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Flood Warning — Fulton County, IL
Flood Warning
Issued
Expires
12:24 a. m. CDT · mié., ago. 19 2026
Issuing Office
NWS KILX

Affected Areas

Fulton County, IL

Official Bulletin

377
WGUS83 KILX 161457
FLSILX

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
957 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...

  Spoon River at Seville affecting Fulton County.

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Illinois...

  Spoon River at London Mills affecting Fulton and Knox Counties.

.Some minor additional rises are expected at London Mills into early
this afternoon, while the river at Seville continues to fall.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

&&

ILC057-170700-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-260818T1938Z/
/SEVI2.2.ER.260815T0904Z.260815T2300Z.260818T1338Z.NO/
957 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
  forecast.

* WHERE...Spoon River at Seville.

* WHEN...Until early Tuesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 23.0 feet, Easterly access road to Seville inundated.
  At 26.0 feet, Residences in Bernadotte begin to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:45 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 25.7 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:45 AM CDT Sunday was 26.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    Tuesday morning and continue falling to 11.1 feet Sunday,
    August 23.
  - Flood stage is 22.0 feet.

&&

           Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location   Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Mon   Tue   Wed

Spoon River
Seville    22.0  25.7  Sun 8 am CDT 24.9  22.3  18.2

&&

LAT...LON 4059 9036 4058 9027 4045 9029 4037 9011
      4030 9015 4041 9040

$$

ILC057-095-170700-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-260818T1724Z/
/LNMI2.1.ER.260815T0108Z.260816T1800Z.260818T1124Z.NO/
957 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Spoon River at London Mills.

* WHEN...Until early Tuesday afternoon.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:45 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 18.8 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:45 AM CDT Sunday was 18.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.0
    feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
    Tuesday morning.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.

&&

            Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location    Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Mon   Tue   Wed

Spoon River
London Mill 15.0  18.8  Sun 8 am CDT 17.9  14.9  11.5

&&

LAT...LON 4081 9020 4079 9012 4070 9024 4058 9027
      4059 9036 4071 9032

$$

Geelhart