Alert archive / Illinois / Flash Flood Warnings in 2017
Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood warning at May 6, 2017, 2:32 PM CDT for Crawford County, Illinois. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 6, 2017, 2:32 PM CDT (19:32 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 2017, 2:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Crawford County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 960 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 80 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 259 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 526 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
526 WGUS53 KILX 061932 FFWILX ILC033-070330- /O.NEW.KILX.FF.W.0014.170506T1932Z-170507T0330Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Lincoln IL 232 PM CDT SAT MAY 6 2017 The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Crawford County in east central Illinois... * Until 1030 PM CDT Saturday * At 229 PM CDT, trained weather spotters reported the Green Brier Levee, which is 6 miles south of Oblong, has breached. Flash flooding should already be occurring. * Flash flooding will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Crawford County into tonight. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying spots. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe. && LAT...LON 3891 8795 3891 8787 3885 8787 3885 8795 $$ Smith
3 follow-up statements
293 WGUS53 KILX 070308 FFWILX ILC033-071130- /O.EXT.KILX.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-170507T1130Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Lincoln IL 1008 PM CDT SAT MAY 6 2017 The National Weather Service in Lincoln has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Crawford County in east central Illinois... * Until 630 AM CDT Sunday * At 800 PM CDT, trained weather spotters reported the Green Brier Levee, which is 6 miles south of Oblong, was being overtopped in at least three locations. Continued overtopping or a failure of the levee will cause flash flooding of surrounding areas. * Flash flooding will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Crawford County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying spots. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe. && LAT...LON 3891 8795 3891 8787 3885 8787 3885 8795 $$ Bak
754 WGUS53 KILX 071121 FFWILX ILC033-071930- /O.EXT.KILX.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-170507T1930Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Lincoln IL 621 AM CDT SUN MAY 7 2017 The National Weather Service in Lincoln has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Crawford County in east central Illinois... * Until 230 PM CDT Sunday * At 617 AM CDT, trained weather spotters the Green Brier levee on the Embarras River, 6 miles south of Oblong, was being overtopped in at least 3 locations. Continued overtopping or a failure of the levee will cause flash flooding of surrounding areas. * Flash flooding will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Crawford County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Excessive runoff from the levee failure will cause flooding of country roads, farmland, and other low lying spots. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe. A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. Residents should take immediate precautions to protect life and property. && LAT...LON 3891 8795 3891 8787 3885 8787 3885 8795 $$ 37
978 WGUS73 KILX 071927 FFSILX Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 227 PM CDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ILC033-071933- /O.EXP.KILX.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-170507T1930Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CRAWFORD- 227 PM CDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 230 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY... At 220 pm CDT...A trained weather spotter reported the water was receding this afternoon across the warned area...and is no longer expected to pose a significant threat. Please continue to heed all road closures. LAT...LON 3891 8795 3891 8787 3885 8787 3885 8795 $$ Smith
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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.