Flood Warning Issued for Illinois River at Beardstown
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A Flood Warning is in effect for the Illinois River at Beardstown affecting Brown, Cass, Morgan and Schuyler Counties in Illinois until late Sunday night.
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- Record type
- Flood Warning
- Affected area
- Central Illinois
- Issued
- August 27, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Lincoln IL
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Alert Details
Flood Warning issued by NWS Lincoln IL. Effective from August 27 at 9:48AM CDT, with the warning now in effect until late Sunday night.
Affected Areas
Illinois River at Beardstown affecting Morgan, Cass, Schuyler and Brown Counties.
What You Should Do
Persons with interests along this river need to remain aware of the latest forecasts and associated flood risk for their area. Stay tuned for further updates on this flooding situation.
Expected Conditions
Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. At 8:45 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 15.4 feet. Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet and flood stage is 14.0 feet. The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:45 AM CDT Thursday was 15.8 feet.
Timeline
The Flood Warning is in effect until late Sunday night, August 31 at 1:00AM CDT. The river is expected to fall below flood stage Sunday evening.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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