Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Quad Cities, IA/IL
Areas Affected: Keokuk, IA
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Thursday 8:42pm CDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 8:42pm CDT
Alert Expires: Friday 8:45pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 8:42pm CDT
Event Ends: Saturday 5:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities IA IL
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa... North Skunk River near Sigourney affecting Keokuk County. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa... Wapsipinicon River near De Witt 4S affecting Scott and Clinton Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...North Skunk River near Sigourney. * WHEN...Until Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Water affects agricultural land, some county roads, and farm houses. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 15.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Saturday morning to a crest of 16.1 feet Saturday morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Saturday morning. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. The next statement will be issued by Friday evening at 845 PM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1f79b6d5ea676740d10e8b22e2ae8c5ac2800ec6.001.1 Codes: IAC107 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1f79b6d5ea676740d10e8b22e2ae8c5ac2800ec6.001.1