# Flood Warning: Piatt, IL — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-16 20:01 ingested 2026-08-17 06:53

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

## extract

Flood Warning — Piatt, IL
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Observed.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Illinois...

Sangamon River at Monticello affecting Piatt County.

.The following forecasts are based on observed precipitation, soil
moisture conditions, and forecast precipitation.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast. This approaches the flood of record.

* WHERE...Sangamon River at Monticello.

* WHEN...Until early Saturday afternoon.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 15.1 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:00 PM CDT Sunday was 15.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.5
feet early Tuesday morning. It will then fall below flood
stage Saturday morning.
- Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
- 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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.