Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 17 at 4:19PM CDT until June 17 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 17, 2026 - 2:19pm
Expires:
June 17, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
FFWILX
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern De Witt County in central Illinois...
Southeastern McLean County in central Illinois...
Northern Piatt County in central Illinois...
Northern Champaign County in east central Illinois...
* Until 730 PM CDT.
* At 419 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or 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...
Champaign, Bloomington, Urbana, Rantoul, Mahomet, St. Joseph, Le
Roy, Farmer City, Fisher, Thomasboro, Downs, Gifford, Mansfield,
Ogden, Saybrook, De Land, Bondville, Lake Of The Woods, Ludlow and
Bellflower.
This includes the following State Parks...
Moraine View State Park.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 72 between mile markers 173 and 182.
Interstate 74 between mile markers 134 and 197.
Interstate 55 between mile markers 155 and 157.
Interstate 57 between mile markers 235 and 257.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Stony Creek, Hillsbury Slough, Trenkle Slough, Timber Creek, Salt
Creek, Lone Tree Creek, West Fork Salt Creek, Sugar Creek, Owl
Creek, Long Point Creek, Spoon River, Dickerson Slough, Camp
Creek, Kaskaskia River, Kickapoo Creek, South Fork Camp Creek,
Upper Salt Fork Drainage Ditch, Lake Fork Special, Copper Slough,
Madden Creek, Prairie Creek, Buck Creek, Goose Creek, Little
Kickapoo Creek, Drummer Creek, Conkey Branch, Salt Fork, Wildcat
Slough, Sangamon River and Middle Fork Vermilion River.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Champaign, IL; De Witt, IL; McLean, IL; Piatt, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: