Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 10 at 1:52AM CDT until August 10 at 4:45AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 9, 2026 - 11:52pm
Expires:
August 10, 2026 - 2:45am
Description:
FFWLOT
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
North Central Ford County in east central Illinois...
Northern Iroquois County in east central Illinois...
Southwestern Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois...
* Until 445 AM CDT.
* At 152 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated slow moving thunderstorms
with rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour moving into an area
that already received 1.5 inches of rainfall due to an earlier
storm. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
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...
Watseka, Gilman, Herscher, Clifton, Sheldon, Chebanse, Ashkum,
Martinton, Crescent City, Danforth, Donovan and Iroquois.
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:
Ford, IL; Iroquois, IL; Kankakee, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov