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Flood Watch 7, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flood watch at Jul 25, 2022, 2:46 AM CDT for 22 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Jul 25, 2022, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2022, 2:46 AM CDT (07:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 25, 2022, 10:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2022, 9:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Flood severity
- None
All 22 counties
Cass County, IL, Christian County, IL, Clark County, IL, Clay County, IL, Coles County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Fulton County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Logan County, IL, Macon County, IL, Mason County, IL, Menard County, IL, Morgan County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Richland County, IL, Sangamon County, IL, Schuyler County, IL, Scott County, IL, Shelby County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 171 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -216 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 980 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
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 Jul 24, 11:26 PM CDT, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 11:26 PM CDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lincoln IL 316 PM CDT Sun Jul 24 2022 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>042-047>050-250730- Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-Schuyler- Mason-Logan-Cass-Menard-Scott-Morgan- 316 PM CDT Sun Jul 24 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Illinois and west central Illinois. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Isolated thunderstorms are possible this afternoon. Severe weather is not expected with these storms. Heat index values up to 95 degrees are possible late this afternoon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Periods of thunderstorms are expected from Monday night through Thursday. It currently appears the threat of severe weather will be low. However, areas of heavy rain will occur Monday night and Tuesday, mainly near and south of the I-72 corridor. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated through tonight. ILZ043>046-051>057-061-250730- De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Sangamon-Christian-Macon-Moultrie- Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby- 316 PM CDT Sun Jul 24 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Illinois and east central Illinois. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Scattered thunderstorms are expected through early evening. A few of the storms may be strong or locally severe, with damaging winds the main concern. Heat index values of around 100 to as high as 105 degrees are likely this afternoon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Periods of thunderstorms are expected from Monday night through Thursday night. It currently appears the threat of severe weather will be low. However, areas of heavy rain will occur Monday night and Tuesday morning, mainly from Springfield to Mattoon southward. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed until 7 pm this evening. ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-250730- Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence- 316 PM CDT Sun Jul 24 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Illinois and southeast Illinois. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Heat index values 105 to 110 degrees are likely until this evening. Scattered thunderstorms will move into the area this afternoon, lingering through the evening. A few of the storms may be strong or locally severe, with damaging winds the main concern. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Periods of thunderstorms are expected from Monday night through Friday morning. While severe weather is not expected to be widespread, a few of the storms may be strong to severe, mainly during the afternoons. Areas of heavy rain will also occur Monday night and Tuesday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed until 8 pm this evening. 37
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 8:54 PM CDT, 5 hours 52 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
854 PM CDT Sun Jul 24 2022
ILZ073-250215-
Lawrence-
854 PM CDT Sun Jul 24 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern
Lawrence County through 915 PM CDT...
At 853 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
St. Francisville, or 7 miles south of Lawrenceville, moving southeast
at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern
Lawrence County, including the following locations... Billett, Mount
Carmel Airport and St. Francisville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
southeastern Illinois.
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LAT...LON 3863 8783 3869 8762 3867 8759 3865 8760
3864 8762 3860 8762 3859 8761 3859 8764
3858 8764 3857 8765 3857 8777
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 298DEG 28KT 3862 8768
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Crawford | 22 min |
| Jul 24, 8:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Lawrence | 21 min |
| Jul 24, 9:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Lawrence | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 12:42 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Lawrence | 3 hr |
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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.