Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 9 at 10:10PM CDT until August 10 at 1:15AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 9, 2026 - 8:10pm
Expires:
August 9, 2026 - 11:15pm
Description:
FFWLOT
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Eastern Lee County in north central Illinois...
* Until 115 AM CDT.
* At 1010 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
slow moving thunderstorms producing rainfall rates of 2 to 3 inches
per hour. Up to 2.5 inches of rain have already occurred between
Lee Center and Ashton. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to
begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Rapid-onset flooding of creeks, streams, drainage ditches,
streets, underpasses, low-lying areas, and other poor
drainage areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Amboy, Franklin Grove, Paw Paw, Sublette, Woodhaven Lakes, Lee,
Compton, Steward, West Brooklyn and Lee Center.
Instruction:
A Flash Flood Warning means rapid-onset flooding is imminent or may
already be occurring. Persons along creeks, drainage ditches, and
other waterways should take immediate precautions to protect life and
property.
Area Description:
Lee, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov