Flood Warning Issued for Illinois River Near Havana

Source: NOAA · Central Illinois

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NOAA issued it on July 6, 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 Flood Warning for moderate flooding on the Illinois River near Havana affecting Cass, Fulton and Mason Counties from Friday afternoon until further notice.

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Record type
Flood Warning
Affected area
Central Illinois
Issued
July 6, 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

Flood Warning issued by NWS Lincoln IL on June 11 at 11:37AM CDT. The alert is effective from June 11 at 11:37AM CDT with onset Friday afternoon.

Affected Areas

Illinois River near Havana affecting Mason, Fulton and Cass Counties in Illinois.

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

Moderate flooding is forecast. At 10:45 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 11.8 feet. The river is expected to rise above flood stage (14.0 feet) tomorrow afternoon and continue rising to 18.3 feet Thursday, June 18. At 19.5 feet, access road to Anderson Lake north campground closed.

Timeline

From Friday afternoon until further notice.

Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗

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NWS Lincoln IL has issued a Flood Warning for moderate flooding on the Illinois River near Havana affecting Cass, Fulton and Mason Counties from Friday afternoon until further notice.
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This alert was issued by NOAA. The original notice is available at the source link at the bottom of this article.
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This alert is classified as "high" severity. Take precautions and monitor for updates.
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