Station Name: ROCK RIVER AT BYRON, IL
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov

Elevation Above Sea Level: 679 feet

Nearest Address:
State Rte 72
Byron, IL 61010
Ogle County

GPS Coordinates: 42.12218889, -89.2553639

Nearby Water Temperatures

Special Weather Statement issued March 7 at 12:25AM CST by NWS Chicago IL

Effective: Sat March 7, 2026, 12:25 AM
Expires: Sat March 7, 2026, 2:30 AM

A fast-moving area of steady showers with some embedded lightning will move move into the area through 1 to 2 AM. This area of showers has been producing measured wind gusts of 40 to locally near 55 mph. These showers are moving to the northeast around 40 to 50 mph.

Special Weather Statement issued March 6 at 11:48PM CST by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Effective: Fri March 6, 2026, 11:48 PM
Expires: Sat March 7, 2026, 12:45 AM

At 1146 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong winds accompanying an area of showers and thunderstorms along a line extending from near Wheatland to near Princeton to Abingdon. Movement was northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to around 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Strong winds could break tree limbs, knock down weak trees and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Davenport, Moline, Rock Island, Bettendorf, Clinton, Muscatine, East Moline, Sterling, Kewanee, Monmouth, Rock Falls, Princeton, Morrison, Aledo, Cambridge, Durant, Hennepin, Silvis, Geneseo, and Eldridge. This includes the following highways... Interstate 74 in Iowa between mile markers 1 and 5. Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 262 and 306. Interstate 80 in Illinois between mile markers 1 and 72. Interstate 74 in Illinois between mile markers 1 and 33. Interstate 88 between mile markers 1 and 44. Interstate 280 between mile markers 1 and 18. Interstate 180 between mile markers 1 and 13.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CST for northwestern Illinois...and southeastern and east central Iowa.