Flash Flood Warning for Ford, Iroquois Counties IL and Benton County IN
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NWS Chicago has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Ford County, southern Iroquois County in Illinois and southern Benton County in Indiana until 3:45 AM CDT.
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- Record type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Affected area
- East Central Illinois and Northwestern Indiana
- Issued
- August 14, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Chicago IL
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Alert Details
Flash Flood Warning issued by NWS Chicago IL. Effective from August 14, 2026 at 12:48 AM CDT until August 14, 2026 at 3:45 AM CDT. Severity: Severe. Urgency: Immediate. Certainty: Likely.
Affected Areas
Ford County in east central Illinois. Southern Iroquois County in east central Illinois. Southern Benton County in northwestern Indiana. Specific locations include Paxton, Gibson City, Fowler, Otterbein, Oxford, Cissna Park, Boswell, Buckley, Stockland, Melvin, Loda, Roberts, Elliott, Sibley, Wellington, Ambia, Clarence, Claytonville and Dunnington.
What You Should Do
Persons along creeks, drainage ditches, and other waterways should take immediate precautions to protect life and property. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads.
Expected Conditions
Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible.
Timeline
Alert effective August 14, 2026 at 12:48 AM CDT. Expires and ends August 14, 2026 at 3:45 AM CDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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