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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Lincoln, IL

July 11, 2021Schuyler County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood warning at Jul 11, 2021, 3:31 PM CDT for Schuyler 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
Jul 11, 2021, 3:31 PM CDT (20:31 UTC)
Expired
Jul 11, 2021, 6:17 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Schuyler County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 165 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, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2021-07-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 10 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2021-07-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 54 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
10 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-364 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
532 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

730 
WGUS53 KILX 112031
FFWILX
ILC169-120230-
/O.NEW.KILX.FF.W.0013.210711T2031Z-210712T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
331 PM CDT Sun Jul 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Schuyler County in west central Illinois...

* Until 930 PM CDT.

* At 331 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Huntsville, Camden and Weinberg King State Park.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the 
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you 
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 4028 9067 4010 9059 4004 9068 4008 9067
      4008 9069 4009 9071 4010 9070 4010 9091
      4028 9091

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Shimon
1 follow-up statement
056 
WGUS73 KILX 112317
FFSILX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
617 PM CDT Sun Jul 11 2021

ILC169-112327-
/O.CAN.KILX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210712T0230Z/
Schuyler IL-
617 PM CDT Sun Jul 11 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WESTERN SCHUYLER COUNTY...

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

LAT...LON 4028 9067 4010 9059 4004 9068 4008 9067
      4008 9069 4009 9071 4010 9070 4010 9091
      4028 9091

$$

MJA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 5:07 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXLogan, Mason, Menard6 hr
Jul 11, 6:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXLogan5 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.