Flood Watch in effect until 1AM Tuesday (6/9)

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
137 AM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-081715-
/O.NEW.KILX.FA.A.0006.260608T1200Z-260609T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
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-
Including the cities of Winchester, Springfield, Paris,
Charleston, Effingham, Eureka, Tuscola, Bloomington, Lacon,
Havana, Peoria, Marshall, Decatur, Champaign, Newton,
Shelbyville, Flora, Monticello, Galesburg, Lincoln, Toulon,
Sullivan, Canton, Clinton, Pekin, Greenup, Robinson, Normal,
Urbana, Danville, Taylorville, Lawrenceville, Mattoon, Olney,
Jacksonville, Beardstown, Rushville, and Petersburg
137 AM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH 1 AM CDT
TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast, and west
  central Illinois, including the following counties, in central
  Illinois, Christian, De Witt, Logan, Macon, Marshall, Mason,
  McLean, Menard, Peoria, Piatt, Sangamon, Shelby, Stark, Tazewell
  and Woodford. In east central Illinois, Champaign, Clark, Coles,
  Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie and Vermilion. In southeast
  Illinois, Clay, Crawford, Effingham, Jasper, Lawrence and
  Richland. In west central Illinois, Cass, Fulton, Knox, Morgan,
  Schuyler and Scott.

* WHEN...From 7 AM CDT this morning through 1 AM CDT tonight.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - Thunderstorms with heavy rains of 2 to 3 inches per hour will
    be a threat as a weather system slowly moves into IL and
    interacts with deep tropical moisture over central and
    southeast IL today and evening.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.