853
WGUS63 KLOT 110837
FFALOT
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
337 AM CDT FRI JUL 11 2025
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WINNEBAGO-BOONE-OGLE-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROCHELLE, OREGON, BYRON, BELVIDERE,
DIXON, AND ROCKFORD
337 AM CDT FRI JUL 11 2025
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES, BOONE, LEE, OGLE AND WINNEBAGO.
* WHEN...FROM 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING
MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. ROADS AND STREETS MAY
BE FLOODED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER
HOUR. IF STORMS PERSIST OVER A GIVEN AREA FOR A COUPLE OF
HOURS, THEN THOSE ISOLATED LOCATIONS COULD SEE RAINFALL
TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
RAINFALL OF THIS MAGNITUDE WOULD LIKELY RESULT IN FLASH
FLOODING, PARTICULARLY IF IT OCCURS IN AREAS THAT SAW HEAVY
RAINFALL AND FLOODING THURSDAY.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING MEANS RAPID-ONSET FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE, BUT NOT YET CERTAIN, BASED UPON THE LATEST FORECASTS.
FLASH FLOODING IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. PERSONS WITH INTERESTS
ALONG AREA RIVERS, CREEKS, AND OTHER WATERWAYS SHOULD MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP.
- IZZI
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