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WGUS83 KLOT 171547
FLSLOT
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1047 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...
ROCK RIVER AT BYRON AFFECTING OGLE COUNTY.
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...
ROCK RIVER AT ROCKTON AFFECTING WINNEBAGO COUNTY.
ROCK RIVER AT LATHAM PARK AFFECTING WINNEBAGO COUNTY.
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 LATE TONIGHT.
ILC141-181000-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/BYRI2.2.ER.260417T1800Z.260419T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1047 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...ROCK RIVER FROM CONFLUENCE WITH KISHWAUKEE RIVER TO CASTLE
ROCK STATE PARK NEAR OREGON, INCLUDING THE BYRON GAUGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 13.5 FEET, NUMEROUS LOW-LYING STRUCTURES DOWNSTREAM
OF BYRON ARE FLOODED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:15 AM CDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE RIVER CLIMBED TO FLOOD STAGE OVERNIGHT
INTO THIS MORNING.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST NEAR 14.0 FEET ON
SUNDAY.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
13.8 FEET ON 07/16/2024.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4222 8917 4218 8910 4207 8927 4195 8932
4198 8942 4211 8937
ILC201-181000-
/O.CON.KLOT.FL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/ROKI2.2.ER.260416T2122Z.260421T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1047 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...ROCK RIVER FROM PRAIRIE HILL ROAD DOWNSTREAM TO SWANSON
ROAD IN ROSCOE, INCLUDING THE ROCKTON GAUGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 10.5 FEET, EDGEMERE TERRACE THREATENED NEAR ROSCOE.
AT 12.0 FEET, MULTIPLE LOW-LYING ROADS THREATENED ALONG THE RIVER
IN ROSCOE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:30 AM CDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST NEAR 12.0 FEET ON
TUESDAY.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
12.2 FEET ON 09/09/2018.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4248 8910 4247 8902 4245 8902 4239 8898
4239 8908 4246 8912
ILC201-181000-
/O.CON.KLOT.FL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/LATI2.2.ER.260416T1543Z.260421T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1047 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...ROCK RIVER FROM SWANSON ROAD IN ROSCOE DOWNSTREAM TO
SHOREWOOD PARK IN LOVES PARK, INCLUDING THE LATHAM PARK GAUGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 10.5 FEET, LOW-LYING SECTIONS OF SHORE DRIVE ARE
THREATENED BETWEEN WILSON AVENUE AND PARK ROAD IN MACHESNEY PARK.
WATER OVERFLOWS LOW-LYING RIVER BANKS ALONG EAST DRIVE IN LOVES
PARK. LOW-LYING AREAS OF MARTIN MEMORIAL PARK ARE INUNDATED.
AT 11.0 FEET, LOW-LYING SECTIONS OF HARBOR OAKS DRIVE ARE
THREATENED IN NORTH MACHESNEY PARK. LOW-LYING RESIDENCES ARE
THREATENED ALONG QUEEN OAKS DRIVE IN MACHESNEY PARK. BROWNS BEACH
ROAD IS THREATENED IN NORTH ROCKFORD. LOWER PARKING LOT OF
SPORTSCORE ONE IS INUNDATED IN NORTH ROCKFORD.
AT 11.5 FEET, QUEEN OAKS DRIVE IS THREATENED IN MACHESNEY PARK.
LOWER-LEVEL OF ELEVATED STRUCTURES THREATENED ALONG HARBOR LIGHTS
COURT WEST OF MACHESNEY PARK. RITTER DRIVE IS THREATENED NORTH OF
BALDWIN DRIVE IN MACHESNEY PARK.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:30 AM CDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.4 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST NEAR 11.5
FEET ON TUESDAY.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
11.5 FEET ON 09/09/2018.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4239 8908 4239 8898 4230 8903 4230 8911
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