Rockford, IL Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW 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 tomorrow 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 10:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 12.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to gradually fall to below
flood stage sometime on Sunday.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS 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 10.5 feet, Edgemere Terrace threatened near Roscoe.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 11.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to only gradually fall
through the weekend. It may fall into Minor flood stage by
early next week.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...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

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...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Rock River at Afton.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 10.5 feet, Floodwaters affect Riverside Park on the
north side of Janesville and South River Road on the south side of
Janesville. Floodwaters affect low spots on South River Rd on the
south side of Janesville. Floodwaters affect a home on South
Christian Rd on the east side of the river in the Afton area.
There is extensive lowland and agricultural land flooding in the
Afton and Janesville areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 10.7 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:00 AM CDT Saturday was 10.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 9.6 feet
Saturday, May 02.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
10.7 feet on 06/02/2000.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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River forecasts are available for some but not all river gaging
locations. The 7 day river forecast takes into account past
precipitation, soil moisture conditions, and predicted
precipitation for the basin. Precipitation is for the next 24 hours
in the future from April through September and for 48 hours in the
future from October through March.

(Stages in ft.)       Bank-       Latest         Forecast stages
-               Flood full       observed        ...for 1 pm...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Sun  Mon  Tue  Wed
Afton           9.0   8.0   10.72 8 am 4/25   10.6 10.5 10.3 10.1

-                    Highest       24 hour change
-                    observed      in river stage
-                    stage in        (ft.) up to     Highest stage
-                    the last      latest observed    forecast in
-                     7 days            stage         next 7 days
Afton           11.42 7 am 4/18         0.03       10.70 7 am 4/26


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