• Flood Watch for Menard County, Illinois
  • Flood Watch issued February 20 at 5:58PM CST until February 21 at 6:00AM CST by NWS
  • Effective: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at 6 p.m.
  • Expires: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 6 a.m.

  • ...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL CONTINUES TONIGHT...
    ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
    The Flood Watch continues for
    * Portions of central Illinois, east central Illinois, southeast
    Illinois, and west central Illinois, including the following
    areas, in central Illinois, Christian, De Witt, Logan, Macon,
    Marshall, Mason, McLean, Menard, Peoria, Piatt, Sangamon,
    Shelby, 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, Morgan, Schuyler, and Scott.
    * Through late tonight
    * Rainfall amounts of around an inch are expected through
    tonight. Much of the area has already received 1 to 3 inches
    since Monday morning.
    * This additional rainfall will cause flooding of area rivers
    and streams across central through east central Illinois.
    Ponding of water on low roadways and near ditches is also
    likely.