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River Flood Warning 68, NWS Lincoln, IL

September 27, 2019Fulton County, Knox County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this river flood warning at Sep 27, 2019, 9:31 AM CDT for Fulton County, Knox County, Illinois. It took effect at Sep 28, 2019, 5:32 AM CDT. It was in force for 5 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 27, 2019, 9:31 AM CDT (14:31 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 28, 2019, 5:32 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 3, 2019, 6:46 AM 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 14:33 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). The gauge peaked at 17.81 ft at Oct 2, 2019, 10:00 AM CDT.

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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 Sep 27, 6:47 AM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 27, 6:47 AM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 27, 7:17 AM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
717 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2019

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>042-047>051-281230-
Cass-Fulton-Knox-Logan-Marshall-Mason-McLean-Menard-Morgan-Peoria-
Sangamon-Schuyler-Scott-Stark-Tazewell-Woodford-
717 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2019

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

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

Showers and thunderstorms are likely this morning, and again this
evening. The evening storms could become severe, with large hail
and locally damaging wind gusts. Heavy rain and localized flash
flooding will be possible today and tonight, with rainfall amounts
of 1 to 2 inches possible for many areas north of Beardstown
through Lincoln to Danville.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

Additional thunderstorms are possible from Saturday into early
Sunday, and again Tuesday night through Wednesday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed between 6 pm and 10 pm.

ILZ043>046-052>057-061-281230-
Champaign-Christian-Coles-De Witt-Douglas-Edgar-Macon-Moultrie-
Piatt-Shelby-Vermilion-
717 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2019

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

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

Showers and thunderstorms are possible this morning into the
afternoon, and again later this evening. Strong thunderstorms
with hail and gusty winds are possible late this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

Scattered thunderstorms are possible from Saturday into Sunday
morning, and again Wednesday into Wednesday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed later this evening.

ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-281230-
Clark-Clay-Crawford-Cumberland-Effingham-Jasper-Lawrence-Richland-
717 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2019

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

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

Isolated thunderstorms are possible near the I-70 corridor today
and tonight. Severe weather is not expected in southeast
Illinois.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

Additional storms are forecast for late Wednesday and Wednesday
night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated through tonight.

Shimon

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 27, 9:49 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXKnox, Marshall, Peoria, Stark3 hr
Sep 27, 11:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXMcLean46 min
Sep 27, 11:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXMarshall28 min
Sep 27, 12:29 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXMarshall, Peoria, Woodford2 hr
Sep 27, 12:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXWoodford44 min
Sep 27, 1:10 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXMarshall, Woodford3 hr
Sep 27, 1:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXPeoria, Tazewell, Woodford37 min
Sep 27, 1:32 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXPeoria, Tazewell, Woodford3 hr
Sep 27, 1:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXKnox40 min
Sep 27, 1:38 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchILXCass, Fulton, Knox, McLean, Marshall, Mason and 8 more17 hr
Sep 27, 1:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXPeoria34 min
Sep 27, 3:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXWoodford35 min
Sep 27, 4:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXMarshall, Tazewell, Woodford25 min
Sep 27, 4:30 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningILXMarshall, Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford3 hr
Sep 27, 6:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXFulton, Knox41 min
Sep 27, 6:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXKnox, Peoria, Stark50 min

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.