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Flood Watch 2, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this flood watch at Mar 31, 2025, 2:04 PM CDT for 19 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Apr 2, 2025, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2025, 2:04 PM CDT (19:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 2, 2025, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2025, 9:32 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Flood severity
- None
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, Moultrie County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Richland County, IL, Sangamon County, IL, Shelby County, IL, Vermilion County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:05 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 Mar 31, 12:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 12:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
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Local storm report, Mar 31, 10:22 AM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 5:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Clay, Richland | 13 days |
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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.