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WGUS83 KLOT 170202
FLSLOT
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
902 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...
KISHWAUKEE RIVER NEAR PERRYVILLE AFFECTING WINNEBAGO COUNTY.
KISHWAUKEE RIVER AT BELVIDERE AFFECTING BOONE AND WINNEBAGO
COUNTIES.
FOR THE KISHWAUKEE RIVER...INCLUDING BELVIDERE, PERRYVILLE...MINOR
FLOODING IS FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS WATER LEVELS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE ARE IMMINENT OR
MAY ALREADY BE OCCURRING. PERSONS ALONG RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE
WARNED AREA SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY.
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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
ILC201-172015-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-260418T1700Z/
/PRYI2.1.ER.260416T1623Z.260417T1200Z.260418T1100Z.NO/
902 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...KISHWAUKEE RIVER FROM CONFLUENCE WITH SOUTH BRANCH
KISHWAUKEE RIVER DOWNSTREAM TO THE ROCK RIVER, INCLUDING THE
PERRYVILLE GAUGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 13.0 FEET, ROADWAYS THREATENED AT BLACKHAWK VALLEY
CAMPGROUND SOUTH OF ROCKFORD.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:30 PM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.8 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 8:30 PM CDT THURSDAY WAS 12.8 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 13.3
FEET FRIDAY MORNING.
- 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
ILC007-201-172015-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-260418T0000Z/
/BVDI2.1.ER.260417T1200Z.260417T1200Z.260417T1800Z.NO/
902 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...KISHWAUKEE RIVER FROM COUNTY LINE ROAD DOWNSTREAM TO
CONFLUENCE WITH SOUTH BRANCH KISHWAUKEE RIVER, INCLUDING THE
BELVIDERE GAUGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 9.0 FEET, BOONE-MCHENRY COUNTY LINE ROAD THREATENED.
LOW-LYING AREAS ARE THREATENED IN BELVIDERE PARK.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:30 PM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 8:30 PM CDT THURSDAY WAS 9.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR FLOOD STAGE THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING AND THEN IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY FALL.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4229 8894 4229 8870 4223 8870 4223 8893
4225 8898
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