# 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 2026-08-14 21:14 ingested 2026-08-15 06:39

[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...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Illinois, including Ford, Grundy, Iroquois,
Kankakee, LaSalle, Livingston, and eastern and southern Will
Counties. Portions of northwestern Indiana, including Lake, Porter,
Newton, Jasper, and Benton counties.

* WHEN...Through Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...Widespread flooding of low-lying including ditches and
farm fields may occur. Widespread roadway flooding may occur. Area
creeks and rivers may rapidly rise out of their banks. Some
structures may flood. Some of the flooding may significant and
locally life threatening.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Repeated rounds of torrential rainfall producing thunderstorms in
the past week have lead to widespread saturated soils and
standing water in low-lying areas. Another round of torrential
rainfall producing thunderstorms are expected tonight which may
lead to widespread flash flooding.
- 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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.