10:10 AM
— September 21st, 10:15 AM
...Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Iowa...
English River at Kalona affecting Washington and Johnson 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...English River at Kalona.
* WHEN...Until Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, water has overtopped roads causing
closures. This includes 130th St, Kiwi Ave, Orange Ave and Poplar
Ave. Extensive agricultural land near the river is flooded. Water
begins backing into town on the north side of the river.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 17.6 feet and slowly rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.1 feet
this evening. It will then fall below flood stage Tuesday
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
10:02 AM
— September 21st, 10:15 AM
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...
Iowa River near Lone Tree affecting Louisa, Washington and Johnson
Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Iowa River near Lone Tree.
* WHEN...Until Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Sand Road closes south of 520th Street to
the Highway 22 intersection.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 15.7 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage this afternoon
to 16.8 feet this evening. It may fall briefly, but likely to
rise again Monday night into Tuesday to 17.5 feet. It will then
fall below flood stage Wednesday.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
10:02 AM
— September 21st, 10:15 AM
...The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a Flood
Watch for the following rivers in Iowa...
Iowa River at Columbus Jct affecting Louisa County.
...The Flood Watch is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...
Iowa River at Wapello affecting Louisa County.
Iowa River at Oakville affecting Louisa County.
* WHAT...Flooding is possible.
* WHERE...Iowa River at Wapello.
* WHEN...From Monday evening to Saturday evening.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 17.5 feet and rising.
- Forecast...Flood stage may be reached Monday night.
- Flood stage is 21.0 feet.
10:02 AM
— September 21st, 10:15 AM
...The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Iowa...
Iowa River at Marengo affecting Iowa and Benton Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Iowa River at Marengo.
* WHEN...From this evening to late Monday night.
* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Water reaches the bottom of the levee
surrounding Marengo. Water affects low lying agricultural land
along the river
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 12.7 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this
evening to a crest of 15.4 feet overnight. It will then fall
below flood stage Monday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
10:02 AM
— September 21st, 10:15 AM
...The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a Flood
Watch for the following rivers in Iowa...
Iowa River at Columbus Jct affecting Louisa County.
...The Flood Watch is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...
Iowa River at Wapello affecting Louisa County.
Iowa River at Oakville affecting Louisa County.
* WHAT...Flooding is possible.
* WHERE...Iowa River at Columbus Jct.
* WHEN...From late Monday night to Wednesday evening.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 17.1 feet and rising.
- Forecast...Flood stage may be reached Tuesday morning.
- Flood stage is 23.0 feet.
10:02 AM
— September 21st, 10:15 AM
...The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a Flood
Watch for the following rivers in Iowa...
Iowa River at Columbus Jct affecting Louisa County.
...The Flood Watch is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...
Iowa River at Wapello affecting Louisa County.
Iowa River at Oakville affecting Louisa County.
* WHAT...Flooding is possible.
* WHERE...Iowa River at Oakville.
* WHEN...From late Monday night to Saturday afternoon.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 6.8 feet and rising.
- Forecast...Flood stage may be reached early Tuesday morning.
- Flood stage is 11.0 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.
9:44 AM
— September 21st, 9:45 AM
...The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Iowa...
North Skunk River near Sigourney affecting Keokuk County.
.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...North Skunk River near Sigourney.
* WHEN...From this evening to late Tuesday night.
* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Water affects most agricultural land near
Sigourney.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 13.8 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tonight to a crest of 17.2 feet Monday afternoon. It will then
fall below flood stage Tuesday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 16.0 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.
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.
7:55 AM
— 1:45 PM
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Benton County in east central Iowa...
Northern Cedar County in east central Iowa...
Northern Iowa County in east central Iowa...
Northern Johnson County in east central Iowa...
Jones County in east central Iowa...
Linn County in east central Iowa...
* WHEN...Until 145 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 755 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to Runoff
from recent heavy rain will lead to flooding of low- lying spots,
urban areas, small streams and creeks and poor- drainage areas.
The threat for heavy rain has ended, but runoff will delay fall
of water levels and improvement in conditions. . Flooding is
already occurring in the warned area.
- Some locations that will experience 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.
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.
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 Keithsburg.
* WHEN...From Tuesday morning to late Friday night.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 7.6 feet.
- Forecast...Flood stage may be reached Tuesday morning.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
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 Muscatine.
* WHEN...From late Monday night to late Thursday night.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 7.6 feet.
- Forecast...Flood stage may be reached early Tuesday morning.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.