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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Lincoln, IL

June 16, 20195 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood warning at Jun 16, 2019, 3:47 PM CDT for 5 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 4 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
Jun 16, 2019, 3:47 PM CDT (20:47 UTC)
Expired
Jun 16, 2019, 7:23 PM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

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

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 162 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2019-06-16Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2019-06-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 32 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
1042 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

629 
WGUS53 KILX 162047
FFWILX
ILC025-033-079-101-159-170245-
/O.NEW.KILX.FF.W.0021.190616T2047Z-190617T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
347 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2019

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northern Lawrence County in southeastern Illinois...
  Crawford County in east central Illinois...
  Southern Jasper County in southeastern Illinois...
  Richland County in southeastern Illinois...
  Clay County in south central Illinois...

* Until 945 PM CDT.

* At 347 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have 
  already fallen across portions of the warned area with additional 
  thunderstorms approaching . Flash flooding is expected to begin 
  shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Olney, Robinson, Flora, Lawrenceville, Sumner, Oblong, Palestine,
  Louisville, Clay City, Noble, Xenia, Flat Rock, Ste. Marie,
  Claremont, Calhoun, Sailor Springs, Russellville, New Hebron,
  Chauncey and Hardinville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3875 8751 3860 8827 3861 8870 3879 8869
      3909 8762 3906 8757 3900 8758 3899 8756
      3899 8758 3896 8751 3890 8752 3889 8754
      3888 8753 3886 8755 3885 8753 3882 8753
      3879 8750

$$

Deubelbeiss
2 follow-up statements
487 
WGUS73 KILX 162216
FFSILX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
516 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2019

ILC025-033-079-101-159-170245-
/O.CON.KILX.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-190617T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lawrence-Crawford-Jasper-Richland-Clay-
516 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE...SOUTHWESTERN CRAWFORD...SOUTHEASTERN
JASPER...NORTHERN RICHLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES...

At 515 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Up to three inches of rain have already
fallen. Flash flooding is expected.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Olney, Clay City, Noble, Ste. Marie, Sailor Springs, Chauncey,
Dundas, Hardinville, West Liberty, Wakefield and Olney Noble Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3884 8768 3862 8832 3869 8845 3879 8837
      3899 8789

$$

Deubelbeiss
440 
WGUS73 KILX 170023
FFSILX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
723 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2019

ILC025-033-079-101-159-170033-
/O.CAN.KILX.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-190617T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lawrence-Crawford-Jasper-Richland-Clay-
723 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE...SOUTHWESTERN
CRAWFORD...SOUTHEASTERN JASPER...NORTHERN RICHLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN
CLAY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3884 8768 3862 8832 3869 8845 3879 8837
      3899 8789

$$

Geelhart

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 9:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXKnox50 min
Jun 15, 9:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton, Knox, Peoria43 min
Jun 15, 10:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMason, Peoria, Tazewell39 min
Jun 15, 10:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXPeoria, Tazewell, Woodford34 min
Jun 15, 10:20 PM CDTTornado WarningILXTazewell25 min
Jun 15, 10:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMcLean, Tazewell, Woodford64 min
Jun 15, 11:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXDeWitt, McLean, Piatt47 min
Jun 15, 11:24 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMcLean15 min
Jun 15, 11:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign53 min
Jun 15, 11:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChampaign41 min
Jun 16, 12:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMorgan, Sangamon, Scott8 min
Jun 16, 12:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXVermilion54 min
Jun 16, 12:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMorgan, Scott24 min
Jun 16, 1:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXCumberland35 min
Jun 16, 1:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXEffingham24 min
Jun 16, 2:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXColes29 min
Jun 16, 2:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Edgar, Jasper45 min
Jun 16, 2:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXJasper19 min
Jun 16, 2:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXClay, Lawrence, Richland41 min
Jun 16, 3:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXClay, Lawrence, Richland3 hr
Jun 16, 2:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXRichland38 min
Jun 16, 2:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXJasper, Richland41 min
Jun 16, 3:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCrawford, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland44 min
Jun 16, 4:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClay27 min
Jun 16, 4:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXRichland48 min

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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.