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Flood Watch 3, NWS Lincoln, IL

May 25, 202421 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flood watch at May 25, 2024, 2:15 PM CDT for 21 counties in Illinois. It took effect at May 26, 2024, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 25, 2024, 2:15 PM CDT (19:15 UTC)
In effect from
May 26, 2024, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 26, 2024, 9:59 PM CDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Flood severity
None
All 21 counties

Champaign County, IL, Christian County, IL, Clark County, IL, Clay County, IL, Coles County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Macon County, IL, Morgan County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Richland County, IL, Sangamon County, IL, Scott County, IL, Shelby County, IL, Vermilion County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 May 24, 6:34 PM CDT, 19 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 6:34 PM CDT, 19 hours 41 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 2:50 PM CDT, 23 hours 25 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
250 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-252000-
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-Schuyler-
Mason-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Cass-Menard-Scott-
Morgan-Sangamon-Christian-Macon-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby-
Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence-
250 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Strong to severe storms areawide this afternoon and evening, capable
of damaging wind gusts, large hail, and an isolated tornado.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

There is an enhanced risk (level 3 of 5) for severe thunderstorms
Sunday across central Illinois. All hazards are possible including
damaging wind gusts, large hail, tornadoes, and flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed from now until 11PM tonight.

Expected storm motion is toward the east-northeast around 40 mph.

Copple

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 24, 8:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatILXCass, Fulton, Mason, Schuyler39 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.