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River Flood Warning 36, NWS Lincoln, IL

August 14, 2026Fulton County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this river flood warning at Aug 14, 2026, 3:09 PM CDT for Fulton County, Illinois. It took effect at Aug 15, 2026, 5:51 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 14, 2026, 3:09 PM CDT (20:09 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 15, 2026, 5:51 AM CDT
Expired: Aug 19, 2026, 9:04 AM CDT
In force: 4 days
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 20:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Spoon River (W-IL) at Seville (SEVI2).

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 Aug 14, 2:31 PM CDT, 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 2:31 PM CDT, 38 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 14, 3:00 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
300 PM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-151100-
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-
300 PM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Illinois, east
central Illinois, southeast Illinois and west central Illinois.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Widespread thunderstorm activity is likely tonight, mainly north of
I-72. Locally strong to severe storms and flash flooding are
possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Hot and humid conditions will peak over the area this weekend. Peak
afternoon heat indices will range from 103 to 112 Saturday, and 100
to 105 Sunday.

Daily chances for thunderstorms exist through the weekend, mainly
north of I-70 for Saturday. Some of these storms could be severe and
produce heavy rain.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed after midnight.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 14, 9:12 AM CDT, 5 hours 57 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
912 AM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0857 AM     Flood            Danville                40.14N 87.63W
08/14/2026                   Vermilion          IL   Amateur Radio

            Water flowing out of a manhole cover at
            Jackson St. and Cedar Ave...traffic is being
            redirected.

&&

Local storm report, Aug 14, 9:23 AM CDT, 5 hours 46 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
923 AM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     Rain             3 SSW Dillon            40.44N 89.57W
08/14/2026  M4.32 Inch       Tazewell           IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-TZ-52 , IL.

0800 AM     Rain             1 E Heyworth            40.31N 88.97W
08/14/2026  M4.13 Inch       McLean             IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-MCL-4 Heyworth 0.6 E.

0800 AM     Rain             4 NW Seymour            40.14N 88.48W
08/14/2026  M4.05 Inch       Piatt              IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-PT-8 White Heath 3.7
            NNE.

0800 AM     Rain             Champaign               40.12N 88.26W
08/14/2026  M4.05 Inch       Champaign          IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-CP-143 Champaign 0.3
            NNE.

0700 AM     Rain             3 W Bismarck            40.26N 87.67W
08/14/2026  M3.94 Inch       Vermilion          IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-VR-4 Henning 3.4 SE.

0750 AM     Rain             1 SSW Murdock           39.78N 88.09W
08/14/2026  M3.85 Inch       Douglas            IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-DG-12 Camargo 4.5 ESE.

0730 AM     Rain             3 E Danville            40.14N 87.57W
08/14/2026  M3.79 Inch       Vermilion          IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-VR-44 Danville 2.5 E.

0700 AM     Rain             2 E Holder              40.45N 88.77W
08/14/2026  M3.77 Inch       McLean             IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-MCL-29 3 W Ellsworth.

0700 AM     Rain             3 WNW Champaign         40.12N 88.31W
08/14/2026  M3.66 Inch       Champaign          IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-CP-147 Champaign 2.6
            WNW.

0830 AM     Rain             Champaign               40.11N 88.26W
08/14/2026  M3.65 Inch       Champaign          IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-CP-89 Champaign 0.3 ESE.

0727 AM     Rain             3 NE Dunlap             40.89N 89.64W
08/14/2026  M3.60 Inch       Peoria             IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-PR-4 Dunlap 2.6 NE.

0715 AM     Rain             1 NNW Danville          40.15N 87.64W
08/14/2026  M3.59 Inch       Vermilion          IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-VR-48 Danville 1.1 WNW.

0800 AM     Rain             3 WSW Mackinaw          40.52N 89.42W
08/14/2026  M3.58 Inch       Tazewell           IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-TZ-10 Tremont 3.6 E.

0800 AM     Rain             1 NNE Savoy             40.08N 88.24W
08/14/2026  M3.51 Inch       Champaign          IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-CP-64 Champaign 2.4 SSE.

0730 AM     Rain             Tolono                  39.98N 88.26W
08/14/2026  M3.50 Inch       Champaign          IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-CP-179 Tolono 0.4 ESE.

0823 AM     Rain             1 NW Charleston         39.49N 88.19W
08/14/2026  M3.42 Inch       Coles              IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-CE-13 Charleston 0.8 NW.

0700 AM     Rain             1 W Urbana              40.11N 88.22W
08/14/2026  M3.38 Inch       Champaign          IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-CP-151 Urbana 0.5 W.

0716 AM     Rain             2 S Urbana              40.09N 88.20W
08/14/2026  M3.37 Inch       Champaign          IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-CP-174 , IL.

0731 AM     Rain             1 N Savoy               40.08N 88.25W
08/14/2026  M3.37 Inch       Champaign          IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-CP-165 Champaign 2.3
            SSE.

0800 AM     Rain             2 NNW Germantown Hills  40.79N 89.49W
08/14/2026  M3.35 Inch       Woodford           IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-WF-24 Metamora 6.4 W.

0700 AM     Rain             2 NNE Homer             40.06N 87.95W
08/14/2026  M3.33 Inch       Champaign          IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-CP-72 Homer 2.1 NNE.

0700 AM     Rain             3 NE De Land            40.15N 88.59W
08/14/2026  M3.28 Inch       Piatt              IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-PT-27 , IL.

0700 AM     Rain             Urbana                  40.11N 88.20W
08/14/2026  M3.27 Inch       Champaign          IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-CP-12 Urbana 0.1 SSE.

0800 AM     Rain             5 WNW Saint Joseph      40.15N 88.12W
08/14/2026  M3.22 Inch       Champaign          IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-CP-177 4 WNW Saint
            Joseph.

0800 AM     Rain             Mahomet                 40.20N 88.41W
08/14/2026  M3.21 Inch       Champaign          IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-CP-163 Mahomet.

0800 AM     Rain             5 N Carlock             40.66N 89.11W
08/14/2026  M3.15 Inch       Woodford           IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-WF-32 Carlock 5.5 N.

0800 AM     Rain             3 S Dahinda             40.89N 90.10W
08/14/2026  M3.15 Inch       Knox               IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-KX-27 2 SSE Dahinda.

0700 AM     Rain             2 N Homer               40.06N 87.96W
08/14/2026  M3.13 Inch       Champaign          IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-CP-1 Homer 2.0 N.

0800 AM     Rain             1 WNW Willard Airport   40.04N 88.29W
08/14/2026  M3.06 Inch       Champaign          IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-CP-50 Savoy 2.6 WSW.

0800 AM     Rain             3 S De Land             40.08N 88.65W
08/14/2026  M3.03 Inch       Piatt              IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-PT-25 2 S De Land.

0700 AM     Rain             Saint Augustine         40.72N 90.41W
08/14/2026  M3.01 Inch       Knox               IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-KX-30 St. Augustine 0.1
            NNW.

0724 AM     Rain             3 NE Fisher             40.35N 88.31W
08/14/2026  M2.82 Inch       Champaign          IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-CP-153 Dewey 2.70 NW.

0700 AM     Rain             1 NNW Fithian           40.12N 87.88W
08/14/2026  M2.80 Inch       Vermilion          IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-VR-42 Fithian 0.6 NNW.

0814 AM     Rain             4 ENE Royal             40.21N 87.90W
08/14/2026  M2.74 Inch       Vermilion          IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-VR-53 , IL.

0700 AM     Rain             1 SSW Germantown Hills  40.76N 89.47W
08/14/2026  M2.68 Inch       Woodford           IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-WF-3 Germantown Hills
            0.5 SSW.

0815 AM     Rain             3 WNW Washington        40.72N 89.46W
08/14/2026  M2.64 Inch       Tazewell           IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-TZ-44 Washington 2.1 NW.

0800 AM     Rain             Savoy                   40.06N 88.25W
08/14/2026  M2.64 Inch       Champaign          IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-CP-178 Savoy 0.5 SE.

0800 AM     Rain             1 ENE Monticello        40.03N 88.56W
08/14/2026  M2.62 Inch       Piatt              IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-PT-20 Monticello 0.4
            ENE.

0800 AM     Rain             1 S Urbana              40.10N 88.21W
08/14/2026  M2.58 Inch       Champaign          IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-CP-175 Urbana 0.5 S.

0800 AM     Rain             4 N Fisher              40.38N 88.34W
08/14/2026  M2.57 Inch       Champaign          IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-CP-125 Foosland 5.0 ENE.

0700 AM     Rain             1 NW Knoxville          40.91N 90.29W
08/14/2026  M2.51 Inch       Knox               IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-KX-9 Knoxville 0.7 NW.

0630 AM     Rain             1 W Germantown Hills    40.77N 89.49W
08/14/2026  M2.48 Inch       Woodford           IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-WF-31 , IL.

0700 AM     Rain             1 SSW Morton            40.60N 89.47W
08/14/2026  M2.44 Inch       Tazewell           IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-TZ-1 Morton 1.0 S.

0830 AM     Rain             1 NNE Tuscola           39.81N 88.28W
08/14/2026  M2.40 Inch       Douglas            IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-DG-11 Tuscola 0.6 NNE.

0700 AM     Rain             Sadorus                 39.97N 88.35W
08/14/2026  M2.39 Inch       Champaign          IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-CP-118 Champaign County.

0727 AM     Rain             3 NNW Colfax            40.61N 88.63W
08/14/2026  M2.36 Inch       McLean             IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-MCL-91 , IL.

0830 AM     Rain             2 NNW Central Illinois  40.50N 88.93W
08/14/2026  M2.36 Inch       McLean             IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-MCL-17 Bloomington 2.7
            NE.

0700 AM     Rain             1 ENE Morton            40.62N 89.44W
08/14/2026  M2.33 Inch       Tazewell           IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-TZ-42 Morton 1.5 ENE.

0800 AM     Rain             4 NE Janesville         39.42N 88.19W
08/14/2026  M2.28 Inch       Coles              IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-CE-8 Charleston 4.7 SSW.

0700 AM     Rain             1 WSW Tuscola           39.79N 88.29W
08/14/2026  M2.27 Inch       Douglas            IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-DG-4 Tuscola 0.5 WSW.

0730 AM     Rain             1 WNW Lake of the Woods 40.22N 88.39W
08/14/2026  M2.24 Inch       Champaign          IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-CP-59 Mahomet 1.7 NNE.

0800 AM     Rain             2 SW Champaign          40.09N 88.29W
08/14/2026  M2.24 Inch       Champaign          IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-CP-122 Champaign 2.2 SW.

0800 AM     Rain             3 NE Mansfield          40.24N 88.46W
08/14/2026  M2.23 Inch       Piatt              IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-CP-140 Mansfield 3.2 NE.

0700 AM     Rain             4 NNE Lake of the Woods 40.26N 88.34W
08/14/2026  M2.18 Inch       Champaign          IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-CP-112 Mahomet 5.5 NE.

0700 AM     Rain             2 S Bloomington         40.45N 89.00W
08/14/2026  M2.13 Inch       McLean             IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-MCL-85 1 S Bloomington.

0745 AM     Rain             3 SW Bloomington        40.45N 89.03W
08/14/2026  M2.07 Inch       McLean             IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-MCL-50 Bloomington 3.8
            SW.

0803 AM     Rain             2 S Bloomington         40.46N 89.00W
08/14/2026  M2.00 Inch       McLean             IL   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station IL-MCL-41 Bloomington 2.0
            SW.

&&

Local storm report, Aug 14, 9:56 AM CDT, 5 hours 13 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
956 AM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0948 AM     Flood            Petersburg              40.01N 89.85W
08/14/2026                   Menard             IL   Law Enforcement

            Water over the road on N. 6th street and
            Rutledge St.

&&

Local storm report, Aug 14, 10:43 AM CDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 13, 11:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Peoria	34 min
Aug 13, 11:21 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Knox, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Woodford	4 hr
Aug 13, 11:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Woodford	43 min
Aug 13, 11:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Peoria	34 min
Aug 14, 12:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Champaign, Vermilion	55 min
Aug 14, 12:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford	57 min
Aug 14, 12:40 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Vermilion	12 hr
Aug 14, 1:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Vermilion	23 min
Aug 14, 1:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	McLean	52 min
Aug 14, 1:38 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Champaign, McLean	7 hr
Aug 14, 2:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Champaign, Piatt, Vermilion	46 min
Aug 14, 2:59 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Champaign, Vermilion	6 hr
Aug 14, 4:07 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Fulton, Knox, Peoria, Tazewell	6 hr
Aug 14, 5:47 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	DeWitt, Piatt	3 hr
Aug 14, 6:47 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Coles, Douglas, Edgar	11 hr
Aug 14, 8:14 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Edgar	3 hr
Aug 14, 9:25 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	Vermilion	4 days
Aug 14, 10:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Cass, Fulton, Logan, Mason, Menard, Sangamon	4 hr
Aug 14, 10:20 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	Fulton, Knox	4 days
Aug 14, 10:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	Macon	3 hr
Aug 14, 12:15 PM CDT	Flood Watch	ILX	Champaign, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Fulton, Knox and 10 more	22 hr

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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.