Beginning December 15th, 2010, the National Weather Service Chicago Forecast Office will begin providing river forecast and flood warning services for the Rock River at Dixon, IL. Flood stage for the new point, located at Dixon at the Peoria Avenue Bridge, will be designated as 16 feet. Flood stage impact levels should be considered provisional and may be modified at a later date, based on field observations or other supporting data.
River Forecast and Flood Warning information will be available from the NWS Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service page by clicking on the Rivers and Lakes link on the NWS Chicago website: www.weather.gov/chicago.
River Flood information will also be broadcast on the Dixon, IL NOAA Weather Radio KZZ55.
Implementation of this new river forecast point has come about with the cooperation from agencies including: the National Weather Service, Chicago Office, the U.S. Geological Survey, Illinois Department of Natural Resources/Office of Water Resources, and the Lee County Emergency Management Agency.
If you have any questions or comments on these upcoming changes, please contact:
William Morris - Service Hydrologist
National Weather Service Forecast Office
333 W. University Drive
Romeoville, IL. 60446
815-834-0600 ext. 493
Kevin Lalley
Director of Lee County Emergency Management Agency
815-284-3364
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