Headline:
Flood Watch issued August 14 at 12:15PM CDT until August 15 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Flood Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
August 14, 2026 - 10:15am
Expires:
August 14, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of central and west central Illinois along and
north of a Havana to Bloomington line. This includes the following
counties, in central Illinois, Marshall, McLean, Peoria, Stark,
Tazewell and Woodford. In west central Illinois, Fulton and Knox.
* WHEN...From 10 PM CDT this evening through Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more
heavy rain.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A large area of 3 to 5 inches of rain has fallen since
Thursday morning. Thunderstorms are expected to move in again
late this evening, becoming widespread after midnight. An
additional 1 to 3 inches is likely to fall overnight and
Saturday morning. With the ground already saturated, it will
not take much additional rain to cause renewed flooding.
Instruction:
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
Area Description:
Knox; Stark; Peoria; Marshall; Woodford; Fulton; Tazewell; McLean
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov