11:26 AM
— September 21st, 11:30 AM
...The Flood Watch continues for the following rivers in Illinois...
Iowa...
Mississippi River at Rock Island LD15 affecting Rock Island, Scott
and Muscatine zones.
.Rainfall that fell Saturday night into early this morning was
aligned more with tributaries that flow into the Mississippi south of
the Quad Cities. This has resulted in a lower forecast for the
Mississippi River in this area. Observational trends will continue to
be monitored through this afternoon and evening, and may result in
the Watch being cancelled this evening.
* WHAT...Flooding is possible.
* WHERE...Mississippi River at Rock Island LD15.
* WHEN...From Monday evening to Thursday morning.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 9.5 feet and slowly rising.
- Forecast...Rises on the river will continue through at least
Monday night. The river may reach flood stage, but is less likely
to do so than forecasts from 24 hours ago.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
11:18 AM
— September 21st, 11:30 AM
...The Flood Watch continues for the following rivers in Illinois...
Iowa...
Mississippi River at Keithsburg affecting Louisa, Des Moines,
Mercer and Henderson Counties.
Mississippi River at Gladstone LD18 affecting Des Moines and
Henderson Counties.
Mississippi River at Burlington affecting Hancock, Des Moines, Lee
and Henderson Counties.
.Additional rainfall from today through Monday night is expected to
be considerably lighter than what fell Thursday through Saturday
night. This helps provide higher confidence in these river forecasts
compared to 24 hours ago.
* WHAT...Flooding is possible.
* WHERE...Mississippi River at Keithsburg.
* WHEN...From Tuesday evening to Friday morning.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 8.9 feet and rising.
- Forecast...Flood stage may be reached late Tuesday evening.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
9:51 AM
— September 21st, 10:00 AM
...The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Iowa...
Cedar River near Conesville affecting Louisa and Muscatine
Counties.
.Additional rainfall from today through Monday night is expected to
be considerably lighter than what fell Thursday through Saturday
night. This helps provide higher confidence in these river forecasts.
...REPLACES RIVER FLOOD WATCH...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Cedar River near Conesville.
* WHEN...From this evening to Thursday night.
* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Water affects Saulsbury Road.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 11.5 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this
evening to a crest of 14.9 feet early Tuesday morning. It will
then fall below flood stage Thursday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
9:40 AM
— September 21st, 9:45 AM
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...
Wapsipinicon River near De Witt 4S affecting Scott and Clinton
Counties.
.Additional rainfall from today through Monday night is expected to
be considerably lighter than what fell Thursday through Saturday
night. This helps provide higher confidence in these river forecasts.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Wapsipinicon River near De Witt 4S.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Water affects many residences along the
river.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 11.7 feet and slowly rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet
Wednesday afternoon into Thursday.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
9:24 AM
— 1:00 PM
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall overnight continues to
be 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...Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Area
creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy
rain.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Heavy rains have ended over the area, but many area creeks are
running high and in some cases, are flooding this morning. This
areal flooding will continue this morning, with additional
rainfall amounts under one quarter inch.
9:23 AM
— September 21st, 9:30 AM
...The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Illinois...
Rock River near Joslin affecting Rock Island, Whiteside and Henry
IL Counties.
Rock River at Moline affecting Rock Island and Henry IL Counties.
.Additional rainfall from today through Monday night is expected to
be considerably lighter than what fell Thursday through Saturday
night. This helps provide higher confidence in these river forecasts.
...REPLACES RIVER FLOOD WATCH...
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Rock River at Moline.
* WHEN...From Monday evening to Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.2 feet, water affects 60th Street south of John
Deere Road in Moline and 56th Ave from Green Valley Park 48th St.
Water is on Canal Road in Big Island. Smith's Island is affected by
flood waters.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 9.5 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage Monday
evening to a crest of 13.6 feet Tuesday evening. It will then
fall below flood stage late Thursday evening.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
9:23 AM
— September 21st, 9:30 AM
...The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Illinois...
Rock River near Joslin affecting Rock Island, Whiteside and Henry
IL Counties.
Rock River at Moline affecting Rock Island and Henry IL Counties.
.Additional rainfall from today through Monday night is expected to
be considerably lighter than what fell Thursday through Saturday
night. This helps provide higher confidence in these river forecasts.
...REPLACES RIVER FLOOD WATCH...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Rock River near Joslin.
* WHEN...From Monday afternoon to late Wednesday night.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Flooding of unprotected agricultural land
occurs. Water also affects Lundeens Landing Campground.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 7.3 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early
Monday afternoon to a crest of 13.3 feet Tuesday afternoon. It
will then fall below flood stage Wednesday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
8:06 AM
— 2:00 PM
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Southern Cedar County in east central Iowa...
Iowa County in east central Iowa...
Johnson County in east central Iowa...
Muscatine County in east central Iowa...
Keokuk County in southeastern Iowa...
Northwestern Louisa County in southeastern Iowa...
Washington County in southeastern Iowa...
* WHEN...Until 200 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be
passable. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. It
will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work
through local drainage systems in urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 804 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
heavy rain of 2 to 5 inches occurred since last evening across
the area. This heavy rain falling on saturated ground has
resulted in flooding of low lying areas, streams, creeks, rivers
and poorly drained areas. The threat for heavy rain has ended,
but runoff will delay the fall of water levels and improvement in
conditions.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Iowa City, Muscatine, Washington, Tipton, Marengo, West Branch,
Sigourney, Columbus Junction, Durant, Coralville, North Liberty,
West Liberty, Williamsburg, Wilton, Kalona, Tiffin, Wellman, Lone
Tree and University Heights.
- This includes the following highways...
Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 205 and 277.
Interstate 380 between mile markers 1 and 7.
September 19th, 10:12 PM
— 10:15 PM
...The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a Flood
Watch for the following rivers in Illinois...Iowa...Missouri...
Mississippi River at Rock Island LD15 affecting Scott, Muscatine
and Rock Island zones.
Mississippi River at Muscatine affecting Mercer, Muscatine, Rock
Island and Louisa Counties.
Mississippi River at New Boston LD17 affecting Mercer and Louisa
Counties.
Mississippi River at Gladstone LD18 affecting Des Moines and
Henderson Counties.
Mississippi River at Keithsburg affecting Henderson, Des Moines,
Louisa and Mercer Counties.
Mississippi River at Ill. City LD16 affecting Muscatine and Rock
Island zones.
Mississippi River at Burlington affecting Hancock, Des Moines,
Henderson and Lee Counties.
Mississippi River at Gregory Landing affecting Hancock and Clark
Counties.
* WHAT...Flooding is possible.
* WHERE...Mississippi River at New Boston LD17.
* WHEN...From late Monday night to Friday afternoon.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:10 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 7.2 feet.
- Forecast...Flood stage may be reached early Tuesday morning.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
11:41 AM
— 11:56 AM
The Flood Watch has been cancelled and is no longer in effect.
11:41 AM
— 11:56 AM
The Flood Watch has been cancelled and is no longer in effect.