| Link | Event | Severity | Area | Details | Expire Time | | |
Text Link | Flood Warning | Moderate | Stephenson | ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Illinois...
Pecatonica River at Freeport affecting Stephenson County.
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Pecatonica River at Freeport.
* WHEN...Until early Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 15.5 feet, Numerous streets are closed north and
south of Illinois Highway 75 and water enters the first floor
level of a few homes. Water also begins to enter Taylor Park.
Businesses along Van Buren Street north of the Pecatonica River
are directly affected by water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 15.4 feet.
- Recent Activity...slowly rising
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 15.7
feet tomorrow morning then slowly fall. It will then fall
below flood stage Thursday morning.
- Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&& | 2022-08-12T01:00:00-05:00 | | |
Text Link | Flood Warning | Moderate | Stephenson | ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall continues.
* WHERE...A portion of northwest Illinois, including the following
county, Stephenson.
* WHEN...Until 600 PM CDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads
remain closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to
excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Low-water crossings are
inundated with water and may not be passable. It will take several
hours for all the water from these storms to work through local
drainage systems in urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 619 PM CDT, Emergency management continued to report
flooding in the warned area. Between 7 and 12 inches of rain
have fallen over the past 48 hours.
- Business Highway 20 west of Freeport, Route 75 east of
Freeport, and Route 73 between Pearl City and Lena remain
closed.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Freeport, Lena, Pearl City, Cedarville, Davis, Dakota, German
Valley, Winslow, Rock City, Ridott, Buena Vista, Loran, Rock
Grove, Oneco, Orangeville, Kent, Scioto Mills, Damascus, Red
Oak and Stephenson County Fairgrounds.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood | 2022-08-12T05:31:00-05:00 | | |
Text Link | Flood Warning | Moderate | Winnebago | ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...
Pecatonica River near Shirland affecting Winnebago County.
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO LATE
SUNDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Pecatonica River from Winnebago County line downstream to
confluence with the Rock River, including the Shirland gauge.
* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon to late Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Structures threatened at Rivers Edge
Campground east of Shirland.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 9.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early Wednesday afternoon to a crest of 13.7 feet early
Friday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Sunday
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&& | 2022-08-14T23:30:00-05:00 | | |
Text Link | Flood Watch | Moderate | Christian; Clark; Clay; Coles; Crawford; Cumberland; Douglas; Edgar; Effingham; Jasper; Lawrence; Moultrie; Richland; Shelby | ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT TUESDAY...
The Flood Watch continues for
* Portions of central Illinois, east central Illinois, and
southeast Illinois, including the following areas, in central
Illinois, Christian and Shelby. In east central Illinois,
Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, and Moultrie. In
southeast Illinois, Clay, Crawford, Effingham, Jasper,
Lawrence, and Richland.
* Until 4 AM CDT Tuesday
* WHEN...Through late tonight.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone
locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water
crossings may be flooded. | 2022-08-09T16:00:00-05:00 | | |