# Flash Flood Warning: La Salle, IL — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-10 00:49 ingested 2026-08-10 07:28

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Flash Flood Warning — La Salle, IL
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
At 1249 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
that heavy rainfall had moved out of the area. Up to 3 inches of
rainfall occurred due to earlier thunderstorms near Earlville and
Ottawa. Some streams will likely continue to rise over the next few
hours, and standing water may be slow to recede in some areas.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Rapid-onset flooding of creeks, streams, drainage ditches,
streets, underpasses, low-lying areas, and other poor
drainage areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Ottawa, Marseilles, Sheridan, Seneca, Earlville, Serena, Dayton,
Wedron, Harding, Prairie Center, Norway and Triumph.

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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