Flash Flood Warning Issued for Cumberland and Effingham Counties, IL
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NOAA issued it on July 29, 2026, 3 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Lincoln has issued a Flash Flood Warning for western Cumberland County and northern Effingham County in Illinois until 7:00 PM CDT on June 21, 2026.
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- Record type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Affected area
- East Central Illinois
- Issued
- July 29, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Lincoln IL
Flood notices turn on location and timing. Treat the named area as this record's scope; do not assume nearby counties, parishes, or waterways were included.
Record status: historical. It was issued 3 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in East Central Illinois.
Alert Details
A Flash Flood Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Lincoln IL. The alert is effective from June 21, 2026 at 4:06 PM CDT until June 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT. The event type is Flash Flood Warning with severity rated Severe, urgency Immediate, and certainty Likely.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Western Cumberland County in east central Illinois and Northern Effingham County in south central Illinois. Specific locations that will experience flash flooding include Effingham, Neoga, Altamont, Teutopolis, Montrose and Effingham County Airport. This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 79 and 107, and Interstate 57 between mile markers 155 and 168 and between mile markers 172 and 180.
What You Should Do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Expected Conditions
At 4:05 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 2 inches are possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Hazard is flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
Timeline
The alert is effective immediately from June 21, 2026 at 4:06 PM CDT and remains in effect until June 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT.
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