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Freeze Warning
Issued: 1:44 PM Apr. 19, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CDT /1 AM EDT/ TONIGHT TO 9 AM CDT /10 AM EDT/ MONDAY... ...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CDT /10 AM EDT/ THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 expected, with the coldest conditions across interior northern Illinois. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana. * WHEN...From midnight CDT /1 AM EDT/ tonight to 9 AM CDT /10 AM EDT/ Monday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. &&
River Flood Watch
Issued: 1:11 AM Apr. 19, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING TO TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Flooding is possible. * WHERE...Rock River from Castle Rock State Park near Oregon downstream to Lee County line, including the Dixon gauge. * WHEN...From Monday morning to Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, N Canal Drive threatened in Woodland Shores. Water overflows low-lying banks along west First Street in Dixon. Residential property threatened near Sherman Avenue and River Street in Dixon. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:15 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 15.0 feet. - Forecast...Flood stage may be reached Monday morning. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&
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