Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued April 14 at 10:28PM CDT until April 15 at 2:45AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 14, 2026 - 8:28pm
Expires:
April 15, 2026 - 12:45am
Description:
At 1028 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area with rates up to one inch per
hour. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional
rainfall amounts up to 0.5 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