# Flood Watch: La Salle; Grundy; Kankakee; Livingston; Iroquois; Ford; Southern Will; Eastern Will; Lake; Porter; Newton; Jasper; Benton — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-15 23:28 ingested 2026-08-16 06:37

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

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Flood Watch — La Salle; Grundy; Kankakee; Livingston; Iroquois; Ford; Southern Will; Eastern Will; Lake; Porter; Newton; Jasper; Benton
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Illinois, including the following areas,
Eastern Will, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, La Salle,
Livingston and Southern Will and northwest Indiana, including the
following areas, Benton, Jasper, Lake IN, Newton and Porter.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT /11 AM EDT/ Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Roads and streets may be flooded. Area creeks and streams
are already elevated, increasing the risk of flooding due to
additional rainfall.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop and
move across northern and central Illinois and northwest Indiana
tonight. Torrential rainfall will be possible with these showers
and thunderstorms. With the already elevated soil moisture and
the high vulnerability in the watch area from heavy rain the past
two nights, additional flash flooding and sharp river rises are
possible.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.