Storms Moving Through

As many residents of western and central Winnebago county have probably heard (via thunder) over the past half-hour or so, storms have been developing over the area. There are no watches or warnings in-effect right now for these storms, nor do I anticipate any to be issued. However, these storms are producing heavy rain and are moving slowly. Doppler radar estimates that upwards of 1" of rain has already fallen near the town of Winnebago. Therefore, travellers should watch out for ponding on the roadways as this area of heavy rain slowly moves through the north side of Rockford into Rockton, Rochelle, Machesney Park, and northward towards Wisconsin.