Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Quad Cities, IA/IL
Areas Affected: Des Moines, IA; Henderson, IL
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Wednesday 8:50pm CDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 8:50pm CDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 9:00pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 8:50pm CDT
Event Ends: Sunday 7:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities IA IL
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Missouri...Illinois...Iowa... Mississippi River at Gregory Landing affecting Hancock and Clark Counties. Mississippi River at Burlington affecting Lee, Des Moines, Hancock and Henderson Counties. Mississippi River at Gladstone LD18 affecting Henderson and Des Moines Counties. Rock River at Moline affecting Rock Island and Henry IL Counties. Rock River near Joslin affecting Whiteside, Rock Island and Henry IL Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring. * WHERE...Mississippi River at Gladstone LD18. * WHEN...Until Saturday afternoon. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 11.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to slowly fall to below flood stage Saturday afternoon. - Flood stage is 10.0 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. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. The next statement will be issued by Thursday afternoon at 300 PM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b4f320a0fb71db51b1e09e666b94c535c419e301.005.1 Codes: IAC057, ILC071 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b4f320a0fb71db51b1e09e666b94c535c419e301.005.1