Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Quad Cities, IA/IL
Areas Affected: Des Moines, IA; Lee, IA; Hancock, IL; Henderson, IL
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 9:52pm CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 9:52pm CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 10:00pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 9:52pm CDT
Event Ends: Friday 7:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities IA IL
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Illinois...Iowa... Mississippi River at Gladstone LD18 affecting Des Moines and Henderson Counties. Iowa River at Marengo affecting Benton and Iowa Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa... Illinois... Iowa River at Oakville affecting Louisa County. Iowa River at Wapello affecting Louisa County. Mississippi River at Burlington affecting Hancock, Des Moines, Henderson and Lee Counties. ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Iowa... Cedar River near Conesville affecting Muscatine and Louisa Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Mississippi River at Burlington. * WHEN...Until Friday morning. * IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Agricultural flooding occurs. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 15.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 15.2 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early Thursday afternoon. - Flood stage is 15.0 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 bythis evening at 1100 PM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.926e4bb4ebd64b811357939af8aef95a99409498.006.1 Codes: IAC057, IAC111, ILC067, ILC071 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.926e4bb4ebd64b811357939af8aef95a99409498.006.1