Active Weather Alerts
River Flood Warning
Issued: 1:32 AM Aug. 17, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Vermilion River near Danville. * WHEN...Until Tuesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Flooding begins downstream in Eugene and Cayuga Indiana. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 6:15 PM CDT Sunday /7:15 PM EDT Sunday/ the stage was 25.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 6:15 PM CDT Sunday /7:15 PM EDT Sunday/ was 25.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late Tuesday morning and continue falling to 5.3 feet Wednesday, August 26. - Flood stage is 18.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && Fld Observed Forecasts (7 pm CDT) Location Stg Stg Day/Time Mon Tue Wed Vermilion River Danville 18.0 25.0 Sun 6 pm CDT 22.4 15.3 11.5 &&
Flood Warning
Issued: 4:07 PM Aug. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Flooding caused by recent excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...A portion of east central Illinois, including the following counties, Champaign and Vermilion. * WHEN...Until noon CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11 AM CDT Sunday, emergency management reported that areas of flooding and road closures continue in the warned area. Between 4 and 7 inches of rain fell. - Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Champaign, Urbana, Danville, Rantoul, Savoy, Mahomet, St. Joseph, Tilton, Catlin, Fisher, Oakwood, Rossville, Thomasboro, Gifford, Ogden, Potomac, Rankin, Fithian, Bondville and Lake Of The Woods. - This includes the following State Parks... Kickapoo State Recreation Area and Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area. This includes the following highways... Interstate 72 between mile markers 174 and 182. Interstate 74 between mile markers 169 and 220. Interstate 57 between mile markers 232 and 257. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. &&
Local Radar