WGUS43 KLOT 161230 FLWLOT BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Chicago IL 730 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...The National Weather Service in Chicago IL has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Illinois... Kishwaukee River at Belvidere affecting Winnebago and Boone Counties. For the Kishwaukee River...including Belvidere...Minor flooding is forecast. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flood Warning means water levels above flood stage are imminent or may already be occurring. Persons along rivers and streams in the warned area should take immediate precautions to protect life and property. These forecasts are based on observed precipitation as well as forecast precipitation 24 hours into the future. Changes to the rainfall forecast, or any additional rainfall after 24 hours, may cause changes to these river forecasts. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued by late tonight. && ILC007-201-170630- /O.NEW.KLOT.FL.W.0023.260416T1800Z-260418T1200Z/ /BVDI2.1.ER.260416T1800Z.260417T0600Z.260418T0600Z.NO/ 730 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO SATURDAY MORNING... ...REPLACES RIVER FLOOD WATCH... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Kishwaukee River from County Line Road downstream to confluence with South Branch Kishwaukee River, including the Belvidere gauge. * WHEN...From this afternoon to Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...At 9.5 feet, Holiday Acres Campground threatened east of Belvidere. Northwoods RV Resort is threatened in Garden Prairie. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 6:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 8.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this afternoon to a crest of 9.4 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday morning. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && LAT...LON 4229 8894 4229 8870 4223 8870 4223 8893 4225 8898 $$ - Izzi