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Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Quad Cities, IA

July 10, 2017McDonough County, Warren County, Illinois

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 10, 2017, 8:19 PM CDT for McDonough County, Warren County, Illinois. It was in force for 6 hr. 5 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
Jul 10, 2017, 8:19 PM CDT (01:19 UTC)
Expired
Jul 11, 2017, 2:15 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties McDonough County, IL, Warren County, IL

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Jul 10, 8:41 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 N Prairie City, ILGRAVEL ROAD CLOSED AT THE INTERSECTION OF 170TH ST AND 10TH AVENUE.
Jul 10, 9:10 PM CDTFLOODS Prairie City, ILPRAIRIE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT IS BLOCKING A PORTION OF ROUTE 41 AT 222N DUE TO HIGH WATER ON THE ROAD.
Jul 10, 9:10 PM CDTFLASH FLOODS Prairie City, ILPRAIRIE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT IS BLOCKING A PORTION OF ROUTE 41 AT 222N DUE TO HIGH WATER ON THE ROAD.
Jul 10, 9:32 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 1.9Nw Bushnell, ILRAINFALL TOTAL THIS EVENING
Jul 10, 9:32 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 4.72 S Prairie City, ILRAINFALL TOTAL SINCE 730 PM.

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, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 115 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 2017-07-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2871 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2017-07-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 33 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2871 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-20 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1254 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

919 
WGUS53 KDVN 110119
FFWDVN
ILC109-187-110715-
/O.NEW.KDVN.FF.W.0007.170711T0119Z-170711T0715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
819 PM CDT MON JUL 10 2017

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Warren County in west central Illinois...
  Northeastern McDonough County in west central Illinois...

* Until 215 AM CDT

* At 819 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to three inches of rain have
  already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Bushnell, Roseville, Avon, Good Hope, Prairie City, Bardolph,
  Little Swan Lake, New Philadelphia, Walnut Grove, Macomb Municipal
  Airport, Scottsburg, Swan Creek, Youngstown, Prairie City Airport
  and Spring Lake.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the 
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 4052 9073 4074 9069 4070 9044 4045 9045

$$

RP KINNEY
2 follow-up statements
018 
WGUS73 KDVN 110219
FFSDVN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
919 PM CDT MON JUL 10 2017

ILC109-187-110715-
/O.CON.KDVN.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-170711T0715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Warren IL-McDonough IL-
919 PM CDT MON JUL 10 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WARREN AND NORTHEASTERN MCDONOUGH COUNTIES...

At 916 PM CDT, emergency management reported flash flooding in the 
Prairie City area in McDonough County. Up to three to four inches of 
rain have already fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Bushnell, Roseville, Avon, Good Hope, Prairie City, Bardolph, Little
Swan Lake, New Philadelphia, Walnut Grove, Macomb Municipal Airport,
Scottsburg, Swan Creek, Youngstown, Prairie City Airport and Spring
Lake.

Fire department officials have barricated a portion of Route 41 at 
222N in the Prairie City area due to water over the road. Additional 
rainfall amounts around a half inch are possible in parts of the 
warned area before exiting by 11 pm.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 4052 9073 4074 9069 4070 9044 4045 9045

$$

RP KINNEY
078 
WGUS73 KDVN 110408
FFSDVN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
1108 PM CDT MON JUL 10 2017

ILC109-187-110416-
/O.CAN.KDVN.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-170711T0715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Warren IL-McDonough IL-
1108 PM CDT MON JUL 10 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WARREN AND NORTHEASTERN
MCDONOUGH COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The heavy rain has ended. Additional flash looding is no longer 
expected to pose a threat overnight. Several roads remain closed in 
the Greenbush area in far southeast Warren County, as well as near 
Prairie City in northeast McDonouth County. Please continue to heed 
any remaining road closures. 

LAT...LON 4052 9073 4074 9069 4070 9044 4045 9045

$$

RP KINNEY

The office that day

Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 10, 7:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNBureau, Putnam64 min
Jul 10, 7:41 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNHancock34 min
Jul 10, 7:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNMcDonough67 min
Jul 10, 8:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNMcDonough50 min
Jul 10, 8:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNHancock58 min
Jul 10, 8:17 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNMcDonough28 min
Jul 10, 8:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNHancock6 hr
Jul 10, 9:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNMcDonough57 min
Jul 10, 9:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNHancock62 min
Jul 11, 6:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNHancock, Henderson, Mercer49 min
Jul 11, 7:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNHancock, Henderson, McDonough, Mercer, Warren50 min
Jul 11, 7:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNHancock66 min
Jul 11, 8:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNPutnam45 min
Jul 11, 8:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNBureau, Putnam31 min
Jul 11, 11:25 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryDVNHancock, Henderson, McDonough, Mercer, Warren9 hr

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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.