Illinois Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 06/17/2026 07:08

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued June 17 at 9:08AM CDT until June 17 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 17, 2026 - 7:08am
Expires: 
June 17, 2026 - 1:15pm
Description: 
FFWDVN The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... McDonough County in west central Illinois... Southern Warren County in west central Illinois... * Until 315 PM CDT Wednesday. * At 908 AM 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... Macomb, Bushnell, Colchester, Blandinsville, Industry, Good Hope, Prairie City, Bardolph, Tennessee, Sciota, Western Illinois University, Fandon, Adair, New Philadelphia, Little Swan Lake, Colmar, Walnut Grove, Plymouth, Macomb Municipal Airport and McDonough County 4-H Grounds. This includes the following State Parks... Argyle Lake State Park.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description: 
McDonough, IL; Warren, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov