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River Flood Warning 30, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this river flood warning at Jun 21, 2026, 9:24 AM CDT for Lawrence County, Illinois. It took effect at Jun 21, 2026, 10:24 PM CDT. It was in force for 10 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 21, 2026, 9:24 AM CDT (14:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 21, 2026, 10:24 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2026, 4:34 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 days
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Lawrence County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Embarras River (IL) at Lawrenceville (LAWI2). The gauge peaked at 33.74 ft at Jun 28, 2026, 11:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 27 ft
- Minor stage
- 30 ft
- Moderate stage
- 37 ft
- Major stage
- 41 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03346500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jun 21, 5:47 AM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 5:47 AM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 5:01 AM CDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lincoln IL 501 AM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-221015- Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-Schuyler- Mason-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Cass-Menard-Scott- Morgan-Sangamon-Christian-Macon-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby- Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence- 501 AM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Illinois, east central Illinois, southeast Illinois and west central Illinois. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Heavy rain will develop today, with 1.5 to 2 inches expected in most areas and locally higher amounts over 3 inches possible by tonight. This may produce flash flooding in urban and low lying flood prone areas. Additionally, scattered thunderstorms could become severe this afternoon and evening, with a risk for locally damaging wind gusts and possibly a few tornadoes. Several rivers are in minor to moderate flood today, and additional rises are expected following heavy rainfall tonight. Rivers expected to flood include portions of the Illinois, Sangamon, Wabash, Little Wabash, and Spoon Rivers. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Several rivers will continue in minor to moderate flood for many days, including portions of the Illinois, Wabash, Little Wabash, Sangamon, and Spoon Rivers. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed from around 2 to 10 PM. Expected storm motion is toward the northeast around 50 mph. 37
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 7:14 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Cass, Mason | 49 hr |
| Jun 20, 7:20 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox | 3 days |
| Jun 21, 10:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton | 34 hr |
| Jun 21, 2:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Sangamon | 5 hr |
| Jun 21, 2:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Effingham, Shelby | 64 min |
| Jun 21, 3:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Effingham, Shelby | 41 min |
| Jun 21, 3:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Effingham, Shelby | 4 hr |
| Jun 21, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham, Jasper, Richland | 61 min |
| Jun 21, 3:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham, Jasper, Richland | 38 min |
| Jun 21, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper, Shelby | 67 min |
| Jun 21, 3:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Crawford, Jasper | 39 min |
| Jun 21, 3:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham | 32 min |
| Jun 21, 3:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham | 4 hr |
| Jun 21, 3:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clark, Coles, Cumberland | 46 min |
| Jun 21, 4:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Cumberland, Effingham | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 4:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham | 17 min |
| Jun 21, 4:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clark, Crawford, Jasper | 43 min |
| Jun 21, 4:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay | 46 min |
| Jun 21, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Coles, Crawford, Edgar, Jasper | 60 min |
| Jun 21, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Crawford, Jasper | 58 min |
| Jun 21, 4:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Clark, Clay, Cumberland, Jasper, Richland | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 4:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Crawford, Jasper | 25 min |
| Jun 21, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham, Jasper | 53 min |
| Jun 21, 4:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Clark, Crawford | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Lawrence, Richland | 64 min |
| Jun 21, 5:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay, Richland | 48 min |
| Jun 21, 5:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Crawford, Lawrence | 40 min |
| Jun 21, 5:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay, Jasper | 39 min |
| Jun 21, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Crawford, Jasper | 63 min |
| Jun 21, 5:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Lawrence, Richland | 41 min |
| Jun 21, 5:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay, Jasper, Richland | 25 min |
| Jun 21, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay, Jasper, Richland | 62 min |
| Jun 21, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Crawford, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland | 61 min |
| Jun 21, 6:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Clay, Lawrence, Richland | 104 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.