Loves Park 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 Loves Park.

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

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 10 at 5:43PM CDT until July 10 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

At 543 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Earlville, or 7 miles northeast of Mendota, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Earlville and Leland.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 10 at 5:41PM CDT until July 10 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

SVRLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern McHenry County in northeastern Illinois... * Until 645 PM CDT. * At 541 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Harvard to near Marengo to near Kingston, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Huntley, Marengo, Ridgefield, Bull Valley, Union, Woodstock, Lakewood, McHenry, Crystal Lake, Lake in the Hills, and Hampshire.

Flood Watch issued July 10 at 5:33PM CDT until July 11 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Illinois, including the following areas, in north central Illinois, Boone, De Kalb, Lee, Ogle and Winnebago. In northeast Illinois, Central Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake IL, McHenry, Northern Cook, Northern Will and Southern Cook. * WHEN...Through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Underpasses may be flooded. Roads and streets may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Repeated waves of thunderstorms producing very heavy rainfall are expected across northern Illinois tonight. Given the very moist air mass in place, the most intense thunderstorms will be capable of producing 2 or more inches of rain in an hour. Some portions of the watch area currently receiving very heavy rainfall will likely experience additional waves of storms tonight, thus increasing the threat of flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 10 at 5:21PM CDT until July 10 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

SVRLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Winnebago County in north central Illinois... Southwestern McHenry County in northeastern Illinois... Boone County in north central Illinois... * Until 600 PM CDT. * At 520 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Poplar Grove Lake to Cherry Valley, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... New Milford, Poplar Grove, Candlewick Lake, Cherry Valley, Timberlane, Garden Prairie, Belvidere, Caledonia, Capron, Loves Park, and Rockford.

Flash Flood Warning issued July 10 at 5:05PM CDT until July 10 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

FFWLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Boone County in north central Illinois... Central Winnebago County in north central Illinois... * Until 900 PM CDT. * At 505 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. 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 and automated gauges. 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, Loves Park, Machesney Park, Roscoe, Rockton, Poplar Grove, Candlewick Lake, Pecatonica, Durand, Timberlane, Caledonia, Harrison and Shirland.

Flood Advisory issued July 10 at 4:51PM CDT until July 10 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of north central Illinois, including the following county, Winnebago. * WHEN...Until 700 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 448 PM CDT, Doppler radar and rainfall gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen, with localized amounts over 2 inches in 90 minutes or less. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Rockford, Loves Park, Machesney Park, Roscoe, South Beloit, Rockton, Pecatonica, Lake Summerset, Durand, Harrison and Shirland. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Hydrologic Outlook issued July 10 at 2:54PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

ESFLOT Waves of showers and thunderstorms are expected to move across portions of northern Illinois and possibly far northwest Indiana tonight. Heavy rainfall rates of up to two inches per hour will be possible with these storms as they shift eastward. Rainfall amounts of this magnitude may cause instances of flash flooding, along with significant rises on area streams and rivers, some of which could reach or exceed flood stage. This outlook means that elevated water levels and potential impacts are possible, but not yet certain, particularly for areas near and north of I-80. Persons with interests along area streams and rivers should closely monitor the latest forecasts. A Flood Watch may be needed if confidence continues to increase in which areas of northern IL have the highest threat of repeated instances of heavy rainfall tonight and on Friday.