6:24 AM
— September 21st, 6:30 AM
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...
Maquoketa River near Maquoketa affecting Jackson County.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Maquoketa River near Maquoketa.
* WHEN...Until Monday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Significant agricultural flooding and
increasing impacts on the city of Maquoketa.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:15 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 24.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 25.7 feet
this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow
morning.
- Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
5:45 AM
— 11:15 AM
At 545 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Dubuque, Asbury, Dyersville, Monticello, Bellevue, Cascade,
Epworth, East Dubuque, Farley, Peosta, Earlville, Hopkinton, New
Vienna, Colesburg, Worthington, Holy Cross, La Motte, Luxemburg and
Rickardsville.
5:04 AM
— 8:00 AM
At 504 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a large area of light to
moderate rain was occurring across the warned area. Heavy rain
producing storms earlier brought rainfall of 2 to 5 inches across the
warned area. Flash flooding is either ongoing or expected to begin
shortly due to runoff from the earlier heavy rain combined with the
steady rain falling.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Cedar Rapids, Anamosa, Vinton, Marengo, Mechanicsville, Stanwood,
Marion, Hiawatha, Mount Vernon, Robins, Belle Plaine, Center Point,
Lisbon, Fairfax, Solon, Ely, Atkins, Walford, Springville and Palo.
This includes Interstate 380 between mile markers 8 and 36.
5:00 AM
— 7:30 AM
At 500 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a large area of light to
moderate rain was occurring across the warned area. Heavy rain
producing storms earlier brought rainfall of 1 to 3.5 inches across
the warned area. Flash flooding is either ongoing or expected to
begin shortly due to runoff from the earlier heavy rain combined with
the steady rain falling.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Davenport, Moline, Rock Island, Bettendorf, Muscatine, East Moline,
Kewanee, Aledo, Cambridge, Silvis, Geneseo, Eldridge, Colona,
Milan, Le Claire, Coal Valley and Galva.
This includes the following State Parks...
Big Bend Fish and Wildlife Area, Johnson-Sauk Trail State Recreation
Area and Prophetstown State Park.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 74 in Iowa between mile markers 1 and 5. Interstate 280
between mile markers 1 and 18. Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile
markers 279 and 306. Interstate 80 in Illinois between mile markers 1
and 43. Interstate 74 in Illinois between mile markers 1 and 33.
Interstate 88 between mile markers 1 and 32...and between mile
markers 36 and 43.
1:44 AM
— 1:00 PM
* WHAT...Flooding and flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is
possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Illinois, including the following areas,
Bureau, Carroll, Henry IL, Jo Daviess, Mercer, Putnam, Rock Island,
Stephenson and Whiteside and Iowa, including the following areas,
Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa, Jackson,
Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott and
Washington.
* WHEN...Until 1 PM CDT this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Widespread showers and storms will continue to move across the
watch area through at least late Sunday morning. These storms
will be capable of rainfall rates between 1 to 2 inches per hour.
Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are likely in the hardest hit
areas, with the potential for localized areas of 4 to 5 inches.
September 19th, 8:57 PM
— 9:00 PM
...The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Iowa...
Wapsipinicon River near De Witt 4S affecting Scott and Clinton
Counties.
* WHAT...Major flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of
record.
* WHERE...Wapsipinicon River near De Witt 4S.
* WHEN...From Sunday morning until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Water affects many residences along the
river.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 8.6 feet and rising
rapidly.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow morning and continue rising to a crest of 13.0 feet
Wednesday evening.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
September 19th, 8:57 PM
— 9:00 PM
...The Flood Watch continues for the following rivers in Iowa...
Wapsipinicon River near Anamosa Shaw Rd affecting Linn, Cedar and
Jones Counties.
...The Flood Watch is replaced with a River Flood Warning for the
following rivers in Iowa...
Wapsipinicon River near De Witt 4S affecting Scott and Clinton
Counties.
* WHAT...Flooding is possible.
* WHERE...Wapsipinicon River near Anamosa Shaw Rd.
* WHEN...From Monday evening to late Wednesday night.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 9.3 feet.
- Forecast...Flood stage may be reached late Monday evening.
- Flood stage is 14.5 feet and rising.