Hurricane Harbor Rockford Shuts Down After Storm Flooding

Many residents and businesses in the Stateline spent this past weekend cleaning up from the severe storms that rocked the area last week, but Hurricane Harbor Rockford got hit harder than most.

Last week was wild in Rockford! After those severe storms tore through the area, a lot of us are still dealing with the aftermath.

Between the strong winds, torrential rain, downed trees, and power outages, cleanup has been no small feat, and many residents spent their weekend picking up branches, clearing out gutters, cutting up downed trees, etc.

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It's no secret that the east side of Rockford took a hard hit during the storms, and Hurricane Harbor Rockford has been forced to make a difficult decision because of it.

Storm Damage at Hurricane Harbor Rockford

With plenty of sunshine and high 80s temperatures expected this week, it would be the perfect time to head to Hurricane Harbor Rockford to cool off, but sadly, that won't be possible.

Since the storms hit on July 10, Hurricane Harbor has been making the decision to close the park on a daily basis, but now it looks like the damage is worse than anyone thought:

After seeing that announcement, many people were asking the same question- what exactly happened to the waterpark during the storms? Here is the answer from Hurricane Harbor Rockford:

Facilities and attractions were impacted by significant flooding. We hope to be back to summer fun soon!

Waterparks may be all about water, but it takes a lot of equipment to operate them, so having water in places it's not supposed to be can lead to be problems.

Let's keep our fingers crossed that all goes well and Hurricane Harbor Rockford will be back in action on July 21!