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WGUS43 KLOT 251531
FLWLOT
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1031 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...
ROCK RIVER AT LATHAM PARK AFFECTING WINNEBAGO COUNTY.
FOR THE ROCK RIVER...INCLUDING ROCKTON, LATHAM PARK, ROCKFORD
(AUBURN STREET), BYRON, DIXON...MODERATE 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 LATE TONIGHT.
ILC201-260945-
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/LATI2.2.ER.260416T1543Z.260419T1330Z.260430T0600Z.NO/
1031 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND FORECAST 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 9:30 AM CDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.3 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO ONLY GRADUALLY FALL
THROUGH NEXT WEEK AND WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4239 8908 4239 8898 4230 8903 4230 8911
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