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Part of: Shelby County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flash Flood Warning issued August 14 at 2:59AM CDT until August 14 at 6:00AM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
This is a severe-significance flash flood warning event affecting Champaign, IL; Vermilion, IL, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 573,332 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
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Champaign, IL; Vermilion, IL · ≈ 900 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Storm report NWS LOT storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Paxton, IL
Report of one vehicle stuck in water a Patton and U.S. Route 45.
- Storm report NWS LOT storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 1 SW Paxton, IL
Ottawa Road/Illinois State Route 9 from I-57 to S. Market Street being closed due to being impassable with flood waters.
- Storm report NWS LOT storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Clarence, IL
Photo of basement flooding in Clarence.
- Storm report NWS LOT storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Paxton, IL
Reports of several basements flooded in the Paxton area.
Show 7 earlier updates
- NWS ILX storm report Storm report
- NWS Lincoln IL Bulletin
- Springfield News-Sun News
Storm surveys taking place in Champaign, Clark counties today
- wandtv.com News
EF-1 tornado confirmed as storms leave behind damage in Champaign Co.
- Dayton Daily News News
PHOTOS: Severe thunderstorms bring damage, power outages, flooding to the area
- WHIO TV News
LIVE UPDATES: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for entire region; Warnings issued for some
- Peak of Ohio News
Storms cause damage across Champaign County; Flooding in Logan County
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.