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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Quad Cities, IA
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
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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.
- 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
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
$$
Gross2 follow-up statements
846
WGUS73 KDVN 241752
FFSDVN
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
1252 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019
ILC067-071-242245-
/O.CON.KDVN.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-190524T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hancock IL-Henderson IL-
1252 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK AND SOUTHWESTERN HENDERSON COUNTIES...
At 1250 PM CDT, Doppler radar estimates between three quarters of an
inch to one and a quarter inch of rain has fallen across the warned
area. Flash flooding is expected to continue.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.
Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 4043 9136 4059 9137 4061 9135 4064 9126
4064 9119 4066 9113 4069 9111 4070 9107
4070 9090 4049 9091
$$
Gross419
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
$$
GrossThe office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 3:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more | 23 hr |
| May 24, 4:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Mercer, Rock Island | 27 min |
| May 24, 9:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henderson, Jo Daviess, Mercer, Rock Island, Warren | 46 min |
| May 24, 9:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Carroll, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess, Mercer, Rock Island and 3 more | 48 min |
| May 24, 10:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Whiteside | 7 days |
| May 24, 10:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Hancock | 30 min |
| May 24, 11:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Warren | 44 min |
| May 24, 11:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Hancock, McDonough | 30 min |
| May 24, 12:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | McDonough | 10 min |
| May 24, 12:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | McDonough | 26 min |
| May 24, 12:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | McDonough | 35 min |
| May 24, 12:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | McDonough | 2 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.