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Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flash flood warning at Jun 19, 2021, 12:28 AM CDT for Fulton County, Knox County, Illinois. It was in force for 5 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 19, 2021, 12:28 AM CDT (05:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2021, 5:20 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Fulton County, IL, Knox County, IL
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 5:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.27 | 1 E Canton, IL | COCORAHS STATION IL-FL-17 CANTON 1.2 ESE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -335 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2572 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
067
WGUS53 KILX 190528
FFWILX
ILC057-095-191130-
/O.NEW.KILX.FF.W.0004.210619T0528Z-210619T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1228 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Fulton County in west central Illinois...
Knox County in west central Illinois...
* Until 630 AM CDT Saturday.
* At 1228 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have
already fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
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 flooding include...
Galesburg, Canton, Abingdon, Knoxville, Farmington, Cuba, Avon,
Yates City, St. David, Fairview, London Mills, Maquon, Gilson, East
Galesburg, Dunfermline, Norris, St. Augustine, Marietta, Ellisville
and Galesburg Airport.
This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 44 and 68.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 4085 8998 4049 8999 4050 9045 4101 9044
4102 9019
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
Deubelbeiss2 follow-up statements
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WGUS73 KILX 190853
FFSILX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
353 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021
ILC057-095-191130-
/O.CON.KILX.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210619T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Fulton-Knox-
353 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM CDT
SATURDAY FOR NORTHERN FULTON AND KNOX COUNTIES...
At 353 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Two to locally four inches of rain have
fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage
and low lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Galesburg, Canton, Abingdon, Knoxville, Farmington, Cuba, Avon, Yates
City, St. David, Fairview, London Mills, Maquon, Gilson, East
Galesburg, Dunfermline, Norris, St. Augustine, Marietta, Ellisville
and Galesburg Airport.
This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 44 and 68.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 4085 8998 4049 8999 4050 9045 4101 9044
4102 9019
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
Deubelbeiss927
WGUS73 KILX 191020
FFSILX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
520 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021
ILC057-095-191030-
/O.CAN.KILX.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210619T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Fulton-Knox-
520 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHERN FULTON AND KNOX 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 4085 8998 4049 8999 4050 9045 4101 9044
4102 9019
$$
AutenThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 7:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Crawford | 30 min |
| Jun 18, 7:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Morgan | 23 min |
| Jun 18, 8:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Sangamon | 52 min |
| Jun 18, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 38 min |
| Jun 18, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Sangamon | 47 min |
| Jun 18, 9:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Clark | 32 min |
| Jun 18, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Cumberland | 46 min |
| Jun 18, 10:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Knox, Peoria | 36 min |
| Jun 18, 10:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Crawford | 25 min |
| Jun 18, 11:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Knox | 39 min |
| Jun 18, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark | 46 min |
| Jun 18, 11:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox, Peoria | 43 min |
| Jun 18, 11:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox | 33 min |
| Jun 19, 12:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Mason, Peoria, Tazewell | 47 min |
| Jun 19, 12:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Clark | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, McLean, Mason, Tazewell | 38 min |
| Jun 19, 1:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, McLean, Tazewell | 41 min |
| Jun 19, 1:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean | 52 min |
| Jun 19, 1:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Coles, Douglas, Edgar | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 1:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Edgar | 46 min |
| Jun 19, 2:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean | 41 min |
| Jun 19, 3:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion | 53 min |
| Jun 19, 7:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon, Sangamon | 24 min |
| Jun 19, 7:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon, Shelby | 31 min |
| Jun 19, 10:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Morgan, Sangamon | 41 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.