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During the very early morning hours of Friday, June 15, a line of very slow-moving thunderstorms developed across north central Illinois, basically just west of Interstate 39. These brought a narrow axis of 3-5" of rain, including to parts of Rockford and Rochelle. Flash flooding was reported in both locations. Flash flood warnings were issued for this area. |
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Rain and Flooding Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 435 PM CDT FRI JUN 15 2018 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0654 AM HEAVY RAIN ROCKFORD AIRPORT 42.20N 89.10W 06/15/2018 M1.77 INCH WINNEBAGO IL ASOS STORM TOTAL 1.77 INCHES THROUGH 654 AM. 0720 AM LIGHTNING ROCHELLE 41.92N 89.06W 06/15/2018 OGLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER LIGHTNING STRUCK A GARAGE AND STARTED A FIRE. 0725 AM FLOOD ROCHELLE 41.92N 89.06W 06/15/2018 OGLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER STANDING WATER ON SOUTH 9TH STREET. 0745 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 N ROCHELLE 41.93N 89.06W 06/15/2018 OGLE IL BROADCAST MEDIA VIEWER REPORT OF KYTE RIVER OUT OF BANK BY ROADSIDE PARK ON ROUTE 38. 0745 AM HAIL ROCHELLE 41.92N 89.06W 06/15/2018 E0.88 INCH OGLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER NICKEL SIZE HAIL IN ROCHELLE. 0833 AM HEAVY RAIN ROCHELLE 41.92N 89.06W 06/15/2018 M4.60 INCH OGLE IL PUBLIC VIA TWITTER. 0953 AM FLASH FLOOD ROCKFORD 42.27N 89.06W 06/15/2018 WINNEBAGO IL NEWSPAPER FLOODED, LIBERTY AVENUE NEAR CARBAUGH AVENUE CURRENTY UNDER WATER. PARTIALLY FLOODED, IL-2 AND MAIN STREET IN WINNEBAGO COUNTY NEAR ROCKFORD. 1133 AM HEAVY RAIN ROCKFORD 42.27N 89.06W 06/15/2018 M2.89 INCH WINNEBAGO IL BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTED FROM WTVO 0142 PM HEAVY RAIN 12 WNW ROCKFORD AIRPORT 42.27N 89.32W 06/15/2018 E2.90 INCH WINNEBAGO IL PUBLIC STORM TOTAL FROM THIS MORNING
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