Thursday, November 21, 2019

Recent Rainfall Causes Rivers to Rise Again

Around half an inch of rain fell across southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. Widespread flooding didn't occur, but standing water was noted across much of the area Thursday.

The rainfall did cause some of the rivers to rise a little, prompting the National Weather Service to issue Flood Advisories for portions of the Rock and Pecatonica Rivers. A Flood Advisory is now in effect for the Pecatonica River at Shirland, and for the Rock River at Latham Park and Byron. Going into the weekend rivers are expected to rise into 'action' stage, with water running out of its banks and continuing to flood low lying areas along the river. There is some good news, though, as skies are expected to remain dry through the weekend.

It does look like another major storm system is expected to develop a couple days before Thanksgiving, and could possibly impact the area Tuesday into Wednesday. Depending on its overall track, we could end up with more rain, snow or a mixture of both. It does look like a somewhat active pattern will continue through the end of the month and into early December, possibly bringing above average precipitation to much of the Midwest and Great Lakes. 

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