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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