Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Quad Cities, IA/IL
Areas Affected: Hancock, IL; McDonough, IL
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Friday 9:31pm CDT
Alert Effective: Friday 9:31pm CDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 9:45pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Friday 9:31pm CDT
Event Ends: Sunday 7:09am CDT
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities IA IL
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa... Illinois... Maquoketa River near Maquoketa affecting Jackson County. Cedar River near Conesville affecting Louisa and Muscatine Counties. Rock River near Joslin affecting Henry IL, Whiteside and Rock Island Counties. La Moine River at Colmar affecting McDonough and Hancock Counties. Wapsipinicon River near De Witt 4S affecting Clinton and Scott Counties. Iowa River at Wapello affecting Louisa County. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Illinois... Rock River at Moline affecting Henry IL and Rock Island Counties. ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Iowa... English River at Kalona affecting Johnson and Washington Counties. .Recent rounds of heavy rainfall are producing flooding on several area tributary rivers. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring. * WHERE...La Moine River at Colmar. * WHEN...Until Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...At 22.5 feet, Water affects lower roads around Birmingham. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:45 PM CDT Friday the stage was 21.8 feet and steady. - The river is near crest now. - Forecast...The river is expected to hover around 21.8 feet through just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening. - Flood stage is 20.0 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 1045 PM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a3253a6f9ff225400b4b015319d30a0d8773354f.002.1 Codes: ILC067, ILC109 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a3253a6f9ff225400b4b015319d30a0d8773354f.002.1