7 . 1 1   fe et , ▁ ▁above ▁flo od ▁stage . ▁ ▁Mod er ate ▁flo oding ▁was ▁also ▁reported ▁on ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River ▁from ▁the ▁Qu ad ▁C ities ▁to ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Missouri . ▁ ▁Illinois ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁Rock ford , ▁Illinois ▁was ▁del ug ed ▁in ▁the ▁weeks ▁preceding ▁the ▁major ▁flo oding ▁during ▁the ▁third ▁week ▁of ▁August . ▁On ▁August ▁ 7 , ▁Rock ford ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁five ▁to ▁seven ▁inches ▁( 1 2 7 – 1 7 8   mm ) ▁of ▁rain . ▁Many ▁streets , ▁including ▁main ▁thorough f ares , ▁were ▁flo oded . ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁fear ▁that ▁the ▁Al pine ▁Dam ▁might ▁break . ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁Governor ▁Rod ▁B lag o jev ich ▁declared ▁both ▁Rock ford ▁and ▁Win ne b ago ▁County ▁a ▁state ▁dis aster ▁area . ▁With ▁this ▁declaration , ▁he ▁dispatch ed ▁both ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Emer gency ▁Management ▁Agency ▁and ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Department ▁of ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁city . ▁Deb ris ▁removal , ▁law ▁enfor cement , ▁damage ▁assess ment , ▁and ▁other ▁physical ▁assistance ▁were ▁offered ▁by ▁the ▁governor . ▁ ▁Two ▁weeks ▁later ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 3 , ▁violent ▁storm s ▁rolled ▁through ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁metropol itan ▁area . ▁T orn ado ▁warnings ▁were ▁issued ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁storm s , ▁which ▁produced ▁wind ▁g ust s ▁as ▁high ▁as ▁ 8 0   m iles ▁per ▁hour   (