Alert archive / Illinois / Flood Watches in 2019
Flood Watch 3, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flood watch at Apr 18, 2019, 3:47 AM CDT for 9 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Apr 18, 2019, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 18, 2019, 3:47 AM CDT (08:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 18, 2019, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 18, 2019, 8:23 PM CDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Clark County, IL, Clay County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Richland County, IL
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -375 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1740 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 300 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Apr 18, 3:18 AM CDT, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 18, 3:18 AM CDT, 29 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 17, 3:11 PM CDT, 12 hours 36 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lincoln IL 311 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2019 ILZ027>031-036-037-040-041-047>050-181100- Cass-Fulton-Knox-Marshall-Mason-Menard-Morgan-Peoria-Schuyler- Scott-Stark-Tazewell-Woodford- 311 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Illinois and west central Illinois. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... Thunderstorms are likely tonight. There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms this evening and early overnight. Damaging winds, large hail and isolated tornadoes are risks. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... There is a chance of thunderstorms Sunday night and Monday and again on Tuesday. Flooding will continue along the Illinois River from Havana downstream for several more days. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed from 9 pm to 3 am tonight. ILZ038-042-043-051>053-181100- Christian-De Witt-Logan-Macon-McLean-Sangamon- 311 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Illinois. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... Thunderstorms are likely overnight, especially after midnight. There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms late this evening through tonight. Damaging winds and large hail are risks, with isolated tornadoes also possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... Isolated thunderstorms are possible Thursday morning especially early. There is another chance of thunderstorms Sunday night and Monday and again Tuesday afternoon. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed from 9 pm to 3 am tonight. ILZ044>046-054>057-061-181100- Champaign-Coles-Douglas-Edgar-Moultrie-Piatt-Shelby-Vermilion- 311 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Illinois and east central Illinois. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... Thunderstorms are likely overnight, mainly after midnight. There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms. Damaging winds and large hail are risks, with isolated tornadoes also possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... Thunderstorms are likely Thursday, especially before noon, along with a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms. Heavy rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches are expected. There is a chance of thunderstorms again Sunday night through Monday evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed after midnight tonight. ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-181100- Clark-Clay-Crawford-Cumberland-Effingham-Jasper-Lawrence-Richland- 311 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central Illinois and southeast Illinois. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... Thunderstorms are likely late tonight. There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms. Damaging winds and large hail are risks, with isolated tornadoes also possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... Thunderstorms are likely Thursday along with a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms with hail and gusty winds possible. Isolated thunderstorms will linger in southeast IL early Thursday evening. Heavy rainfall totals of around 2 inches are expected. There is a chance of thunderstorms again on Monday and Monday night, and again on Tuesday. Minor flooding will occur along the Wabash River and Little Wabash River for several more days. Flooding will possibly develop on the Embarras River near Lawrenceville in the next few days as a result of heavy rainfall in the area. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed after 2 am tonight across southeast IL. 37
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 18, 3:41 AM CDT, 6 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 8:25 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Lawrence | 7 days |
Nearby
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.