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Part of: Putnam County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flood Warning issued August 14 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Bureau, IL; La Salle, IL; Putnam, IL, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 67,457 acres
- Began
- To end
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Bureau, IL; La Salle, IL; Putnam, IL · ≈ 110 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 ILX storm report
FLOOD — 4 NNW Hopedale, IL
Iron Mountain Rd is impassable at Prairie Creek due to deep water flowing across the road.
- Storm report NWS ILX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 5 W Fiatt, IL
Illinois Route 9 at Turkey Creek closed due to Water over roadway.
- News wane.com
15 Fury Alert Day Saturday due to increased flash flood chance
- Forecast discussion NWS DVN
Area Forecast Discussion
Widespread showers and storms south of Interstate 80 pose a flash flood threat through early Saturday morning, with isolated severe wind gusts possible.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 645 AM CDT Sat Aug 15 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Widespread showers/storms south of Interstate 80 through early Saturday morning to pose a flash flood threat. There will be a low-end severe threat as well, with localized severe wind gusts possible.
- High pressure will bring a period of much needed quiet and dry weather Sunday through Monday, prior to the pattern becoming more active Tuesday through midweek.
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.UPDATE... Issued at 645 AM CDT Sat Aug 15 2026
Updated Aviation discussion for 12Z TAF Issuance.
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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... Issued at 214 AM CDT Sat Aug 15 2026
Modest LLJ and stationary boundary near our south has allowed for widespread storms to develop south of Interstate 80. These areas have seen rounds of storms, which are producing heavy rainfall and frequent lightning. There remains a Marginal Risk, level 1/5, for severe weather tonight, with main concerns being precipitation loaded downdrafts producing severe gusts. At this time, confidence is low, with the threat being relatively isolated. Our main concern will be heavy rainfall and flash flooding for t…
Show 14 earlier updates
- NWS ILX storm report Storm report
- NWS LOT storm report Storm report
- NWS Chicago IL Bulletin
- NWS ILX storm report Storm report
- NWS ILX storm report Storm report
- NWS ILX storm report Storm report
- NWS ILX storm report Storm report
- NWS ILX storm report Storm report
- WRTV News
Indiana attorney general warns scammers may target flood victims
- autoremarketing.com News
NICB reiterates recommendations to avoid flood-damaged vehicles
- NWS LOT storm report Storm report
- NWS ILX storm report Storm report
- WOWT News
- WDTN.com News
Home-repair scams targeting people recovering from storms, flooding
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.