT WILL NOT BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO POSE A FLASH FLOOD THREAT. $$ BAK
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 Aug 13, 3:17 AM CDT, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 13, 3:17 AM CDT, 3 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Lincoln IL 317 AM CDT SAT AUG 13 2016 .SHORT TERM...(Today and tonight) ISSUED AT 316 AM CDT Sat Aug 13 2016 A weak cold front is currently making its way southeast across the forecast area...very slowly I might add. The slow movement of the front is to be expected given its nearly parallel orientation to the steering flow. It should be slightly cooler and less humid behind the front today, which includes roughly the northwest 2/3 of the forecast area. The southeast 1/3 of the forecast area will still be under the gun for locally heavy showers and thunderstorms into tonight with peak instability in excess of 3000 j/kg once again and precipitable water values in excess of 2 inches. In addition to the instability & moisture, forcing to boost convection will be provided by the persistence of the right entrance region of an upper-level jet streak over the area. Behind the front, mainly rain free conditions are anticipated through tonight. Decided to post a Flash Flood Watch for our far southeast counties, from midday today through Monday. This area stands the best chance of heavy rainfall later today into tonight with the passage of the slow moving front. The front is also expected to stall out not too far away from the watch area. Additional disturbances moving along the front into Monday will provide a periodic risk of heavy rainfall. While the heavy rainfall threat will not be continuous, it should occur often enough to preclude going with several shorter watches. This also blends well with surrounding office headlines. && .LONG TERM...(Sunday through Friday) ISSUED AT 316 AM CDT Sat Aug 13 2016 The front is expected to stall just to the SE of ILX in the Ohio RIver Valley. The same front will provide a bit of focus for showers and thunderstorms through the weekend in the south, particularly along and south of the I-70 corridor. Heaviest precip axis lies just south of I-70 as well through the extended. Moisture streaming into the region will create a prolonged event with the potential for heavy rainfall. The Flash Flood Watch extends into Monday, although the precip may last beyond that. However, the latest ECMWF is showing a slightly drier solution. As a result, the confidence is too low further out into the forecast to expand the watch much more in time. Temperatures are at least temporarily cooler behind the boundary, with temperatures dropping into the lower 80s, and upper 70s on Monday. Then, the ridge breaks down somewhat over the west, and southerly flow sets up at the surface, slowly warming the temps back up through the end of the week. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Saturday night) Issued at 1242 AM CDT Sat Aug 13 2016 While the rainfall with the ongoing frontal passage has largely come to an end (or will shortly) across the central Illinois terminals, we will have to contend with MVFR or IFR CIGS/VSBYS into Saturday morning. These should fairly quickly burn off during the morning hours, leaving predominantly VFR conditions for the balance of the forecast period. The front will remain close enough that a few showers/storms can't be ruled out near peak diurnal heating (mainly at KCMI), but most terminals should be dry Saturday. && .ILX Watches/Warnings/Advisories... Flash Flood Watch from 1 PM CDT this afternoon through Monday evening for ILZ066>068-071>073. && SHORT TERM...Bak LONG TERM...HJS AVIATION...Bak
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 12, 3:16 PM CDT, 12 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 316 PM CDT FRI AUG 12 2016 ILZ027>031-036-037-040-041-047>050-131100- CASS-FULTON-KNOX-MARSHALL-MASON-MENARD-MORGAN-PEORIA-SCHUYLER- SCOTT-STARK-TAZEWELL-WOODFORD- 316 PM CDT FRI AUG 12 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING...WITH THE STORMS DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WHILE THESE ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A FEW STORMS MAY LINGER EAST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER EARLY SATURDAY...BUT BETTER THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ038-042>046-051>057-061-131100- CHAMPAIGN-CHRISTIAN-COLES-DE WITT-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-LOGAN-MACON- MCLEAN-MOULTRIE-PIATT-SANGAMON-SHELBY-VERMILION- 316 PM CDT FRI AUG 12 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH THE THREAT OF STORMS DIMINISHING WEST OF I-55 AFTER MIDNIGHT. WHILE WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY CONTAIN STRONG WIND GUSTS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. HOWEVER...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ANTICIPATED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH ON SATURDAY...BUT WILL RETURN FOR MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING...MAINLY THROUGH 10 PM. ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-131100- CLARK-CLAY-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-RICHLAND- 316 PM CDT FRI AUG 12 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE EVENING... CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. RAINFALL FROM SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WILL AVERAGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS FURTHER SOUTH TOWARD THE OHIO RIVER. THIS MAY CAUSE FLOODING...ESPECIALLY ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS...WITH FLOODING ON LARGER RIVERS POSSIBLE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. GEELHART
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 12, 10:07 PM CDT, 5 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1007 PM CDT FRI AUG 12 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 N MACKINAW 40.55N 89.36W
08/12/2016 M3.25 INCH TAZEWELL IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0542 PM HEAVY RAIN NEW HOLLAND 40.18N 89.58W
08/12/2016 M1.99 INCH LOGAN IL MESONET
RAIN FELL IN ONE HOUR.
0545 PM FLASH FLOOD HOPEDALE 40.42N 89.42W
08/12/2016 TAZEWELL IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER OVER PARTS OF OLD HIGHWAY 121
0545 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 N EMDEN 40.33N 89.49W
08/12/2016 TAZEWELL IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER OVER PARTS OF 155 NEAR MILE MARKER 12. CAR IN DITCH
DUE TO THE WATER.
0545 PM FLASH FLOOD DELAVAN 40.37N 89.54W
08/12/2016 TAZEWELL IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATEWR ON ROAD NEAR INTERSECTION OF 122 AND OLD
SPRINGFIELD ROAD.
0600 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 N BARTONVILLE 40.65N 89.66W
08/12/2016 M2.10 INCH PEORIA IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0615 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 SW PEORIA 40.72N 89.64W
08/12/2016 M1.69 INCH PEORIA IL MESONET
0615 PM HEAVY RAIN SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
08/12/2016 M1.18 INCH SANGAMON IL MESONET
RAIN FELL IN 30 MINUTES.
0633 PM FLOOD SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
08/12/2016 SANGAMON IL BROADCAST MEDIA
FLOODED UNDERPASS ON SANGAMON AVE NEAR PEORIA ROAD.
0651 PM FLOOD SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
08/12/2016 SANGAMON IL PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORTS OF STREET FLOODING OVER PARTS OF VETERANS
PARKWAY ON THE WESTERN PART OF SPRINGFIELD. FLOODING ON
OLD JACKSONVILLE ROAD AND KOKE MILL ROAD AND OTHER
STREETS.
0652 PM HEAVY RAIN CAPITAL AIRPORT 39.84N 89.68W
08/12/2016 M3.44 INCH SANGAMON IL ASOS
3.44 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN ONE HOUR REPORTED AT CAPITAL
AIRPORT IN SPRINGFIELD.
0700 PM HEAVY RAIN PEORIA 40.74N 89.61W
08/12/2016 M1.51 INCH PEORIA IL MESONET
RIVER GAUGE SITE AT PEORIA LOCK AND DAM.
0700 PM HEAVY RAIN CONGERVILLE 40.62N 89.21W
08/12/2016 M2.31 INCH WOODFORD IL MESONET
RIVER GAUGE SITE
0700 PM HEAVY RAIN KINGSTON MINES 40.56N 89.77W
08/12/2016 M1.29 INCH PEORIA IL MESONET
RIVER GAUGE SITE
0700 PM HEAVY RAIN ASTORIA 40.23N 90.36W
08/12/2016 M1.47 INCH FULTON IL PUBLIC
0700 PM HEAVY RAIN LONDON MILLS 40.71N 90.27W
08/12/2016 M1.85 INCH FULTON IL MESONET
RIVER GAUGE SITE
0700 PM HEAVY RAIN 5 W SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.74W
08/12/2016 M4.03 INCH SANGAMON IL MESONET
4.03 INCHES OF RAIN IN 90 MINUTES.
0700 PM FLOOD 5 W SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.74W
08/12/2016 SANGAMON IL MESONET
FLOODING OF STREETS.
0700 PM HEAVY RAIN EAST PEORIA 40.67N 89.55W
08/12/2016 M2.00 INCH TAZEWELL IL MESONET
RIVER GAUGE SITE
0723 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 E SAN JOSE 40.31N 89.58W
08/12/2016 LOGAN IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
FLOODED ROADWAY AT HIGHWAY 136 AND 100TH AVE. REPORTED BY
COUNTY SHERIFF.
0728 PM FLASH FLOOD HOPEDALE 40.42N 89.42W
08/12/2016 TAZEWELL IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
FLOODED COUNTY ROADS. BARACADES HAVE BEEN PUT OUT. FROM
COUNTY SHERIFF.
0740 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 W RIVERTON 39.85N 89.58W
08/12/2016 M2.34 INCH SANGAMON IL MESONET
2.34 INCHES OF HEAVY RAIN IN 90 MINUTES.
0740 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 E CHATHAM 39.67N 89.68W
08/12/2016 M1.42 INCH SANGAMON IL MESONET
1.42 INCH RAINFALL IN 1 HOUR.
0752 PM HEAVY RAIN CAPITAL AIRPORT 39.84N 89.68W
08/12/2016 M5.17 INCH SANGAMON IL ASOS
2 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL.
0815 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 SE AUBURN 39.56N 89.72W
08/12/2016 M2.88 INCH SANGAMON IL MESONET
RAIN FELL IN 1 3/4 HOURS.
0815 PM HEAVY RAIN MINIER 40.43N 89.31W
08/12/2016 M4.00 INCH TAZEWELL IL PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT OF 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL.
0845 PM HEAVY RAIN SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
08/12/2016 M3.51 INCH SANGAMON IL TRAINED SPOTTER
RAINFALL TOTAL SINCE 610 PM.
0900 PM HEAVY RAIN FANCY PRAIRIE 39.98N 89.60W
08/12/2016 M5.19 INCH MENARD IL EMERGENCY MNGR
0913 PM HEAVY RAIN 5 W SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.74W
08/12/2016 M5.07 INCH SANGAMON IL MESONET
STORM TOTAL.
0915 PM HEAVY RAIN SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
08/12/2016 M3.81 INCH SANGAMON IL CO-OP OBSERVER
3 HOUR STORM TOTAL.
0925 PM HEAVY RAIN PANA 39.39N 89.08W
08/12/2016 M2.20 INCH CHRISTIAN IL MESONET
2.2 INCHES IN 90 MINUTES.
0952 PM HEAVY RAIN CAPITAL AIRPORT 39.84N 89.68W
08/12/2016 M5.56 INCH SANGAMON IL ASOS
5.56 INCHES IN THE PAST 4 HOURS.
&&
GOETSCHLocal storm report, Aug 12, 10:52 PM CDT, 4 hours 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1052 PM CDT FRI AUG 12 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1030 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 W SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.72W
08/12/2016 M4.10 INCH SANGAMON IL COCORAHS
RAINFALL TOTAL BETWEEN 6 PM AND 940 PM.
&&
SHIMONLocal storm report, Aug 12, 11:17 PM CDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1117 PM CDT FRI AUG 12 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1110 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 SW PEORIA 40.72N 89.64W
08/12/2016 M2.69 INCH PEORIA IL COCORAHS
RAINFALL TOTAL FROM BETWEEN 6 PM AND 10 PM.
&&
SHIMONLocal storm report, Aug 12, 11:20 PM CDT, 4 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1120 PM CDT FRI AUG 12 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 N MACKINAW 40.55N 89.36W
08/12/2016 M3.25 INCH TAZEWELL IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0542 PM HEAVY RAIN NEW HOLLAND 40.18N 89.58W
08/12/2016 M1.99 INCH LOGAN IL MESONET
RAIN FELL IN ONE HOUR.
0545 PM FLASH FLOOD HOPEDALE 40.42N 89.42W
08/12/2016 TAZEWELL IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER OVER PARTS OF OLD HIGHWAY 121
0545 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 N EMDEN 40.33N 89.49W
08/12/2016 TAZEWELL IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER OVER PARTS OF 155 NEAR MILE MARKER 12. CAR IN DITCH
DUE TO THE WATER.
0545 PM FLASH FLOOD DELAVAN 40.37N 89.54W
08/12/2016 TAZEWELL IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATEWR ON ROAD NEAR INTERSECTION OF 122 AND OLD
SPRINGFIELD ROAD.
0600 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 N BARTONVILLE 40.65N 89.66W
08/12/2016 M2.10 INCH PEORIA IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0615 PM HEAVY RAIN SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
08/12/2016 M1.18 INCH SANGAMON IL MESONET
RAIN FELL IN 30 MINUTES.
0633 PM FLOOD SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
08/12/2016 SANGAMON IL BROADCAST MEDIA
FLOODED UNDERPASS ON SANGAMON AVE NEAR PEORIA ROAD.
0651 PM FLOOD SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
08/12/2016 SANGAMON IL PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORTS OF STREET FLOODING OVER PARTS OF VETERANS
PARKWAY ON THE WESTERN PART OF SPRINGFIELD. FLOODING ON
OLD JACKSONVILLE ROAD AND KOKE MILL ROAD AND OTHER
STREETS.
0652 PM HEAVY RAIN CAPITAL AIRPORT 39.84N 89.68W
08/12/2016 M3.44 INCH SANGAMON IL ASOS
3.44 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN ONE HOUR REPORTED AT CAPITAL
AIRPORT IN SPRINGFIELD.
0700 PM HEAVY RAIN 5 W SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.74W
08/12/2016 M4.03 INCH SANGAMON IL MESONET
4.03 INCHES OF RAIN IN 90 MINUTES.
0700 PM HEAVY RAIN EAST PEORIA 40.67N 89.55W
08/12/2016 M2.00 INCH TAZEWELL IL MESONET
RIVER GAUGE SITE
0700 PM HEAVY RAIN CONGERVILLE 40.62N 89.21W
08/12/2016 M2.31 INCH WOODFORD IL MESONET
RIVER GAUGE SITE
0700 PM HEAVY RAIN KINGSTON MINES 40.56N 89.77W
08/12/2016 M1.29 INCH PEORIA IL MESONET
RIVER GAUGE SITE
0700 PM HEAVY RAIN LONDON MILLS 40.71N 90.27W
08/12/2016 M1.85 INCH FULTON IL MESONET
RIVER GAUGE SITE
0700 PM FLOOD 5 W SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.74W
08/12/2016 SANGAMON IL MESONET
FLOODING OF STREETS.
0700 PM HEAVY RAIN ASTORIA 40.23N 90.36W
08/12/2016 M1.47 INCH FULTON IL PUBLIC
0700 PM HEAVY RAIN PEORIA 40.74N 89.61W
08/12/2016 M1.51 INCH PEORIA IL MESONET
RIVER GAUGE SITE AT PEORIA LOCK AND DAM.
0723 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 E SAN JOSE 40.31N 89.58W
08/12/2016 LOGAN IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
FLOODED ROADWAY AT HIGHWAY 136 AND 100TH AVE. REPORTED BY
COUNTY SHERIFF.
0728 PM FLASH FLOOD HOPEDALE 40.42N 89.42W
08/12/2016 TAZEWELL IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
FLOODED COUNTY ROADS. BARACADES HAVE BEEN PUT OUT. FROM
COUNTY SHERIFF.
0740 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 W RIVERTON 39.85N 89.58W
08/12/2016 M2.34 INCH SANGAMON IL MESONET
2.34 INCHES OF HEAVY RAIN IN 90 MINUTES.
0740 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 E CHATHAM 39.67N 89.68W
08/12/2016 M1.42 INCH SANGAMON IL MESONET
1.42 INCH RAINFALL IN 1 HOUR.
0752 PM HEAVY RAIN CAPITAL AIRPORT 39.84N 89.68W
08/12/2016 M5.17 INCH SANGAMON IL ASOS
2 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL.
0815 PM HEAVY RAIN MINIER 40.43N 89.31W
08/12/2016 M4.00 INCH TAZEWELL IL PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT OF 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL.
0815 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 SE AUBURN 39.56N 89.72W
08/12/2016 M2.88 INCH SANGAMON IL MESONET
RAIN FELL IN 1 3/4 HOURS.
0845 PM HEAVY RAIN SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
08/12/2016 M3.51 INCH SANGAMON IL TRAINED SPOTTER
RAINFALL TOTAL SINCE 610 PM.
0900 PM HEAVY RAIN FANCY PRAIRIE 39.98N 89.60W
08/12/2016 M5.19 INCH MENARD IL EMERGENCY MNGR
0913 PM HEAVY RAIN 5 W SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.74W
08/12/2016 M5.07 INCH SANGAMON IL MESONET
STORM TOTAL.
0915 PM HEAVY RAIN SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
08/12/2016 M3.81 INCH SANGAMON IL CO-OP OBSERVER
3 HOUR STORM TOTAL.
0925 PM HEAVY RAIN PANA 39.39N 89.08W
08/12/2016 M2.20 INCH CHRISTIAN IL MESONET
2.2 INCHES IN 90 MINUTES.
0952 PM HEAVY RAIN CAPITAL AIRPORT 39.84N 89.68W
08/12/2016 M5.56 INCH SANGAMON IL ASOS
5.56 INCHES IN THE PAST 4 HOURS.
1030 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 W SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.72W
08/12/2016 M4.10 INCH SANGAMON IL MESONET
RAINFALL TOTAL BETWEEN 6 PM AND 940 PM.
1110 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 SW PEORIA 40.72N 89.64W
08/12/2016 M2.69 INCH PEORIA IL MESONET
RAINFALL TOTAL FROM BETWEEN 6 PM AND 10 PM.
&&
SHIMONLocal storm report, Aug 12, 11:43 PM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1143 PM CDT FRI AUG 12 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 N MACKINAW 40.55N 89.36W
08/12/2016 M3.25 INCH TAZEWELL IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0542 PM HEAVY RAIN NEW HOLLAND 40.18N 89.58W
08/12/2016 M1.99 INCH LOGAN IL MESONET
RAIN FELL IN ONE HOUR.
0545 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 N EMDEN 40.33N 89.49W
08/12/2016 TAZEWELL IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER OVER PARTS OF 155 NEAR MILE MARKER 12. CAR IN DITCH
DUE TO THE WATER.
0545 PM FLASH FLOOD HOPEDALE 40.42N 89.42W
08/12/2016 TAZEWELL IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER OVER PARTS OF OLD HIGHWAY 121
0545 PM FLASH FLOOD DELAVAN 40.37N 89.54W
08/12/2016 TAZEWELL IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATEWR ON ROAD NEAR INTERSECTION OF 122 AND OLD
SPRINGFIELD ROAD.
0600 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 N BARTONVILLE 40.65N 89.66W
08/12/2016 M2.10 INCH PEORIA IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0615 PM HEAVY RAIN SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
08/12/2016 M1.18 INCH SANGAMON IL MESONET
RAIN FELL IN 30 MINUTES.
0633 PM FLOOD SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
08/12/2016 SANGAMON IL BROADCAST MEDIA
FLOODED UNDERPASS ON SANGAMON AVE NEAR PEORIA ROAD.
0651 PM FLOOD SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
08/12/2016 SANGAMON IL PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORTS OF STREET FLOODING OVER PARTS OF VETERANS
PARKWAY ON THE WESTERN PART OF SPRINGFIELD. FLOODING ON
OLD JACKSONVILLE ROAD AND KOKE MILL ROAD AND OTHER
STREETS.
0652 PM HEAVY RAIN CAPITAL AIRPORT 39.84N 89.68W
08/12/2016 M3.44 INCH SANGAMON IL ASOS
3.44 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN ONE HOUR REPORTED AT CAPITAL
AIRPORT IN SPRINGFIELD.
0700 PM HEAVY RAIN CONGERVILLE 40.62N 89.21W
08/12/2016 M2.31 INCH WOODFORD IL MESONET
RIVER GAUGE SITE
0700 PM HEAVY RAIN EAST PEORIA 40.67N 89.55W
08/12/2016 M2.00 INCH TAZEWELL IL MESONET
RIVER GAUGE SITE
0700 PM HEAVY RAIN LONDON MILLS 40.71N 90.27W
08/12/2016 M1.85 INCH FULTON IL MESONET
RIVER GAUGE SITE
0700 PM HEAVY RAIN PEORIA 40.74N 89.61W
08/12/2016 M1.51 INCH PEORIA IL MESONET
RIVER GAUGE SITE AT PEORIA LOCK AND DAM.
0700 PM FLOOD 5 W SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.74W
08/12/2016 SANGAMON IL MESONET
FLOODING OF STREETS.
0700 PM HEAVY RAIN 5 W SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.74W
08/12/2016 M4.03 INCH SANGAMON IL MESONET
4.03 INCHES OF RAIN IN 90 MINUTES.
0700 PM HEAVY RAIN ASTORIA 40.23N 90.36W
08/12/2016 M1.47 INCH FULTON IL PUBLIC
0700 PM HEAVY RAIN KINGSTON MINES 40.56N 89.77W
08/12/2016 M1.29 INCH PEORIA IL MESONET
RIVER GAUGE SITE
0723 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 E SAN JOSE 40.31N 89.58W
08/12/2016 LOGAN IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
FLOODED ROADWAY AT HIGHWAY 136 AND 100TH AVE. REPORTED BY
COUNTY SHERIFF.
0728 PM FLASH FLOOD HOPEDALE 40.42N 89.42W
08/12/2016 TAZEWELL IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
FLOODED COUNTY ROADS. BARACADES HAVE BEEN PUT OUT. FROM
COUNTY SHERIFF.
0740 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 W RIVERTON 39.85N 89.58W
08/12/2016 M2.34 INCH SANGAMON IL MESONET
2.34 INCHES OF HEAVY RAIN IN 90 MINUTES.
0740 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 E CHATHAM 39.67N 89.68W
08/12/2016 M1.42 INCH SANGAMON IL MESONET
1.42 INCH RAINFALL IN 1 HOUR.
0752 PM HEAVY RAIN CAPITAL AIRPORT 39.84N 89.68W
08/12/2016 M5.17 INCH SANGAMON IL ASOS
2 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL.
0815 PM HEAVY RAIN MINIER 40.43N 89.31W
08/12/2016 M4.00 INCH TAZEWELL IL PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT OF 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL.
0815 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 SE AUBURN 39.56N 89.72W
08/12/2016 M2.88 INCH SANGAMON IL MESONET
RAIN FELL IN 1 3/4 HOURS.
0845 PM HEAVY RAIN SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
08/12/2016 M3.51 INCH SANGAMON IL TRAINED SPOTTER
RAINFALL TOTAL SINCE 610 PM.
0900 PM HEAVY RAIN FANCY PRAIRIE 39.98N 89.60W
08/12/2016 M5.19 INCH MENARD IL EMERGENCY MNGR
0913 PM HEAVY RAIN 5 W SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.74W
08/12/2016 M5.07 INCH SANGAMON IL MESONET
STORM TOTAL.
0915 PM HEAVY RAIN SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
08/12/2016 M3.81 INCH SANGAMON IL CO-OP OBSERVER
3 HOUR STORM TOTAL.
0925 PM HEAVY RAIN PANA 39.39N 89.08W
08/12/2016 M2.20 INCH CHRISTIAN IL MESONET
2.2 INCHES IN 90 MINUTES.
0952 PM HEAVY RAIN CAPITAL AIRPORT 39.84N 89.68W
08/12/2016 M5.56 INCH SANGAMON IL ASOS
5.56 INCHES IN THE PAST 4 HOURS.
1030 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 W SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.72W
08/12/2016 M4.10 INCH SANGAMON IL MESONET
RAINFALL TOTAL BETWEEN 6 PM AND 940 PM.
1110 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 SW PEORIA 40.72N 89.64W
08/12/2016 M2.69 INCH PEORIA IL MESONET
RAINFALL TOTAL FROM BETWEEN 6 PM AND 10 PM.
1142 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 ESE CHATHAM 39.67N 89.68W
08/12/2016 M2.12 INCH SANGAMON IL NWS EMPLOYEE
RAINFALL TOTAL FROM 7 AM TO 1140 PM. STILL RAINING.
&&
SHIMONLocal storm report, Aug 13, 12:03 AM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1203 AM CDT SAT AUG 13 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1145 PM HEAVY RAIN SULLIVAN 39.60N 88.61W
08/12/2016 M1.21 INCH MOULTRIE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
BAKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 7:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Logan, Mason, Tazewell | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 7:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Christian | 53 min |
| Aug 12, 8:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Christian, Sangamon | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 9:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 6 hr |
| Aug 13, 12:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Clay | 4 hr |
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