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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Quad Cities, IA

May 24, 2019Hancock County, Henderson County, Illinois

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this flash flood warning at May 24, 2019, 11:45 AM CDT for Hancock County, Henderson County, Illinois. It was in force for 3 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 24, 2019, 11:45 AM CDT (16:45 UTC)
Expired
May 24, 2019, 3:06 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Hancock County, IL, Henderson County, IL

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:47 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 12:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 127 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 12:00Z on 2019-05-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2019-05-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 428 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
954 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
428 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
568 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

601 
WGUS53 KDVN 241645
FFWDVN
ILC067-071-242245-
/O.NEW.KDVN.FF.W.0013.190524T1645Z-190524T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
1145 AM CDT Fri May 24 2019

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Hancock County in west central Illinois...
  Southwestern Henderson County in west central Illinois...

* Until 545 PM CDT Friday.

* At 1144 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to one inch of rain has 
  already fallen on saturated ground. Flash flooding is expected to 
  begin shortly.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 4043 9136 4059 9137 4061 9135 4064 9126
      4064 9119 4066 9113 4069 9111 4070 9107
      4070 9090 4049 9091

$$

Gross
2 follow-up statements
846 
WGUS73 KDVN 241752
FFSDVN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
1252 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019

ILC067-071-242245-
/O.CON.KDVN.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-190524T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hancock IL-Henderson IL-
1252 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK AND SOUTHWESTERN HENDERSON COUNTIES...

At 1250 PM CDT, Doppler radar estimates between three quarters of an 
inch to one and a quarter inch of rain has fallen across the warned 
area. Flash flooding is expected to continue.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 4043 9136 4059 9137 4061 9135 4064 9126
      4064 9119 4066 9113 4069 9111 4070 9107
      4070 9090 4049 9091

$$

Gross
419 
WGUS73 KDVN 242006
FFSDVN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
306 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019

ILC067-071-242016-
/O.CAN.KDVN.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-190524T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hancock IL-Henderson IL-
306 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK AND SOUTHWESTERN
HENDERSON 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 4043 9136 4059 9137 4061 9135 4064 9126
      4064 9119 4066 9113 4069 9111 4070 9107
      4070 9090 4049 9091

$$

Gross

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 24, 3:46 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchDVNBureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more23 hr
May 24, 4:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNMercer, Rock Island27 min
May 24, 9:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNHenderson, Jo Daviess, Mercer, Rock Island, Warren46 min
May 24, 9:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNCarroll, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess, Mercer, Rock Island and 3 more48 min
May 24, 10:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNWhiteside7 days
May 24, 10:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNHancock30 min
May 24, 11:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNHancock, Henderson, McDonough, Warren44 min
May 24, 11:45 AM CDTTornado WarningDVNHancock, McDonough30 min
May 24, 12:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNMcDonough10 min
May 24, 12:19 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNMcDonough26 min
May 24, 12:40 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNMcDonough35 min
May 24, 12:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNMcDonough2 hr

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.