Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued April 14 at 8:37PM CDT until April 15 at 2:45AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 14, 2026 - 6:37pm
Expires:
April 15, 2026 - 12:45am
Description:
FFWLOT
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Boone County in north central Illinois...
Winnebago County in north central Illinois...
* Until 245 AM CDT Wednesday.
* At 837 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a line of thunderstorms
producing heavy rain with rates of 1 to 2.5 inches per 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 2.5 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Rapid-onset flooding of creeks, streams, drainage
ditches, streets, underpasses, low-lying areas, and
other poor drainage areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Rockford, Belvidere, Loves Park, Machesney Park, Roscoe, South
Beloit, Rockton, Poplar Grove, Rockford Airport, Candlewick Lake,
Cherry Valley, Winnebago, Davis Junction, Pecatonica, Lake
Summerset, Durand, Capron, Timberlane, New Milford and Garden
Prairie.
Instruction:
A Flash Flood Warning means rapid-onset flooding is imminent or may
already be occurring. Persons along creeks, drainage ditches, and
other waterways should take immediate precautions to protect life
and property.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Boone, IL; Winnebago, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Chicago IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov