River Levels Forecast to Rise Again

Many Stateline rivers crested Wednesday at Moderate Flood Stage per the NWS, and will continue to drop over the next couple of days. This, along with the frozen ground created huge headaches for many with many flooded areas from the rain earlier this week. Most rivers are forecast to drop, but with a couple more rounds of rain expected into the weekend, it's some we'll need to watch.

One area in particular is the Pecatonica River at Freeport and at Shirland. While the river level at these points will drop, they are forecast to crest again at (or just below) Major Flood Stage by Saturday.

The first round of rain arrives this evening and will last through early Friday morning. The second round begins Saturday and will last into Sunday morning. By the end of the weekend, we could add another half an inch of rain to the rain gauge. It obviously won't be as much as what we received earlier in the week, but with some areas still flooded it will be something to watch.