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Flood Warning
Issued by the National Weather Service - Quad Cities, IA/IL
FLOOD WARNING
Louisa County, IA; Mercer County, IL
Flood Warning issued April 26 at 8:48PM CDT until April 30 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Areas Affected: Louisa, IA; Mercer, IL
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 8:48pm CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 8:48pm CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 9:00pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 8:48pm CDT
Event Ends: Thursday 1:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Details:
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Illinois...Iowa...Missouri... Mississippi River at Rock Island LD15 affecting Scott, Rock Island and Muscatine Counties. Mississippi River at Gregory Landing affecting Clark and Hancock Counties. Mississippi River at Keithsburg affecting Mercer, Des Moines, Henderson and Louisa Counties. Mississippi River at Burlington affecting Des Moines, Lee, Henderson and Hancock Counties. Mississippi River at Gladstone LD18 affecting Des Moines and Henderson Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois...Iowa... Mississippi River at Muscatine affecting Rock Island, Muscatine, Mercer and Louisa Counties. Mississippi River at Ill. City LD16 affecting Rock Island and Muscatine Counties. Mississippi River at New Boston LD17 affecting Mercer and Louisa Counties. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Mississippi River at New Boston LD17. * WHEN...Until early Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 18.1 feet, Lock and Dam 17 is closed. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:10 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 16.5 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:10 PM CDT Sunday was 16.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage Wednesday evening and continue falling to 13.7 feet Sunday, May 03. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
Information:
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. 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 Monday evening at 700 PM CDT.
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ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.59acac300afaf61421dc0f150260bcde12ca1f09.008.1 Codes: IAC115, ILC131 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.59acac300afaf61421dc0f150260bcde12ca1f09.008.1