Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Quad Cities, IA/IL
Areas Affected: Henry, IL; Rock Island, IL; Whiteside, IL
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Thursday 9:53am CDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 9:53am CDT
Alert Expires: Friday 10:00am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 9:53am CDT
Event Ends: Saturday 9:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities IA IL
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SATURDAY MORNING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois... Rock River near Joslin affecting Henry IL, Rock Island and Whiteside Counties. ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Illinois... Rock River at Moline affecting Henry IL and Rock Island Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring. * WHERE...Rock River near Joslin. * WHEN...Until late Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...At 12.5 feet, Water affects some summer cottages along the river. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:45 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 12.6 feet and slowly falling. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early Saturday morning and continue falling to 10.6 feet next Thursday, May 07. - Flood stage is 12.0 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 this morning at 1100 AM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.431071489e1e65954edfe6b2c30d3c80fafe9132.002.1 Codes: ILC073, ILC161, ILC195 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.431071489e1e65954edfe6b2c30d3c80fafe9132.002.1