# Flash Flood Warning: Effingham, IL — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-27 04:06 ingested 2026-07-27 09:50

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Flash Flood Warning — Effingham, IL
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
At 402 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 3.5 and 5 inches of rain have
fallen from north of Effingham to east of Heartville. Personal
weather stations have measured 3.8 inches southeast of downtown
Effingham, and 3.7 inches near the I-57 and highway 45 exit on the
north side of town.  Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Effingham, Teutopolis, Watson, Dieterich, Heartville and Effingham
County Airport.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 between  mile markers 89 and 101.
Interstate 57 between  mile markers 150 and 167.

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.