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4/17/2026 10:30am 
  • Lexington Conditions: Overcast
  • Temperature: 60.1°F / 15.6°CWarmer 3.4°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 58.6°FIncreased 3.4°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 95% 
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Flood Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Quad Cities, IA/IL

    FLOOD WARNING  

Benton County, IA; Iowa County, IA

Flood Warning issued April 16 at 8:50PM CDT until April 21 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON

Areas Affected: Benton, IA; Iowa, 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: Thursday 8:50pm CDT

Event Ends: Tuesday 4:00pm CDT

Issued by: NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details: 
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

...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 occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Iowa River at Marengo.

* WHEN...Until Tuesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Water affects agricultural land along the
river. Water is several feet deep in places.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 15.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:00 PM CDT Thursday was 15.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river will fall below flood stage just after
midnight tonight to 14.8 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It
will then rise above flood stage early Saturday morning to
15.8 feet Monday morning. It will fall below flood stage
again Tuesday morning.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.

Information: 
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.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.11848310117f6fba1c6824a9be05f31d7cc9b626.002.1
Codes: IAC011, IAC095
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.11848310117f6fba1c6824a9be05f31d7cc9b626.002.1