Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Quad Cities, IA/IL
Areas Affected: Louisa, IA; Mercer, IL
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Monday 9:43pm CDT
Alert Effective: Monday 9:43pm CDT
Alert Expires: Tuesday 9:45pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Monday 9:43pm CDT
Event Ends: Thursday 7:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities IA IL
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois...Iowa...Missouri... Mississippi River at New Boston LD17 affecting Mercer and Louisa Counties. Mississippi River at Burlington affecting Henderson, Lee, Des Moines and Hancock Counties. Rock River at Moline affecting Henry IL and Rock Island Counties. Rock River near Joslin affecting Henry IL, Rock Island and Whiteside Counties. Mississippi River at Muscatine affecting Muscatine, Rock Island, Louisa and Mercer Counties. Mississippi River at Gregory Landing affecting Clark and Hancock Counties. Mississippi River at Gladstone LD18 affecting Des Moines and Henderson Counties. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Illinois...Iowa... Mississippi River at Keithsburg affecting Mercer, Des Moines, Louisa and Henderson Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Mississippi River at New Boston LD17. * WHEN...Until Thursday morning. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:10 PM CDT Monday the stage was 15.9 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 9:10 PM CDT Monday was 16.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early Wednesday afternoon and continue falling to 13.3 feet Monday, May 04. - 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 Tuesday evening at 945 PM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.330de01eeec66defb1764c7c5ab5f6a25d82bd8e.001.1 Codes: ILC131 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.330de01eeec66defb1764c7c5ab5f6a25d82bd8e.001.1