Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Quad Cities, IA/IL
Areas Affected: Clinton, IA; Scott, IA
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Wednesday 9:46pm CDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 9:46pm CDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 10:00pm CDT
Event Onset: Thursday 7:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities IA IL
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... ...Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Iowa... Wapsipinicon River near De Witt 4S affecting Scott and Clinton Counties. * WHAT...Major flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Wapsipinicon River near De Witt 4S. * WHEN...From Thursday morning until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Water affects many residences along the river. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:30 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 10.4 feet and rising. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow morning and continue rising to a crest of 13.0 feet early Saturday afternoon. - Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. The next statement will be issued by Thursday evening at 1000 PM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f3d7bad4204f559855a401820ac2f71a1ad3b616.001.1 Codes: IAC045, IAC163 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f3d7bad4204f559855a401820ac2f71a1ad3b616.001.1