Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Quad Cities, IA/IL
Areas Affected: Hancock, IL; Clark, MO
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 10:31am CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 10:31am CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 10:45am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 10:31am CDT
Event Ends: Friday 7:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities IA IL
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois...Iowa... Mississippi River at Ill. City LD16 affecting Muscatine and Rock Island Counties. Mississippi River at Rock Island LD15 affecting Muscatine, Scott and Rock Island Counties. Mississippi River at Muscatine affecting Muscatine, Mercer, Louisa and Rock Island Counties. Mississippi River at New Boston LD17 affecting Mercer and Louisa Counties. Mississippi River at Keithsburg affecting Des Moines, Mercer, Louisa and Henderson Counties. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Illinois...Missouri...Iowa... Mississippi River at Gregory Landing affecting Hancock and Clark Counties. Mississippi River at Burlington affecting Des Moines, Hancock, Henderson and Lee Counties. Mississippi River at Gladstone LD18 affecting Des Moines and Henderson Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Mississippi River at Gregory Landing. * WHEN...Until Friday evening. * IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Water affects buildings in unprotected low areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 16.0 feet and steady. - Forecast...The river is expected to hold around 16.0 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Friday morning. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. 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 Monday morning at 1045 AM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5f32890a74e8323974b8b8fa5921b01fdf4920d4.004.1 Codes: MOC045 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5f32890a74e8323974b8b8fa5921b01fdf4920d4.004.1