Illinois Flash Flood Warning | Effective 04/15/2026 17:14

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued April 15 at 7:14PM CDT until April 16 at 1:15AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 15, 2026 - 5:14pm
Expires: 
April 15, 2026 - 11:15pm
Description: 
FFWDVN The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Jo Daviess County in northwestern Illinois... Stephenson County in northwestern Illinois... * Until 115 AM CDT Thursday. * At 714 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain will move across the warned area. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Freeport, Lena, Stockton, Warren, Hanover, Pearl City, Elizabeth, Cedarville, Davis, Woodbine, Dakota, German Valley, Apple River, Winslow, Rock City, Ridott, Nora, Massbach, Schapville and Buena Vista.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description: 
Jo Daviess, IL; Stephenson, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Quad Cities IA IL