Flash Flood Warning Issued for Knox, Peoria, and Stark Counties in Illinois
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NOAA issued it on July 5, 2026, 7 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 IL has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Knox, northwestern Peoria, and Stark counties until 11:15 PM CDT on June 10.
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- Record type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Affected area
- Central Illinois
- Issued
- July 5, 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 7 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central Illinois.
Alert Details
Flash Flood Warning issued by NWS Lincoln IL. Effective from June 10 at 8:07 PM CDT until June 10 at 11:15 PM CDT.
Affected Areas
Knox County in west central Illinois, northwestern Peoria County in central Illinois, and Stark County in north central Illinois. Specific locations include Galesburg, Wyoming, Toulon, Abingdon, Knoxville, Osceola, Wataga, Bradford, Oneida, Williamsfield, Altona, Elmira, Victoria, Maquon, Henderson, La Fayette, Rio, Elmore, Laura and Castleton.
What You Should Do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Expected Conditions
Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 11:15 PM CDT on June 10, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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