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FFWLOT
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Chicago IL
827 PM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026

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 230 AM CDT Thursday.

* At 827 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 1
  to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2
  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.

Radar rainfall estimates indicate portions of the warned area
received between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain with Tuesday nights storms.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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LAT...LON 4220 8940 4250 8940 4249 8871 4215 8871
      4215 8917 4220 8917

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

Ratzer