Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Quad Cities, IA/IL
Areas Affected: Louisa, IA; Muscatine, 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: Saturday 1:00am CDT
Event Ends: Wednesday 7:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities IA IL
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT TO 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...Cedar River near Conesville. * WHEN...From late Friday night to Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Water affects residences along County Road F70. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 11.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Saturday morning to a crest of 13.8 feet early Monday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late Wednesday morning. - Flood stage is 13.0 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.11848310117f6fba1c6824a9be05f31d7cc9b626.004.1 Codes: IAC115, IAC139 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.11848310117f6fba1c6824a9be05f31d7cc9b626.004.1