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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 4:05 AM Jun. 11, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
309 UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. TORNADO WATCH 308 HAS EXPIRED. THE
NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ILLINOIS THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

DE WITT               LOGAN                 MASON
MCLEAN                MENARD                TAZEWELL

IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

CASS

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BEARDSTOWN, BLOOMINGTON, CLINTON,
HAVANA, LINCOLN, NORMAL, PEKIN, AND PETERSBURG.

Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 3:53 AM Jun. 11, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR
NORTH CENTRAL MASON, SOUTHERN PEORIA, TAZEWELL AND CENTRAL FULTON
COUNTIES...

At 1051 PM CDT, emergency management reported flash flooding in
Tremont. Up to 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall
amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash
flooding is already occurring.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.

SOURCE...Emergency management reported.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Peoria, Pekin, East Peoria, Morton, Canton, Havana, Lewistown,
Washington, Bartonville, Creve Coeur, West Peoria, Marquette
Heights, Tremont, Bellevue, Mackinaw, Manito, Cuba, South Pekin,
Astoria and Glasford.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

Flood Watch
Issued: 12:02 AM Jun. 11, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central and west central Illinois, including
the following counties, in central Illinois, De Witt, Logan,
Marshall, Mason, McLean, Menard, Peoria, Sangamon, Stark, Tazewell
and Woodford. In west central Illinois, Cass, Fulton, Knox,
Morgan, Schuyler and Scott.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Thursday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Another round of showers and thunderstorms capable of
producing heavy rain will move across portions of central
Illinois this evening and overnight.
- 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.

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