Two to three inches of rain in a 24 to 36-hour period caused many area creeks and streams to overflow their banks. One man had to be rescued from his vehicle when he attempted to cross a road covered by water from a nearby creek.
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The episode as NWS ILX wrote it up.
Two to three inches of rain in a 24 to 36-hour period caused many area creeks and streams to overflow their banks. One man had to be rescued from his vehicle when he attempted to cross a road covered by water from a nearby creek.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Mar 8, 10:30 PM CST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1130 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009 .DISCUSSION... ISSUED 845 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009 STRONGEST 3 HOURLY PRESSURE RISES HAVE NOW SHIFTED INTO NE ILLINOIS EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS HAS RESULTED IN A DIMINISHING TREND IN THE WIND SPEEDS OVER THE FORECAST AREA. EXPECT THAT TREND TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. MAIN FORECAST CONCERN WL BE WITH THE CURRENT CLOUD SHIELD OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND ITS AFFECT ON TEMPERATURES. 925 MB PROFILER WINDS TO OUR WEST INDICATING MORE OF A SHIFT INTO THE WEST AND THEN SOUTHWEST AS THE UPPER LOW AND ATTENDANT SFC LOW CONTINUES TO PULL NORTHEAST AWAY FROM CNTRL IL. THIS WILL EFFECTIVELY BEGIN TO PUSH THE CLOUD SHIELD BACK TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT...ESP ACRS THE WEST AND SOUTH. HAVE MADE SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS IN THE OVERNIGHT SKY CONDITION IN THE GRIDS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT A FURTHER SOUTHWARD PUSH TO THE CLOUD SHIELD THIS EVENING...IN ADDITION TO SOME TWEAKS TO THE WINDS AND HOURLY TEMPERATURES. WIND ADVISORY WILL NO LONGER BE IN EFFECT AS OF 900 PM CDT. UPDATED ZONES OUT BY 915 PM CDT. && .AVIATION... ISSUED 1125 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009 MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE THIS PERIOD WILL BE WITH ANY DECREASE IN THE MVFR CIGS OVERNIGHT. LATEST CLOUD TRENDS THROUGH THE EVENING HAVE SHOWN A DECREASE IN CLOUD COVER TO THE NORTH. 925 MB WIND PROFILERS SHOWING MORE OF A WESTERLY COMPONENT TO THE WIND ACRS OUR SRN TAF SITES INDICATING MORE OF A WEST TO EAST MOVEMENT OF THE SRN EDGE OF THE CLOUDS...WHILE TO THE NORTH...WINDS WERE MORE NWLY...A REFLECTION OF THE DEPARTING STORM SYSTEM FROM EARLIER SUNDAY. LAST FEW SATELLITE FRAMES INDICATING THE HOLE THAT HAD DEVELOPED TO OUR NORTH WAS BEGINNING TO SHRINK SOMEWHAT. WL CONTINUE WITH MVFR CIGS MOST AREAS BUT INDICATE SOME BKN CIGS ACRS THE NORTH TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE PSBLTY OF SOME BREAKS DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT...ESP ACRS THE NORTH. ON MONDAY...WHAT MVFR CIGS AND VSBYS IN FOG THAT DO DEVELOP SHOULD GRDLY LIFT AS WINDS BECOME EASTERLY DURING THE LATE MRNG AND EARLY AFTN HOURS...HELPING TO MIX DOWN SOME DRIER AIR...AT LEAST TEMPORARILY. HOWEVER...RAPIDLY DETEIORATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT AS OUR FCST AREA WL BE NEAR THE AXIS OF A 60KT LOW LEVEL JET HELPING TO TRANSPORT ANOTHER SURGE OF MOISTURE NWD INTO CNTRL IL. THIS WILL BRING AN INCREASING THREAT OF RAIN AND PSBLY SOME CONVECTION BACK INTO THE AREA DURING THE EVENING HOURS WITH MVFR CIGS BY MID EVENING AND PSBLY LOWERING INTO THE IFR OR LIFR CATEGORY JUST AFTER THIS FCST PERIOD. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 10KTS IN ALL AREAS AFTR 08Z AND THEN BECOME EASTERLY AT ARND 10 KTS BY MONDAY AFTN. SMITH && .PREV DISCUSSION... ISSUED 246 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009 MORE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ON THE WAY FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...FOLLOWED BY COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. 19Z SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS 996MB LOW CENTERED OVER NORTH-CENTRAL ILLINOIS...WITH COLD FRONT TRAILING SOUTHWESTWARD INTO THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY. BROKEN LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ASSOCIATED WITH FRONT HAS NOW PUSHED EASTWARD TO THE INDIANA BORDER...LEAVING BEHIND PARTLY SUNNY SKIES AND EXTREMELY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE KILX CWA. ALOFT...SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW DOMINATES THE CONUS...WITH TWO MAIN SYSTEMS OF INTEREST. THE FIRST IS A STRONG NEGATIVELY TILTED TROUGH PUSHING INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS...WHILE THE SECOND IS A WEAKER WAVE OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY COMBINATION OF TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AND INCREASED TURBULENT MIXING HAS LED TO WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...BEFORE STEADILY SUBSIDING AS THE NIGHT GOES ON. WILL CONTINUE THE CURRENT WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9PM. AS LOW PRESSURE QUICKLY TRACKS TO THE NORTHEAST...WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH THE LIGHTEST WINDS ACROSS THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY. GIVEN DECREASING WINDS AND CLEARING SKIES...THINK PATCHY FOG WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SATURATED SOLIS ACROSS THE W/NW CWA. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL PREVAIL ON MONDAY...AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE TEMPORARILY TAKES HOLD OF THE WEATHER. INCREASING CLOUDINESS WILL BE NOTED AS THE DAY GOES ON...AS NEXT SYSTEM QUICKLY BEGINS TO APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST. MODELS HAVE BEEN ADVERTISING THIS FEATURE QUITE WELL FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS...HOWEVER TIMING DIFFERENCES STILL EXIST. GFS CONTINUES TO BE THE FASTEST...BRINGING PRECIP INTO WEST-CENTRAL ILLINOIS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE...NAM-WRF AND ECMWF ARE A BIT SLOWER...AND KEEP RAIN OUT OF THE AREA UNTIL EVENING. AT THIS POINT...WILL FOLLOW THE MODEL CONSENSUS AND KEEP FORECAST DRY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. MAIN RAIN EVENT STILL ON TRACK FOR MONDAY NIGHT...AS NAM-WRF/GFS/ECMWF ALL SUGGEST A BAND OF HEAVY RAINFALL SETTING UP ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CWA IN ADVANCE OF A NORTHWARD LIFTING WARM FRONT. HAVE BOOSTED POPS TO CATEGORICAL ACROSS THIS AREA...WITH LIKELY POPS FURTHER SOUTH. RAINFALL TOTALS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ALONG AND NORTH OF I-72. FRONT WILL LIFT NORTHWARD ON TUESDAY AS ANOTHER NEGATIVELY TILTED TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST. CORRESPONDING SURFACE LOW WILL DEEPEN AS IT TRACKS FROM EASTERN KANSAS TUESDAY MORNING INTO THE GREAT LAKES BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS PARTICULAR TRACK WILL PUT MUCH OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS IN THE WARM SECTOR OF THE STORM LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. AIRMASS WILL DESTABILIZE SUFFICIENTLY TO SUPPORT ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS AHEAD OF ADVANCING COLD FRONT TUESDAY NIGHT. WITH PLENTY OF WIND ENERGY IN PLACE AND INCREASING LOW-LEVEL ENVIRONMENTAL SHEAR...MAIN THREAT WITH THE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. WILL CONTINUE TO FEATURE LIKELY POPS DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...WITH HIGH-CHANCE TO LIKELY POPS TUESDAY NIGHT AS WELL. LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ONCE TUESDAY SYSTEM EXITS TO THE EAST...A PERIOD OF COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER WILL SETTLE INTO THE REGION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EXTENDED. GFS AND ECMWF IN DISAGREEMENT WITH THE UPPER PATTERN BY THE END OF THE WEEK...WITH THE GFS BEING STRONGER WITH NORTHERN STREAM UPPER LOW OVER THE GREAT LAKES. THIS CREATES LOWER HEIGHTS AND THUS COOLER TEMPS ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THIS SOLUTION SEEMS A BIT OVERDONE...SO WILL FOLLOW THE FLATTER AND WARMER ECMWF. END RESULT WILL BE A RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL TEMPS IN THE 40S THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...WITH A SLOW WARMING TREND BY THE WEEKEND. && .ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 309 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ILZ027-028-036-040-047-049-050-091200- CASS-FULTON-KNOX-MORGAN-SCHUYLER-SCOTT-STARK- 309 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT STRONG WINDS OUT OF THE WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH RAPIDLY BY EARLY THIS EVENING. PEOPLE TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH SOUTH ROADWAYS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE STRONG CROSSWINDS THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM PASSES BY TO THE NORTHWEST OF ILLINOIS. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ029>031-037-041-042-048-051-091200- LOGAN-MARSHALL-MASON-MENARD-PEORIA-SANGAMON-TAZEWELL-WOODFORD- 309 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT STRONG WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUSTAINED AROUND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE QUICKLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING. PEOPLE TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH SOUTH ROADWAYS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE STRONG CROSSWINDS THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM PASSES BY TO THE NORTHWEST OF ILLINOIS. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ038-043>046-052>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-091200- CHAMPAIGN-CHRISTIAN-CLARK-CLAY-COLES-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-DE WITT- DOUGLAS-EDGAR-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-MACON-MCLEAN-MOULTRIE- PIATT-RICHLAND-SHELBY-VERMILION- 309 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT STRONG WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUSTAINED AROUND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT TIMES INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING. PEOPLE TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH SOUTH ROADWAYS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE STRONG CROSSWINDS THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM PASSES BY TO THE NORTHWEST OF ILLINOIS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. SMITH
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
700 PM CDT SUN MAR 08 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0442 PM HEAVY RAIN GALESBURG 40.95N 90.38W
03/08/2009 M2.11 INCH KNOX IL MESONET
EVENT TOTAL RAINFALL
&&
25PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
813 PM CDT SUN MAR 08 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0615 AM TSTM WND DMG CUBA 40.49N 90.19W
03/08/2009 FULTON IL EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES REPORTED DOWN IN CUBA.
0648 AM HAIL 4 SW PEORIA 40.70N 89.66W
03/08/2009 E1.00 INCH PEORIA IL TRAINED SPOTTER
BRIEF QUARTER SIZED HAIL WITH ESTIMATED WIND GUST OF 55
TO 60 MPH BY TRAINED SPOTTER.
0728 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 W BENSON 40.85N 89.14W
03/08/2009 WOODFORD IL EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORT OF POWER LINES DOWN SOUTH OF INTERSECTION OF ROUTE
116 AND ROUTE 117 NEAR BENSON.
0728 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 W BENSON 40.85N 89.14W
03/08/2009 WOODFORD IL EMERGENCY MNGR
ADDITIONAL REPORT OF POWER LINE POLES DOWN JUST SOUTH OF
THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 116 AND ROUTE 117.
1141 AM TORNADO 1 N LOAMI 39.69N 89.85W
03/08/2009 SANGAMON IL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
PUBLIC REPORT OF A TORNADO AT INTERSECTION OF LOAMI ROAD
AND MASON ROAD VERIFIED BY NEW BERLIN FIRE DEPARTMENT.
1141 AM TORNADO 1 NNW LOAMI 39.69N 89.86W
03/08/2009 SANGAMON IL EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTS OF RESIDENTIAL DAMAGE AND MINOR INJURIES
REPORTED.
1144 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 NW SPRINGFIELD 39.81N 89.68W
03/08/2009 SANGAMON IL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
DAMAGE ON NORTHWEST SIDE OF SPRINGFIELD NEAR WEST
JEFFERSON AND BRUNS LANE. ROOF OFF APARTMENT
COMPLEX...TREES SNAPPED...TRAILER ROLLED AND DESTROYED
WITH NO KNOWN OCCUPANTS. TIME ESTIMATED.
1145 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 N SPRINGFIELD 39.81N 89.64W
03/08/2009 SANGAMON IL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
NEAR INTERSECTION OF JONES AND VETERANS...POWER OUTAGES
INCLUDING TRAFFIC LIGHTS. SEVERAL ROADS BLOCKED WITH
DOWNED TREE LIMBS. ARCHER GRAIN ELEVATOR DAMAGED WITH
LEAKING GAS LINE. TIME ESTIMATED.
1146 AM TSTM WND DMG SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
03/08/2009 SANGAMON IL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
AT INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE 72 AND WABASH ROAD REPORTS
OF TOPS OFF MOBILE HOMES AND CAR PORTS DAMAGED.
1147 AM TORNADO CURRAN 39.74N 89.77W
03/08/2009 SANGAMON IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO REPORTED NEAR CURRAN BY SHERIFFS OFFICE RELAYED
BY DISTRICT 9.
1148 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 SW JEROME 39.76N 89.69W
03/08/2009 SANGAMON IL MESONET
ESTIMATED 70 MPH WIND CAUSING A 5 FOOT SECTION OF A BRICK
WALL APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET THICK TO BE TOPPLED AT AN
APARTMENT COMPLEX.
1204 PM TSTM WND DMG BROADWELL 40.07N 89.44W
03/08/2009 LOGAN IL MESONET
8 INCH DIAMTER TREE LIMBS DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED.
1215 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 W LINCOLN 40.15N 89.42W
03/08/2009 LOGAN IL NWS EMPLOYEE
BARN BEING USED AS A MACHINE SHED DESTROYED AT
INTERSECTION OF 1700 AND RT 121 WEST OF LINCOLN.
1215 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W EUREKA 40.72N 89.29W
03/08/2009 WOODFORD IL EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER POLES BLOWN DOWN ON THE WEST SIDE OF EUREKA. TIME
ESTIMATED.
1220 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W BEASON 40.15N 89.24W
03/08/2009 LOGAN IL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL BARNS AND OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED AND POWER LINES
DOWN.
1243 PM TSTM WND GST 3 E BLOOMINGTON 40.48N 88.92W
03/08/2009 M58.00 MPH MCLEAN IL ASOS
CORRECTED TIME
1245 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 SW JEROME 39.76N 89.69W
03/08/2009 SANGAMON IL MESONET
TREE LIMBS SNAPPED AND SHINGLES BLOWN OFF ROOF
1249 PM NON-TSTM WND GST DECATUR 39.85N 88.93W
03/08/2009 M47.00 MPH MACON IL ASOS
1250 PM HEAVY RAIN ALTONA 41.12N 90.16W
03/08/2009 M2.25 INCH KNOX IL CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL...STILL RAINING. STANDING WATER IN
FARM FIELDS AND YARDS.
1251 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 N SPRINGFIELD 39.82N 89.64W
03/08/2009 M49.00 MPH SANGAMON IL ASOS
1254 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 N SPRINGFIELD 39.84N 89.64W
03/08/2009 M58.00 MPH SANGAMON IL ASOS
0108 PM NON-TSTM WND GST TAYLORVILLE 39.52N 89.26W
03/08/2009 M51.00 MPH CHRISTIAN IL AWOS
0110 PM NON-TSTM WND GST JACKSONVILLE 39.73N 90.23W
03/08/2009 M53.00 MPH MORGAN IL AWOS
0116 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 E SAVOY 40.06N 88.14W
03/08/2009 CHAMPAIGN IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
4 POWER POLES DOWN AT OLD CHURCH RD AND RT 130.
0128 PM NON-TSTM WND GST ROSAMOND 39.38N 89.16W
03/08/2009 M62.00 MPH CHRISTIAN IL MESONET
LARGE PINE TREE BLOWN OVER AND WOODEN JUNGLE GYM PLAY SET
DESTROYED
0130 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 NE LAWRENCEVILLE 38.79N 87.61W
03/08/2009 LAWRENCE IL EMERGENCY MNGR
MOBILE HOME DESTROYED AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO SEVERAL
HOMES. BARNS DAMAGED AND TREES DOWN. DAMAGE PATH WAS JUST
NORTHEAST OF LAWRENCEVILLE AIRPORT TO SOUTH OF
RUSSELLVILLE. TIME ESTIMATED.
0130 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 NE LAWRENCEVILLE 38.79N 87.61W
03/08/2009 LAWRENCE IL EMERGENCY MNGR
MOBILE HOME DESTROYED AND MODERATE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO
SEVERAL HOUSES. SEVERAL BARNS DAMAGED. TREES DOWN. DAMAGE
PATH JUST NORTHEAST OF LAWRENCEVILLE AIRPORT TO SOUTH OF
RUSSELLVILLE. TIME ESTIMATED.
0130 PM HAIL LAWRENCEVILLE 38.73N 87.69W
03/08/2009 M0.88 INCH LAWRENCE IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0135 PM HAIL 1 S LAWRENCEVILLE 38.71N 87.69W
03/08/2009 M1.00 INCH LAWRENCE IL MESONET
0144 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 E BLOOMINGTON 40.48N 88.92W
03/08/2009 M52.00 MPH MCLEAN IL ASOS
0145 PM TSTM WND GST 1 W ROSSVILLE 40.38N 87.69W
03/08/2009 E65.00 MPH VERMILION IL EMERGENCY MNGR
WINDS ESTIMATED 60 TO 70 MPH
0145 PM TSTM WND DMG ROSSVILLE 40.38N 87.67W
03/08/2009 VERMILION IL EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREES DOWN AND POWER LINES BLOCKING ATTICA RD JUST
WEST OF ROSSVILLE
0150 PM TSTM WND DMG HOOPESTON 40.47N 87.67W
03/08/2009 VERMILION IL EMERGENCY MNGR
TRAILER TURNED OVER JUST SOUTH OF HOOPESTON ON RT.1.
WINDS ESTIMATED AT 70 MPH.
0153 PM NON-TSTM WND GST CHAMPAIGN 40.11N 88.26W
03/08/2009 M52.00 MPH CHAMPAIGN IL ASOS
0154 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SW PEORIA 40.71N 89.65W
03/08/2009 M58.00 MPH PEORIA IL ASOS
0155 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG GREENVIEW 40.08N 89.74W
03/08/2009 MENARD IL EMERGENCY MNGR
METAL ROOF OFF A MOBILE HOME AND DAMAGE TO A CAR.
0200 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 N ABINGDON 40.82N 90.40W
03/08/2009 M59.00 MPH KNOX IL MESONET
0200 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 S KINCAID 39.57N 89.41W
03/08/2009 CHRISTIAN IL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS POWER LINES DOWN AND GRAIN BINS DAMAGED. TIME OF
DAMAGE UNKNOWN.
0212 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 N HOMER 40.06N 87.96W
03/08/2009 M47.00 MPH CHAMPAIGN IL MESONET
0220 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG PEORIA 40.74N 89.61W
03/08/2009 PEORIA IL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS POWER LINES DOWN AND A TRANSFORMER BLOWN
0230 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 NE LAWRENCEVILLE 38.79N 87.61W
03/08/2009 LAWRENCE IL EMERGENCY MNGR
MOBILE HOME DESTROYED AND MODERATE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO
SEVERAL HOUSES. SEVERAL BARNS DAMAGED AND TREES DOWN.
DAMAGE EXTENDED FROM JUST NORTHEAST OF LAWRENCEVILLE
AIRPORT TO SOUTH OF RUSSELVILLE. TIME ESTIMATED.
0238 PM NON-TSTM WND GST OGDEN 40.12N 87.96W
03/08/2009 M54.00 MPH CHAMPAIGN IL MESONET
0244 PM NON-TSTM WND GST DANVILLE 40.14N 87.62W
03/08/2009 M61.00 MPH VERMILION IL AWOS
0318 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 N HOMER 40.06N 87.96W
03/08/2009 M50.00 MPH CHAMPAIGN IL MESONET
0400 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 W BISMARCK 40.27N 87.66W
03/08/2009 M56.00 MPH VERMILION IL MESONET
0410 PM HEAVY RAIN HENRY 41.11N 89.36W
03/08/2009 M2.07 INCH MARSHALL IL MESONET
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL
0442 PM HEAVY RAIN GALESBURG 40.95N 90.38W
03/08/2009 M2.11 INCH KNOX IL MESONET
EVENT TOTAL RAINFALL
&&
25PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
917 PM CDT SUN MAR 08 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0142 PM TSTM WND GST 5 ENE LAWRENCEVILLE 38.75N 87.60W
03/08/2009 M91 MPH LAWRENCE IL ASOS
DELAYED REPORT...91 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT
LAWRENCEVILLE AIRPORT AT 142 PM.
&&
25The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A man was rescued from his vehicle near LaFayette in northeastern Knox County when he tried to cross a roadway flooded by a nearby creek.
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