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WGUS83 KLOT 250133
FLSLOT
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
833 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2026
...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.
PECATONICA RIVER NEAR SHIRLAND 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 SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
ILC201-251945-
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/ROKI2.2.ER.260416T2122Z.260419T0445Z.260429T1800Z.NO/
833 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECASTED TO
CONTINUE.
* WHERE...ROCK RIVER FROM PRAIRIE HILL ROAD DOWNSTREAM TO SWANSON
ROAD IN ROSCOE, INCLUDING THE ROCKTON GAUGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 12.0 FEET, MULTIPLE LOW-LYING ROADS THREATENED ALONG
THE RIVER IN ROSCOE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:30 PM CDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.3 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 7:30 PM CDT FRIDAY WAS 11.7 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 9.4 FEET
FRIDAY, MAY 01.
- 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
ILC201-251945-
/O.EXT.KLOT.FL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-260430T1800Z/
/LATI2.2.ER.260416T1543Z.260419T1330Z.260430T1200Z.NO/
833 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECASTED TO CONTINUE.
* WHERE...ROCK RIVER FROM SWANSON ROAD IN ROSCOE DOWNSTREAM TO
SHOREWOOD PARK IN LOVES PARK, INCLUDING THE LATHAM PARK GAUGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:30 PM CDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.5 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 7:30 PM CDT FRIDAY WAS 10.9 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 8.6 FEET FRIDAY, MAY
01.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4239 8908 4239 8898 4230 8903 4230 8911
ILC201-251945-
/O.CON.KLOT.FL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-260427T0000Z/
/SIRI2.2.ER.260418T0022Z.260420T1815Z.260426T1800Z.NO/
833 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECASTED TO CONTINUE.
* WHERE...PECATONICA RIVER FROM WINNEBAGO COUNTY LINE DOWNSTREAM TO
CONFLUENCE WITH THE ROCK RIVER, INCLUDING THE SHIRLAND GAUGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 12.0 FEET, LOW-LYING SECTIONS OF THE WINNEBAGO COUNTY
FAIRGROUNDS ARE INUNDATED. LOW-LYING SECTIONS OF RIVERS EDGE
CAMPGROUND ARE INUNDATED EAST OF SHIRLAND.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:00 PM CDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.7 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 8:00 PM CDT FRIDAY WAS 13.2 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 9.8 FEET
FRIDAY, MAY 01.
- 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
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