Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 17 at 3:50PM CDT until June 17 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 17, 2026 - 1:50pm
Expires:
June 17, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
FFWILX
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern McLean County in central Illinois...
Southeastern Peoria County in central Illinois...
Northeastern Tazewell County in central Illinois...
Southern Woodford County in central Illinois...
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 350 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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...
Peoria, Normal, Pekin, East Peoria, Morton, Eureka, Washington,
Bartonville, Creve Coeur, West Peoria, Marquette Heights, El Paso,
Lexington, Bellevue, Hudson, Chenoa, Gridley, Colfax, Goodfield
and Deer Creek.
This includes the following State Parks...
Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 39 between mile markers 0 and 16.
Interstate 74 between mile markers 86 and 125.
Interstate 55 between mile markers 164 and 187.
Interstate 155 between mile markers 27 and 31.
Interstate 474 between mile markers 0 and 14.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
McLean, IL; Peoria, IL; Tazewell, IL; Woodford, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: