Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 17 at 6:40PM CDT until June 17 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 17, 2026 - 4:40pm
Expires:
June 17, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description:
FFWILX
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Clark County in east central Illinois...
Northern Coles County in east central Illinois...
Southern Douglas County in east central Illinois...
Southern Edgar County in east central Illinois...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 640 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 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...
Charleston, Paris, Tuscola, Arcola, Arthur, Atwood, Oakland,
Kansas, Ashmore, Humboldt, Brocton, Vermilion, Rardin, Edgar
County Airport, Cooks Mill, Bourbon, Hindsboro, Isabel, Redmon and
Garrett.
This includes the following State Parks...
Walnut Point State Park.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 between mile markers 146 and 154.
Interstate 57 between mile markers 193 and 210.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Clark, IL; Coles, IL; Douglas, IL; Edgar, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov