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Areal Flood Warning 15, NWS Lincoln, IL

May 11, 20176 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this areal flood warning at May 11, 2017, 2:18 AM CDT for 6 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 11, 2017, 2:18 AM CDT (07:18 UTC)
Expired: May 11, 2017, 2:15 PM CDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Clay County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Richland County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:17 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 00:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 147 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 442 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1634 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 104 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 140 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 3.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood warning 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 areal flood warning went out at May 11, 1:01 AM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 11, 1:01 AM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 12:04 PM CDT, 14 hours 14 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1204 PM CDT Wed May 10 2017

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>055-061-111200-
Cass-Champaign-Christian-De Witt-Douglas-Fulton-Knox-Logan-Macon-
Marshall-Mason-McLean-Menard-Morgan-Moultrie-Peoria-Piatt-
Sangamon-Schuyler-Scott-Shelby-Stark-Tazewell-Vermilion-Woodford-
1204 PM CDT Wed May 10 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central
Illinois, east central Illinois and west central Illinois.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

Scattered thunderstorms will develop by afternoon and continue
tonight. There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms
containing large hail and damaging wind gusts from mid afternoon
through late evening. An isolated tornado risk exists as well.

The Illinois River and portions of the Sangamon river will remain
in flood.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

Scattered thunderstorms will continue through Thursday afternoon
or evening, however the threat of severe weather is low.

Flooding will continue for several days or more on the Illinois
River and linger on a portion of the Sangamon River through
Thursday night. Refer to applicable flood warnings for details.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon or evening.

ILZ056-057-062-063-066>068-071>073-111200-
Clark-Clay-Coles-Crawford-Cumberland-Edgar-Effingham-Jasper-
Lawrence-Richland-
1204 PM CDT Wed May 10 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central
Illinois and southeast Illinois.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible this afternoon
through tonight. There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms
containing hail and strong gusty winds from mid afternoon through
late evening.

The Wabash and portions of the Embarras and Little Wabash rivers
will remain in flood.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

Scattered thunderstorms will continue through Thursday night.
There is a marginal to slight risk of severe thunderstorms
containing hail and strong gusty winds Thursday.

Flooding will continue for several days on the Wabash River and
portions of the Embarras River. Refer to the applicable flood
warnings for details.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon or evening.

Goetsch

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 10, 10:29 PM CDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1029 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0735 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DIVERNON                39.57N 89.65W
05/10/2017                   SANGAMON           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE TREE DOWN AT CORNER OF LEWIS AND 2ND STREETS.

&&

JRP

Local storm report, May 10, 10:31 PM CDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1031 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0750 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S ARGENTA             39.96N 88.82W
05/10/2017                   MACON              IL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SEVERAL PINE TREES SNAPPED NEAR ARGENTA EXIT FROM I 72 AT
            MILE MARKER 150.

&&

JRP

Local storm report, May 10, 10:33 PM CDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1033 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0910 PM     TSTM WND GST     PARIS                   39.62N 87.69W
05/10/2017  E70 MPH          EDGAR              IL   PUBLIC

            POWER LINES DOWN.

&&

JRP

Local storm report, May 10, 10:34 PM CDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1034 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0525 PM     HAIL             2 S CAMDEN              40.12N 90.77W
05/10/2017  M0.88 INCH       SCHUYLER           IL   MESONET

            HAIL COVERING DECKS.

0552 PM     TSTM WND GST     MARIETTA                40.50N 90.39W
05/10/2017  M60.00 MPH       FULTON             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RELAYED FROM EM.

0603 PM     TSTM WND GST     CUBA                    40.49N 90.19W
05/10/2017  M55.00 MPH       FULTON             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTERS ALSO REPORTED SAME SPEED WINDS W OF SMITHFIELD
            AND LEWISTON. RELAYED FROM EM.

0615 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HAVANA                  40.30N 90.06W
05/10/2017                   MASON              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWNED.

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     KILBOURNE               40.15N 90.01W
05/10/2017                   MASON              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWNED.

0625 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N CONCORD             39.83N 90.37W
05/10/2017                   MORGAN             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED.

0628 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FOREST CITY             40.37N 89.83W
05/10/2017                   MASON              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWNED.

0630 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MANITO                  40.42N 89.78W
05/10/2017                   MASON              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWNED.

0651 PM     TORNADO          1 E WASHBURN            40.92N 89.27W
05/10/2017                   WOODFORD           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A BRIEF WEAK TORNADO TOUCHDOWN. SEVERAL TREES DAMAGED.
            LIMBS DOWN ON TWO FARMS. FROM COUNTY EMA.

0652 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 E DELAVAN             40.37N 89.53W
05/10/2017  M55.00 MPH       TAZEWELL           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RELAYED BY EMA

0655 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 WNW BERLIN            39.77N 89.95W
05/10/2017                   SANGAMON           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER POLES BLOWN DOWN

0707 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SPAULDING               39.87N 89.54W
05/10/2017                   SANGAMON           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            2 TREES BLOWN DOWN IN TOWN

0711 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SPRINGFIELD             39.78N 89.64W
05/10/2017                   SANGAMON           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            6 INCH TREE LIMB FROM HEALTHY TREE DOWNED NEAR PANERA
            BREAD. RELAYED BY LOGAN COUNTY EMA.

0715 PM     FLOOD            SPRINGFIELD             39.78N 89.64W
05/10/2017                   SANGAMON           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            VIADUCT FLOODED AT EAST COOK AND 19TH STREET.

0725 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SW SPRINGFIELD        39.75N 89.68W
05/10/2017                   SANGAMON           IL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREE DOWNED.

0725 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SW SPRINGFIELD        39.75N 89.68W
05/10/2017                   SANGAMON           IL   PUBLIC

            TREE FELL, DAMAGING A FENCE. TREE DIAMETER ESTIMATED AT 5
            FEET, SPLIT DOWN MIDDLE.

0730 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 N PAWNEE              39.61N 89.58W
05/10/2017  E70.00 MPH       SANGAMON           IL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            PUSHED TRUCK OFF ROADWAY ON PAWNEE ROAD.

0735 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DIVERNON                39.57N 89.65W
05/10/2017                   SANGAMON           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE TREE DOWN AT CORNER OF LEWIS AND 2ND STREETS.

0742 PM     TSTM WND DMG     N PAWNEE                39.59N 89.58W
05/10/2017                   SANGAMON           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MEDIUM SIZED TREE BRANCHES BLOWN DOWN ON SOME ROADS IN
            PAWNEE AND BLOCKED A FEW LANES NEAR IL ROUTE 104.

0742 PM     HEAVY RAIN       N PAWNEE                39.59N 89.58W
05/10/2017  U0.00 INCH       SANGAMON           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DITCHES FULL OF WATER

0743 PM     FLOOD            SPRINGFIELD             39.78N 89.64W
05/10/2017                   SANGAMON           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            VIADUCT FLOODING NEAR 6TH AND PRINCETON. RELAYED BY LOGAN
            CO. EOC.

0750 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S ARGENTA             39.96N 88.82W
05/10/2017                   MACON              IL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SEVERAL PINE TREES SNAPPED NEAR ARGENTA EXIT FROM I 72 AT
            MILE MARKER 150.

0815 PM     HEAVY RAIN       5 W SPRINGFIELD         39.78N 89.74W
05/10/2017  M1.39 INCH       SANGAMON           IL   MESONET

0833 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VILLA GROVE             39.86N 88.16W
05/10/2017                   DOUGLAS            IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER LINE BLOWN DOWN.

0836 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S HUMBOLDT            39.58N 88.32W
05/10/2017                   COLES              IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEMI TRUCK ROLLED OVER ON I 57 AT MILE MARKER 195.

0910 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PARIS                   39.62N 87.69W
05/10/2017                   EDGAR              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS AND A FEW TREES BLOWN DOWN.

0910 PM     TSTM WND GST     PARIS                   39.62N 87.69W
05/10/2017  E70.00 MPH       EDGAR              IL   PUBLIC

            POWER LINES DOWN.

&&

JRP

Local storm report, May 10, 10:53 PM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1053 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0905 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PARIS                   39.62N 87.69W
05/10/2017                   EDGAR              IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS TREES UPROOTED IN TOWN. LOTS OF WIND DAMAGE IN
            PARIS...TREES AND POWERLINES BLOWN DOWN.

&&

JRP

Local storm report, May 11, 12:00 AM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1200 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0525 PM     HAIL             2 S CAMDEN              40.12N 90.77W
05/10/2017  M0.88 INCH       SCHUYLER           IL   MESONET

            HAIL COVERING DECKS.

0552 PM     TSTM WND GST     MARIETTA                40.50N 90.39W
05/10/2017  M60.00 MPH       FULTON             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RELAYED FROM EM.

0603 PM     TSTM WND GST     CUBA                    40.49N 90.19W
05/10/2017  M55.00 MPH       FULTON             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTERS ALSO REPORTED SAME SPEED WINDS W OF SMITHFIELD
            AND LEWISTON. RELAYED FROM EM.

0615 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HAVANA                  40.30N 90.06W
05/10/2017                   MASON              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWNED.

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     KILBOURNE               40.15N 90.01W
05/10/2017                   MASON              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWNED.

0625 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N CONCORD             39.83N 90.37W
05/10/2017                   MORGAN             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED.

0628 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FOREST CITY             40.37N 89.83W
05/10/2017                   MASON              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWNED.

0630 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MANITO                  40.42N 89.78W
05/10/2017                   MASON              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWNED.

0651 PM     TORNADO          1 E WASHBURN            40.92N 89.27W
05/10/2017                   WOODFORD           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A BRIEF WEAK TORNADO TOUCHDOWN. SEVERAL TREES DAMAGED.
            LIMBS DOWN ON TWO FARMS. FROM COUNTY EMA.

0652 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 E DELAVAN             40.37N 89.53W
05/10/2017  M55.00 MPH       TAZEWELL           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RELAYED BY EMA

0655 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 WNW BERLIN            39.77N 89.95W
05/10/2017                   SANGAMON           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER POLES BLOWN DOWN

0707 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SPAULDING               39.87N 89.54W
05/10/2017                   SANGAMON           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            2 TREES BLOWN DOWN IN TOWN

0711 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SPRINGFIELD             39.78N 89.64W
05/10/2017                   SANGAMON           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            6 INCH TREE LIMB FROM HEALTHY TREE DOWNED NEAR PANERA
            BREAD. RELAYED BY LOGAN COUNTY EMA.

0715 PM     FLOOD            SPRINGFIELD             39.78N 89.64W
05/10/2017                   SANGAMON           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            VIADUCT FLOODED AT EAST COOK AND 19TH STREET.

0725 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SW SPRINGFIELD        39.75N 89.68W
05/10/2017                   SANGAMON           IL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREE DOWNED.

0725 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SW SPRINGFIELD        39.75N 89.68W
05/10/2017                   SANGAMON           IL   PUBLIC

            TREE FELL, DAMAGING A FENCE. TREE DIAMETER ESTIMATED AT 5
            FEET, SPLIT DOWN MIDDLE.

0730 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 N PAWNEE              39.61N 89.58W
05/10/2017  E70.00 MPH       SANGAMON           IL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            PUSHED TRUCK OFF ROADWAY ON PAWNEE ROAD.

0735 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DIVERNON                39.57N 89.65W
05/10/2017                   SANGAMON           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE TREE DOWN AT CORNER OF LEWIS AND 2ND STREETS.

0742 PM     HEAVY RAIN       N PAWNEE                39.59N 89.58W
05/10/2017  U0.00 INCH       SANGAMON           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DITCHES FULL OF WATER

0742 PM     TSTM WND DMG     N PAWNEE                39.59N 89.58W
05/10/2017                   SANGAMON           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MEDIUM SIZED TREE BRANCHES BLOWN DOWN ON SOME ROADS IN
            PAWNEE AND BLOCKED A FEW LANES NEAR IL ROUTE 104.

0743 PM     FLOOD            SPRINGFIELD             39.78N 89.64W
05/10/2017                   SANGAMON           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            VIADUCT FLOODING NEAR 6TH AND PRINCETON. RELAYED BY LOGAN
            CO. EOC.

0750 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S ARGENTA             39.96N 88.82W
05/10/2017                   MACON              IL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SEVERAL PINE TREES SNAPPED NEAR ARGENTA EXIT FROM I 72 AT
            MILE MARKER 150.

0815 PM     HEAVY RAIN       5 W SPRINGFIELD         39.78N 89.74W
05/10/2017  M1.39 INCH       SANGAMON           IL   MESONET

0833 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VILLA GROVE             39.86N 88.16W
05/10/2017                   DOUGLAS            IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER LINE BLOWN DOWN.

0836 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S HUMBOLDT            39.58N 88.32W
05/10/2017                   COLES              IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEMI TRUCK ROLLED OVER ON I 57 AT MILE MARKER 195.

0905 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PARIS                   39.62N 87.69W
05/10/2017                   EDGAR              IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS TREES UPROOTED IN TOWN. LOTS OF WIND DAMAGE IN
            PARIS...TREES AND POWERLINES BLOWN DOWN.

0910 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PARIS                   39.62N 87.69W
05/10/2017                   EDGAR              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS AND A FEW TREES BLOWN DOWN.

0910 PM     TSTM WND GST     PARIS                   39.62N 87.69W
05/10/2017  E70.00 MPH       EDGAR              IL   PUBLIC

            POWER LINES DOWN.

&&

AUTEN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 10, 7:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Christian, DeWitt, McLean, Macon, Piatt	39 min
May 10, 7:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Macon, Piatt	32 min
May 10, 8:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Champaign, Douglas	17 min
May 10, 10:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Jasper	38 min
May 10, 10:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Lawrence, Richland	65 min
May 10, 11:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Clay, Crawford, Effingham, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland	3 hr
May 11, 12:34 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Clay, Lawrence, Richland	3 hr
May 11, 3:58 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	Crawford, Jasper	17 hr
May 11, 2:16 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILX	Richland	6 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.