Harvard, IL Warnings, Watches and Advisories

Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Harvard.

Use the Radar Maps link provided to understand the trajectory of a storm.

Flood Warning issued July 10 at 10:52PM CDT until July 11 at 5:00AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of north central Illinois, including the following counties, Boone and Winnebago. * WHEN...Until 500 AM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. High water likely may recede slowly from flooded areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1050 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing. Between 2 and 5.5 inches of rain have fallen. Little to no additional rainfall is expected through the night. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Rockford, Belvidere, Loves Park, Machesney Park, Roscoe, South Beloit, Rockton, Poplar Grove, Candlewick Lake, Cherry Valley, Pecatonica, Lake Summerset, Durand, Timberlane, Garden Prairie, Caledonia, Harrison and Shirland. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Warning issued July 10 at 10:52PM CDT until July 11 at 5:00AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of north central Illinois, including the following county, Ogle. * WHEN...Until 500 AM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. High water likely may recede slowly from flooded areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1050 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Little to no additional rainfall is expected through the night. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Byron, Mount Morris, Polo, Forreston, Leaf River and Adeline. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Watch issued July 10 at 7:17PM CDT until July 12 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of Illinois, including the following areas, Bureau, Carroll, Henry IL, Jo Daviess, Mercer, Putnam, Rock Island, Stephenson and Whiteside and Iowa, including the following areas, Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott and Washington. * WHEN...Through late Friday night. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Repeated rounds of thunderstorms with heavy rain.