297  
WGUS63 KLOT 030233  
FFALOT  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
933 PM CDT TUE APR 2 2024  
   
..THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS
 
 
KISHWAUKEE RIVER NEAR PERRYVILLE AFFECTING WINNEBAGO COUNTY.  
 
ROCK RIVER AT LATHAM PARK AFFECTING WINNEBAGO COUNTY.  
 
ROCK RIVER AT ROCKTON AFFECTING WINNEBAGO COUNTY.  
 
PECATONICA RIVER NEAR SHIRLAND AFFECTING WINNEBAGO COUNTY.  
 
ROCK RIVER AT BYRON AFFECTING WINNEBAGO AND OGLE COUNTIES.  
 
FOR THE KISHWAUKEE RIVER...INCLUDING PERRYVILLE...FLOODING IS  
POSSIBLE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS WATER LEVELS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE ARE POSSIBLE, BUT  
NOT YET CERTAIN, BASED UPON THE LATEST FORECASTS. PERSONS ALONG  
RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST  
FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.  
 
THESE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AS WELL AS  
FORECAST PRECIPITATION 24 HOURS INTO THE FUTURE. CHANGES TO THE  
RAINFALL FORECAST, OR ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AFTER 24 HOURS, MAY  
CAUSE CHANGES TO THESE RIVER FORECASTS.  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.  
 
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
ILZ003-032045-  
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/PRYI2.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/  
933 PM CDT TUE APR 2 2024  
 
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL  
FURTHER NOTICE...  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...KISHWAUKEE RIVER FROM CONFLUENCE WITH SOUTH BRANCH  
KISHWAUKEE RIVER DOWNSTREAM TO THE ROCK RIVER, INCLUDING THE  
PERRYVILLE GAUGE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 13.0 FEET, ROADWAYS THREATENED AT BLACKHAWK VALLEY  
CAMPGROUND SOUTH OF ROCKFORD.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 8:30 PM CDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.2 FEET.  
- FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4221 8910 4221 8903 4225 8898 4223 8893  
4217 8899 4217 8916  
 

 
 
ILZ003-032045-  
/O.CON.KLOT.FL.A.0014.240403T1800Z-000000T0000Z/  
/LATI2.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/  
933 PM CDT TUE APR 2 2024  
 
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL  
FURTHER NOTICE...  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...ROCK RIVER FROM SWANSON ROAD IN ROSCOE DOWNSTREAM TO  
SHOREWOOD PARK IN LOVES PARK, INCLUDING THE LATHAM PARK GAUGE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 10.0 FEET, PROPERTY AND TRAILS NEAR THE BOAT RAMP AT  
BAUER PARKWAY ARE THREATENED. ILLINOIS DNR CONSIDERS CLOSURE OF  
THE ROCK RIVER.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 8:30 PM CDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.3 FEET.  
- FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED WEDNESDAY EVENING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4239 8908 4239 8898 4230 8903 4230 8911  
 

 
 
ILZ003-032045-  
/O.CON.KLOT.FL.A.0013.240403T1800Z-000000T0000Z/  
/ROKI2.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/  
933 PM CDT TUE APR 2 2024  
 
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL  
FURTHER NOTICE...  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...ROCK RIVER FROM PRAIRIE HILL ROAD DOWNSTREAM TO SWANSON  
ROAD IN ROSCOE, INCLUDING THE ROCKTON GAUGE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 10.5 FEET, EDGEMERE TERRACE THREATENED NEAR ROSCOE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 8:30 PM CDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.3 FEET.  
- FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4248 8910 4247 8902 4245 8902 4239 8898  
4239 8908 4246 8912  
 

 
 
ILZ003-032045-  
/O.CON.KLOT.FL.A.0011.240404T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
/SIRI2.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/  
933 PM CDT TUE APR 2 2024  
 
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING UNTIL  
FURTHER NOTICE...  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PECATONICA RIVER FROM WINNEBAGO COUNTY LINE DOWNSTREAM TO  
CONFLUENCE WITH THE ROCK RIVER, INCLUDING THE SHIRLAND GAUGE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 14.0 FEET, STRUCTURES THREATENED AT RIVERS EDGE  
CAMPGROUND EAST OF SHIRLAND.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 9:00 PM CDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET.  
- FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4236 8940 4247 8922 4249 8909 4242 8907  
4240 8917 4226 8940  
 

 
 
ILZ003-008-032045-  
/O.CON.KLOT.FL.A.0015.240404T0600Z-000000T0000Z/  
/BYRI2.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/  
933 PM CDT TUE APR 2 2024  
 
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT UNTIL  
FURTHER NOTICE...  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...ROCK RIVER FROM CONFLUENCE WITH KISHWAUKEE RIVER TO CASTLE  
ROCK STATE PARK NEAR OREGON, INCLUDING THE BYRON GAUGE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 13.5 FEET, NUMEROUS LOW-LYING STRUCTURES DOWNSTREAM  
OF BYRON ARE FLOODED.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 9:15 PM CDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.6 FEET.  
- FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED LATE THURSDAY MORNING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4222 8917 4218 8910 4207 8927 4195 8932  
4198 8942 4211 8937  
 

 
 
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