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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 1:19 AM Aug. 22, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
West Central La Salle County in north central Illinois...

* Until midnight CDT.

* At 819 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms with rain
rates up to 3 inches per hour southeast of Granville. Up to 2.5
inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is  expected at the
onset of rainfall.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Rapid-onset flooding of creeks, streams, drainage ditches,
streets, underpasses, low-lying areas, and other poor
drainage areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Tonica and Lostant.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flash Flood Warning means rapid-onset flooding is imminent or may
already be occurring. Persons along creeks, drainage ditches, and
other waterways should take immediate precautions to protect life and
property.

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

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FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED;
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

Flood Advisory
Issued: 12:58 AM Aug. 22, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Southwestern La Salle County in north central Illinois...

* WHEN...Until midnight CDT tonight.

* IMPACTS...Flooding may occur in poor drainage areas. Roads and
streets may be flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 756 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms with rate
rates up to 2 inches per hour near the town Granville. Minor
flooding may begin shortly after the onset of heavy rainfall in
the advisory area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Tonica, Lostant, Rutland, Cedar Point, Dana and Leonore.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flood Advisory means minor flooding along waterways and other poor
drainage areas is imminent or may already be occurring. Persons in
the advisory area should use caution and avoid flood waters.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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