# Flood Watch: De Witt; Piatt; Champaign; Vermilion; Douglas; Edgar — 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 21:47 ingested 2026-08-15 06:39

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Flood Watch — De Witt; Piatt; Champaign; Vermilion; Douglas; Edgar
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central and east central Illinois, including
the following counties, in central Illinois, De Witt and Piatt. In
east central Illinois, Champaign, Douglas, Edgar and Vermilion.

* WHEN...Through Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more
heavy rain.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A large area of 3 to 5 inches of rain has fallen since
Thursday morning. Thunderstorms are expected to move in again
late this evening, becoming widespread after midnight. An
additional 1 to 3 inches is likely to fall overnight and
Saturday morning. With the ground already saturated, it will
not take much additional rain to cause renewed flooding.

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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