Old Res Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

35°F
2/16/2025 7:17pm 
  • Lexington Conditions: Clear
  • Temperature: 35.1°F / 1.7°CColder 0.1°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 32.4°FDecreased 0.1°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 90
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
  • Barometer: 29.00 inFalling 0.05  inHg/hr Falling Slowly
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.01 in
  • UV Index: $VPuv None
  •   

Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

Issued by the National Weather Service - Chicago, IL

    FLOOD ADVISORY  

Ford County, IL


Flood Advisory issued June 10 at 11:51PM CDT until June 11 at 3:00AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT THURSDAY


Areas Affected: Ford, IL; Iroquois, IL

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Minor

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Wednesday 11:51pm CDT

Alert Effective: Wednesday 11:51pm CDT

Alert Expires: Thursday 3:00am CDT

Event Onset: Wednesday 11:51pm CDT

Event Ends: Thursday 3:00am CDT

Issued by: NWS Chicago IL


Details:
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT THURSDAY...

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

* WHERE...A portion of east central Illinois, including the
following counties, Ford and Iroquois.

* WHEN...Until 300 AM CDT.

* IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Roads
and streets may be flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1149 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Up to 1.5 inches of rain have fallen in
portions of southern Ford County within the past hour or so.
Similar rates can be expected for the remainder of the
advisory area as the heavy rain moves in.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected
over much of the advisory area. Runoff from the rain that has
fallen and additional rain will result in flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Watseka, Paxton, Gibson City, Gilman, Milford, Onarga,
Sheldon, Cissna Park, Piper City, Buckley, Stockland,
Crescent City, Danforth, Melvin, Loda, Roberts, Woodland,
Donovan, Elliott and Sibley.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information:
A Flood Advisory means flooding along waterways and other poor
drainage areas is imminent or may already be occurring. Persons in
the advisory area should use caution and avoid flood waters.

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

Meta data:
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f86663bda67ccc7fec15ca96c8275a5301dc19b0.001.1
Codes: ILC053, ILC075
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f86663bda67ccc7fec15ca96c8275a5301dc19b0.001.1