Monticello Fire & Rescue

06/17/2026

06/17/2026

06/15/2026

Strong to severe storms are possible Tuesday afternoon and evening, with wind gusts up to 60 mph and hail up to 1 inch possible. A more significant severe weather event is expected Wednesday afternoon and into the night. All severe hazards are expected, but details on location and degree of intensity will likely change over the next couple of days.

06/10/2026

**update - The Housing Authority of Piatt County will not be available Thursday **

Take extra precautions this week as we continue with heat advisories. Please locate your closest cooling center to beat the heat.

Cooling centers located this week are as follows:

Monticello community building (Garden Center) - 201 N state st. Monticello, IL Wednesday through Friday from 7:00am - 5:00pm.

Bement town hall- 148 W. Bodman. Bement, IL Wednesday through Friday from 7:30am - 4:00pm.

The Housing Authority of Piatt County - 103 W. First St. Hammond, IL Thursday from 9:00am - 4:00pm.

You can also locate your neighborhood library during the hours of operation. These can be a great cooling center for you and your family.

As always, please hydrate and watch over your elderly neighbors and loved ones!

05/13/2026

**Kratz Rd. Closed, Thursday, May 14**

Kratz Rd. will be closed from 12:00pm-2:45pm tomorrow for the Washington School Touch-A-Truck event. First responders will be in the Sievers Center parking lot along with students and staff.

PM Small Wonders at Washington School will have drop-off and pick-up on Sage Dr., at 12:15 and 2:45.

Please drive safe in this area!

04/27/2026

Radar Time 2:40 pm - The initial line of storms is advancing through southeast Illinois. Two more supercell storms have developed to the west of that line. One east of Edwardsville and the other in eastern Missouri. Additional storms are expected to develop along that line and move east at 30 mph, with tornadoes possible.

04/27/2026

4:40 am Update:

While a Level 3 severe weather threat remains in place for today, there now appears to be 2 periods of concern. One will be from mid morning through midday, then late afternoon through the evening. With the morning/midday storms, the main threats would be scattered wind damage and a few areas of flash flooding.

The extent of the afternoon and evening storms will depend on how fast the midday activity diminishes, but the timing of it still looks to be late afternoon through the evening. The morning storms will lay out an east-west boundary near or south of I-72, and the higher tornado risk will be south of there.

04/25/2026

An enhanced risk of severe weather (level 3 of 5) continues for Monday, with a greater than 45% chance of severe storms. The period from mid afternoon through the evening is the time frame of concern, and all hazards remain in play. Continue to monitor the forecast in the coming days.