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River Flood Warning
Issued: 1:40 AM Aug. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY MONDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mackinaw River near Congerville.

* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon to early Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Widespread agricultural flooding occurs.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 10.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0
feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage tomorrow evening.
- Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location      Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sun   Mon   Tue

Mackinaw River
Congerville   13.0  10.5  Sat 7 pm CDT 13.0  9.4   6.4


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Flood Warning
Issued: 10:21 PM Aug. 15, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall continues.

* WHERE...A portion of central Illinois, including the following
county, McLean.

* WHEN...Until noon CDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 521 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated between 4 and 7 inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible
this evening and overnight in the warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Bloomington, Normal, Le Roy, Heyworth, Danvers, Downs,
McLean, Stanford, Ellsworth, Central Illinois Regional
Airport, Shirley, Holder and Moraine View State Park.
- This includes the following State Parks...
Moraine View State Park.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 39 between  mile markers 0 and 1.
Interstate 74 between  mile markers 123 and 155.
Interstate 55 between  mile markers 142 and 167.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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Flood Warning
Issued: 10:16 PM Aug. 15, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...A portion of central Illinois, including the following
county, McLean.

* WHEN...Until noon CDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads
remain closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to
excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Expect many areas of slow
moving or standing water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 515 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is
already occurring in the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches
of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible
this evening and overnight in the warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Colfax, Saybrook, Bellflower, Arrowsmith, Cropsey and Anchor.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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