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Winnebago County, Illinois

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21Sources answering
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Radar

RainViewer (NOAA NEXRAD) · the past two hours
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Air Traffic

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Road Traffic

speeds, incidents, closures and work zones · cameras

Rivers And Streams

6 USGS gauges

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WeatherQuiet9 river gauges reading now, shown against their usual but not yet judged.
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Weather

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9 river gauges reading now, shown against their usual but not yet judged.

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

  • Pecatonica River Near Shirland, Ill: flow 1,590 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 52 min ago
  • Pecatonica River Near Shirland, Ill: water level 5.41 ft · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 52 min ago
  • Rock River Above Dam At Rockford, IL: water level 2.09 ft · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 52 min ago
  • Rock River At Auburn Street At Rockford: water level 2.8 ft · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
  • Rock River At Rockton, IL: flow 3,600 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
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  • Kishwaukee River Near Perryville, IL: flow 511 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
  • Rock River At Rockton, IL: water level 4.42 ft · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
  • Rock River At Latham Park, IL: water level 4.6 ft · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
  • Kishwaukee River Near Perryville, IL: water level 5.98 ft · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago

River levels are shown against their usual, but not yet judged. A gauge’s usual here is its range of October monthly averages; the reading is the latest 15-minute value, which a passing rain or dry spell can carry outside that range. So no river gauge makes this county Unusual For Here until we compare each day with the same day’s history.

A gauge’s usual is its range of October monthly averages over its record (USGS).

  • USGS daily mean streamflow and gage height - Illinois: 18 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 9 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

The sources behind this status (21)

Sources that cover this county by name, and state or national sources that have placed records on it in the last week, by their latest read. A state-wide source that has placed nothing here is not listed.

Answering with records (2)

Answered, nothing current (19)

Roads And TransitQuiet12 entries from Illinois roadway incidents and 1 from Getting Around Illinois closure incidents (Illinois Department of Transportation) for this county, in their latest reads.
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Roads And Transit

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12 entries from Illinois roadway incidents and 1 from Getting Around Illinois closure incidents (Illinois Department of Transportation) for this county, in their latest reads.

  • Illinois roadway incidents: 12 entries for this county · Illinois Department of Transportation · read 12 min ago
  • Getting Around Illinois closure incidents: 1 entry for this county · Illinois Department of Transportation · read 18 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

The sources behind this status (3)

Sources that cover this county by name, and state or national sources that have placed records on it in the last week, by their latest read. A state-wide source that has placed nothing here is not listed.

Answering with records (2)

Answered, nothing current (1)

GovernmentQuiet2 sources answered; nothing recent here.
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Government

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2 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

No meeting is on an agenda we read for the next seven days.

The sources behind this status (2)

Sources that cover this county by name, and state or national sources that have placed records on it in the last week, by their latest read. A state-wide source that has placed nothing here is not listed.

Answering with records (1)

Not current (1)

Local NewsQuiet18 reports in the last 6 hours, none published as an event.
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Local News

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18 reports in the last 6 hours, none published as an event.

More (20)

And 55 more reports in the last 24 hours, not listed here.

The sources behind this status (11)

Sources that cover this county by name, and state or national sources that have placed records on it in the last week, by their latest read. A state-wide source that has placed nothing here is not listed.

Answering with records (7)

Answered, nothing current (1)

Not current (3)

HealthQuietWastewater site 499: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 1, within the usual weekly level for this site.
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Health

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Wastewater site 499: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 1, within the usual weekly level for this site.

  • Wastewater site 499: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
  • Wastewater site 499: influenza A level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
  • Wastewater site 499: RSV level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
  • CDC wastewater data for viral activity level (SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, RSV): 6 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
  • CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 1 entry for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
  • CDC wastewater data for RSV: 1 entry for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
  • CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 1 entry for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

The sources behind this status (5)

Sources that cover this county by name, and state or national sources that have placed records on it in the last week, by their latest read. A state-wide source that has placed nothing here is not listed.

Answering with records (5)

AirQuietRockford: AQI 53, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.
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Air

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Rockford: AQI 53, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

  • Rockford: AQI 53 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 52 min ago
  • AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 14 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · read 10 min ago
  • USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Illinois: 10 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 35 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

The sources behind this status (2)

Sources that cover this county by name, and state or national sources that have placed records on it in the last week, by their latest read. A state-wide source that has placed nothing here is not listed.

Answering with records (2)

PowerQuietCommonwealth Edison (ComEd): 4 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.
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Power

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Commonwealth Edison (ComEd): 4 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

  • Commonwealth Edison (ComEd): 4 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) · 26 min ago
  • Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 12 entries for this county · Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) · read 26 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

The sources behind this status (2)

Sources that cover this county by name, and state or national sources that have placed records on it in the last week, by their latest read. A state-wide source that has placed nothing here is not listed.

Answering with records (2)

SafetyCan’t See1 report in the last 24 hours from 1 source.
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Safety

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1 report in the last 24 hours from 1 source.

The sources behind this status (1)

Sources that cover this county by name, and state or national sources that have placed records on it in the last week, by their latest read. A state-wide source that has placed nothing here is not listed.

Not current (1)

Freight And EconomyQuietNothing that matters now from 3 source families here.
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Freight And Economy

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  • Rail accidents and crossings (FRA): No reported accident or crossing collision here with a release, evacuation, injury or death in the latest data · Federal Railroad Administration · read Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT
  • Gasoline prices (EIA): No weekly move of 10 cents or more · U.S. Energy Information Administration · read Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT

Background

  • Gasoline prices (EIA)
    Regular gasoline, Midwest (PADD 2), week of 2026-10-19: $4.145 a gallon, up 0 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  • Employment and wages (QCEW)
    Q1 2026: 122,117 jobs (125,016 a year earlier); $1,227 average weekly wage ($1,169 a year earlier). BLS (QCEW)

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. FRA posts about three months after an accident, so its lines are reported, not breaking. Last read: BLS (QCEW) Oct 12, 8:25 AM CDT; U.S. Energy Information Administration Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT; Federal Railroad Administration Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT.

WildlifeQuietNothing that matters now from 3 source families here.
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Wildlife And Ecosystems

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  • Non-native species (USGS NAS): No new non-native species alert here in the last 30 days · USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) · read Oct 12, 7:04 PM CDT
  • Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS): No detection in wild birds here in the last 30 days · USDA APHIS · read Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT
  • Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 25 min ago

Background

  • Introduced species (iNaturalist)
    8 research-grade observations of introduced species here in the last 30 days. iNaturalist

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. Bird flu detections are reported in our words with a link to USDA APHIS; its records are not reproduced. iNaturalist observations are shown only under CC0 or CC-BY, with the observer credited; others are counted. Observations with an obscured location are never placed on a county. Last read: USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Oct 12, 7:04 PM CDT; iNaturalist Oct 29, 9:26 AM CDT; USDA APHIS Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT.

Historic PlacesQuietNothing that matters now from 3 source families here.
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Historic Places

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  • Historic places in harm’s way: No listed place here inside an active wildfire perimeter, warning area or flood zone · National Weather Service · read 15 min ago
  • National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 51 min ago
  • National Register listings (NPS): No listing or removal here in the last 30 days · National Park Service · read Oct 12, 8:25 AM CDT

Background

  • National Register listings (NPS)
    32 properties on the National Register in this county. National Park Service

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Sites whose location is restricted are never shown. A place inside a hazard area is our overlay of open maps, as of the hazard’s own time; it says nothing of damage. Last read: National Park Service Oct 12, 8:25 AM CDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 9:00 AM CDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 9:36 AM CDT.

River Gauges

the level now against its usual for the month

6 USGS gauges · updated 9:00 AM

Kishwaukee River Near Perryville
Within its usual for October · Steady · water level 5.98 ft
Not forecast by NWS · NWS gauge page
Rock River At Rockton
Within its usual for October · Steady · water level 4.42 ft
Not forecast by NWS · NWS gauge page
Rock River Above Dam At Rockford
Within its usual for October · Steady · water level 2.09 ft
Not forecast by NWS · NWS gauge page
Rock River At Auburn Street At Rockford
Within its usual for October · Steady · water level 2.8 ft
Not forecast by NWS · NWS gauge page
Rock River At Latham Park
Within its usual for October · Falling 0.05 ft in 3 h · water level 4.6 ft
Not forecast by NWS · NWS gauge page
Pecatonica River Near Shirland, Ill
Within its usual for October · Steady · water level 5.41 ft
Not forecast by NWS · NWS gauge page

The level now against its usual for October (shaded, from USGS’s own record) and flood stage (red line). Not yet judged as unusual for here. Forecasts are the National Weather Service’s own, quoted.

Events

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