Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 17 at 6:16PM CDT until June 17 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 17, 2026 - 4:16pm
Expires:
June 17, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description:
FFWILX
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Piatt County in central Illinois...
Southern Champaign County in east central Illinois...
Southern Vermilion County in east central Illinois...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 616 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 2 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, Urbana, Monticello, Savoy, Georgetown, Tolono,
Westville, Tilton, Catlin, Bement, Philo, Sidney, Homer, Ridge
Farm, Fairmount, Sidell, Pesotum, Sadorus, Broadlands and Allerton.
This includes the following State Parks...
Harry Babe Woodyard State Natural Area.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 72 between mile markers 157 and 172.
Interstate 57 between mile markers 219 and 234.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Champaign, IL; Piatt, IL; Vermilion, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov