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Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS Lincoln, IL

July 14, 20184 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood warning at Jul 14, 2018, 5:01 PM CDT for 4 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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 14, 2018, 5:01 PM CDT (22:01 UTC)
Expired: Jul 14, 2018, 7:42 PM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Cass County, IL, Mason County, IL, Menard County, IL, Schuyler County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:02 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 14, 5:30 PM CDT	HEAVY RAIN 2.45	4 Ne Rushville, IL	STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AS OF 7/14/18 AT 1730.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 166 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: 876 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -115 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1076 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 172 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 155 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

286 
WGUS53 KILX 142201
FFWILX
ILC017-125-129-169-150100-
/O.NEW.KILX.FF.W.0020.180714T2201Z-180715T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
501 PM CDT SAT JUL 14 2018

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  West central Menard County in central Illinois...
  Cass County in west central Illinois...
  Southeastern Schuyler County in west central Illinois...
  Southwestern Mason County in central Illinois...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 458 PM CDT, emergency management reported flooding due to 
  recent heavy rainfall from thunderstorms. Up to three inches of 
  rain have already fallen near Rushville.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Beardstown, Rushville, Virginia, Bluff Springs, Chandlerville,
  Kilbourne, Browning, Frederick, Ripley, Newmansville and Snicarte.

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 4016 9073 4018 8999 3995 8996 3988 9058
      3992 9054 3997 9051 3999 9052 3999 9061
      4000 9060 4002 9061 4003 9061 4002 9063
      4005 9068 4008 9067 4008 9070

$$

37

1 follow-up statement

268 
WGUS73 KILX 150042
FFSILX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
742 PM CDT SAT JUL 14 2018

ILC017-125-129-169-150052-
/O.CAN.KILX.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-180715T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Menard-Cass-Schuyler-Mason-
742 PM CDT SAT JUL 14 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL MENARD...CASS...
SOUTHEASTERN SCHUYLER AND SOUTHWESTERN MASON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 4016 9073 4018 8999 3995 8996 3988 9058
      3992 9054 3997 9051 3999 9052 3999 9061
      4000 9060 4002 9061 4003 9061 4002 9063
      4005 9068 4008 9067 4008 9070

$$

Shimon

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 7:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Knox	57 min
Jul 13, 8:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Knox	62 min
Jul 13, 9:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Stark	62 min
Jul 14, 3:09 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	ILX	Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 20 more	13 hr
Jul 14, 9:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	McLean	26 min
Jul 14, 9:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Champaign, McLean, Vermilion	39 min
Jul 14, 9:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Vermilion	32 min
Jul 14, 10:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Vermilion	38 min
Jul 14, 11:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Piatt	28 min
Jul 14, 11:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Douglas	29 min
Jul 14, 12:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Coles	24 min
Jul 14, 1:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Shelby	32 min
Jul 14, 1:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Effingham	30 min
Jul 14, 1:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Clay, Effingham	50 min
Jul 14, 2:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Clark, Crawford, Cumberland, Jasper	51 min
Jul 14, 2:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Clay, Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper, Richland	67 min
Jul 14, 2:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Clay, Effingham, Jasper, Richland	38 min
Jul 14, 3:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Crawford, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland	52 min
Jul 14, 3:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Cass, Morgan, Schuyler, Scott	61 min
Jul 14, 4:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Fulton, Schuyler	33 min
Jul 14, 4:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Cass, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon	50 min
Jul 14, 4:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Cass, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon	44 min
Jul 14, 5:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Fulton	112 min

Nearby

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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.