Update on Illinois Flood Conditions

Recent rain is making river conditions and travel on roads potentially dangerous. Sandbagging needed in several counties.

Impacted Areas: Rivers being actively monitored include the Mississippi, Rock, Illinois and Ohio.

Areas of concern are Keithsburg (Mercer County), Barstow (Rock Island County), Andalusia (Rock Island County), Oquawka (Henderson County) and Freeport (Stephenson County) and Machesney Park and Blackhawk Island (Winnebago County).       

Flood Warnings are in effect in Adams, Alexander, Boone, Brown, Bureau Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Clark, Clay, Cook, Crawford, De Kalb, Edwards, Fulton, Fayete, Gallatin, Greene, Hancock, Hardin, Henderson, Henry, Jackson, Jersey, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kendall, Lake, Lawrence, La Salle, Lee, Madison, Mason, Massac, Mercer, McHenry, Morgan, Ogle, Peoria, Pike, Pope, Pulaski, Putnam, Randolph, Richland, Rock Island, Schuyler, Scott, Stephenson, St. Clair, Tazewell, Union, Wabash, White, Whiteside, Winnebago and Woodford.

Limited impacts anticipated on residential or infrastructure locations.