Alert archive / Illinois / River Flood Warnings in 2019

River Flood Warning 38, NWS Lincoln, IL

April 30, 2019Fulton County, Knox County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this river flood warning at Apr 30, 2019, 10:13 AM CDT for Fulton County, Knox County, Illinois. It took effect at Apr 30, 2019, 8:26 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 30, 2019, 10:13 AM CDT (15:13 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 30, 2019, 8:26 PM CDT
Expired
May 5, 2019, 9:17 PM CDT
In force
5 days
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Fulton County, IL, Knox County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:13 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 river

Written for the forecast point Spoon River (W-IL) at London Mills (LNMI2).

Action stage
13 ft
Minor stage
15 ft
Moderate stage
21 ft
Major stage
24 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05569500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at Apr 30, 7:14 AM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 7:14 AM CDT, 2 hours 59 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 30, 8:37 AM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
837 AM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

ILZ027>030-036-040-011345-
Fulton-Knox-Marshall-Peoria-Schuyler-Stark-
837 AM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central
Illinois and west central Illinois.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

Moderate flooding is expected along the Illinois River from
Havana downstream.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected today. Locally heavy
rainfall is possible and could produced flash flooding. In
addition, some storms this afternoon and evening could be strong
to severe, with large hail and damaging winds possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms will occur
Wednesday through Thursday. Rises on area creeks and streams is
expected and flash flooding of low-lying areas is possible.

There is a marginal risk that some of the storms could become
strong to severe Wednesday.

Moderate flooding is expected to continue along the Illinois
River from Havana downstream into next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be need this afternoon and evening.

ILZ031-037-038-011345-
McLean-Tazewell-Woodford-
837 AM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central
Illinois.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

Showers and thunderstorms are expected today. Locally heavy
rainfall is possible and could produced flash flooding. In
addition, there is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms south of
I-74, with large hail and damaging winds possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms will occur
Wednesday through Thursday. Rises on area creeks and streams is
expected and flash flooding of low-lying areas is possible.

There is a marginal risk that some of the storms could become
strong to severe Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be need this afternoon and evening,
beginning around 3 pm.

ILZ041>044-047>054-061-011345-
Cass-Christian-De Witt-Logan-Macon-Mason-Menard-Morgan-Moultrie-
Piatt-Sangamon-Scott-Shelby-
837 AM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central
Illinois, east central Illinois and west central Illinois.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

Moderate flooding is expected along the Illinois River from
Havana downstream.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected today. Locally heavy
rainfall is possible and could produced flash flooding. In
addition, there is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms, with
large hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes possible.

Moderate flooding is expected to continue along the Illinois
River from Havana downstream into next week.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms will occur
Wednesday through Thursday. Rises on area creeks and streams is
expected and flash flooding of low-lying areas is possible.

There is a marginal risk that some of the storms could become
strong to severe Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be need this afternoon and evening, mainly
between 2 pm and 10 pm.

ILZ045-055-056-062-066-067-071-011345-
Champaign-Clay-Coles-Cumberland-Douglas-Effingham-Jasper-
837 AM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central
Illinois and southeast Illinois, generally near the I-57 corridor.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

Showers and thunderstorms are expected today. Locally heavy
rainfall is possible and could produced flash flooding. In
addition, there is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms. Damaging
winds and isolated tornadoes are the primary concern.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms will occur
Wednesday through Thursday. Rises on area creeks and streams is
expected and flash flooding of low-lying areas is possible.

There is a marginal risk that some of the storms could become
strong to severe Wednesday and Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be need this afternoon and evening, mainly
between 4 pm and midnight.

ILZ046-057-063-068-072-073-011345-
Clark-Crawford-Edgar-Lawrence-Richland-Vermilion-
837 AM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central
Illinois and southeast Illinois, along the Indiana border.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

Showers and thunderstorms are expected today. Locally heavy
rainfall is possible and could produced flash flooding. In
addition, some storms this afternoon and evening could be strong
to severe, with large hail and damaging winds possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms will occur
Wednesday through Thursday. Rises on area creeks and streams is
expected and flash flooding of low-lying areas is possible.

There is a marginal risk that some of the storms could become
strong to severe Wednesday and Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be need this afternoon and evening.

Geelhart

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 30, 8:15 AM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
815 AM CDT TUE APR 30 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NNW PEORIA            40.77N 89.62W
04/30/2019  E1.20 INCH       PEORIA             IL   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL SO FAR...RELAYED BY WMBD-TV

0745 AM     HEAVY RAIN       TREMONT                 40.53N 89.49W
04/30/2019  E1.10 INCH       TAZEWELL           IL   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL SO FAR...RLAYED BY WMBD-TV

&&

EJL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 30, 11:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXMarshall, Putnam48 days
Apr 30, 11:13 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXPeoria, Tazewell, Woodford72 days
Apr 30, 12:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXKnox4 hr
Apr 30, 1:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXTazewell50 min
Apr 30, 3:25 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXFulton6 days
Apr 30, 3:37 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXPiatt7 days
Apr 30, 4:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXChristian, Shelby47 min
Apr 30, 5:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClark, Edgar44 min
Apr 30, 5:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXColes44 min
Apr 30, 6:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXClark38 min
Apr 30, 6:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXClark, Edgar2 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2019Every river flood warning in 2019

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.