Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 17 at 12:02PM CDT until June 17 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 17, 2026 - 10:02am
Expires:
June 17, 2026 - 1:15pm
Description:
At 1202 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing, with 3 to 5 inches of water
on many of the back roads between Colchester and Adair.
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