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Flood Watch
Issued: 12:12 AM Aug. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and west central Illinois, including the following counties, in central Illinois, De Witt, Marshall, McLean, Peoria, Piatt, Stark, Tazewell and Woodford. In east central Illinois, Champaign and Vermilion. In west central Illinois, Fulton and Knox. * WHEN...From midnight CDT tonight through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Heavy rain has fallen across portions of central Illinois over the past few days, including a streak of 3 to 7 inches, locally higher, that fell over the past 24 hours from Canton to Bloomington to Danville. Showers and thunderstorms will produce an additional 1 to 3 inches of rain overnight into Sunday morning across portions of central Illinois. Saturated grounds will lead to rapid runoff from any additional rainfall. Flash flooding and rapid rises on area rivers and streams are possible. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. &&
Flood Warning
Issued: 10:26 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 east central Illinois, including the following counties, Champaign and Vermilion. * 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 524 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 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... 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. &&
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