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River Flood Warning 31, NWS Lincoln, IL

June 21, 2026Fulton County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this river flood warning at Jun 21, 2026, 10:06 AM CDT for Fulton County, Illinois. It took effect at Jun 22, 2026, 5:17 PM CDT. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 21, 2026, 10:06 AM CDT (15:06 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 22, 2026, 5:17 PM CDT
Expired
Jun 22, 2026, 8:35 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Fulton County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 Spoon River (W-IL) at Seville (SEVI2). The gauge peaked at 21.74 ft at Jun 23, 2026, 8:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
19 ft
Minor stage
22 ft
Moderate stage
25 ft
Major stage
30 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05570000, 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, 4 hours 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 5:47 AM CDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 5:01 AM CDT, 5 hours 5 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
501 AM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

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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.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 7:14 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXCass, Mason49 hr
Jun 20, 7:20 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXFulton, Knox3 days
Jun 21, 9:24 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningILXLawrence10 days
Jun 21, 2:15 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILXSangamon5 hr
Jun 21, 2:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXEffingham, Shelby64 min
Jun 21, 3:04 PM CDTTornado WarningILXEffingham, Shelby41 min
Jun 21, 3:09 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXEffingham, Shelby4 hr
Jun 21, 3:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClay, Effingham, Jasper, Richland61 min
Jun 21, 3:22 PM CDTTornado WarningILXClay, Effingham, Jasper, Richland38 min
Jun 21, 3:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXColes, Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper, Shelby67 min
Jun 21, 3:51 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedILXCrawford, Jasper39 min
Jun 21, 3:55 PM CDTTornado WarningILXClay, Effingham32 min
Jun 21, 3:56 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXClay, Effingham4 hr
Jun 21, 3:59 PM CDTTornado WarningILXClark, Coles, Cumberland46 min
Jun 21, 4:06 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXCumberland, Effingham3 hr
Jun 21, 4:10 PM CDTTornado WarningILXClay, Effingham17 min
Jun 21, 4:23 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedILXClark, Crawford, Jasper43 min
Jun 21, 4:29 PM CDTTornado WarningILXClay46 min
Jun 21, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClark, Coles, Crawford, Edgar, Jasper60 min
Jun 21, 4:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClark, Crawford, Jasper58 min
Jun 21, 4:37 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXClark, Clay, Cumberland, Jasper, Richland3 hr
Jun 21, 4:46 PM CDTTornado WarningILXCrawford, Jasper25 min
Jun 21, 4:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClay, Effingham, Jasper53 min
Jun 21, 4:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXClark, Crawford3 hr
Jun 21, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXLawrence, Richland64 min
Jun 21, 5:12 PM CDTTornado WarningILXClay, Richland48 min
Jun 21, 5:20 PM CDTTornado WarningILXCrawford, Lawrence40 min
Jun 21, 5:21 PM CDTTornado WarningILXClay, Jasper39 min
Jun 21, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCrawford, Jasper63 min
Jun 21, 5:49 PM CDTTornado WarningILXLawrence, Richland41 min
Jun 21, 5:52 PM CDTTornado WarningILXClay, Jasper, Richland25 min
Jun 21, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXClay, Jasper, Richland62 min
Jun 21, 5:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILXCrawford, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland61 min
Jun 21, 6:11 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningILXClay, Lawrence, Richland104 min

Nearby

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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.