Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Quad Cities, IA/IL
Areas Affected: Louisa, IA
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Thursday 8:50pm CDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 8:50pm CDT
Alert Expires: Friday 9:00pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 7:00am CDT
Event Ends: Wednesday 9:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities IA IL
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING TO LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa... Illinois... Cedar River near Conesville affecting Muscatine and Louisa Counties. Iowa River at Marengo affecting Benton and Iowa Counties. Iowa River at Wapello affecting Louisa County. Rock River near Joslin affecting Rock Island, Whiteside and Henry IL Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa... Illinois... Iowa River at Oakville affecting Louisa County. Rock River at Como affecting Whiteside County. Rock River at Moline affecting Rock Island and Henry IL Counties. ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Iowa... English River at Kalona affecting Johnson and Washington Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Iowa River at Oakville. * WHEN...From Sunday morning to late Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Flood waters begin to impact agricultural land. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 10.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage Sunday morning to a crest of 11.2 feet early Monday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Wednesday afternoon. - Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. The next statement will be issued by this evening at 1000 PM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.11848310117f6fba1c6824a9be05f31d7cc9b626.007.1 Codes: IAC115 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.11848310117f6fba1c6824a9be05f31d7cc9b626.007.1