Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Quad Cities, IA/IL
Areas Affected: Henry, IL; Rock Island, IL; Whiteside, IL
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Wednesday 9:44pm CDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 9:44pm CDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 9:45pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Saturday 5:17am CDT
Event Ends: Monday 3:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities IA IL
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT TO MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...The National Weather Service in Quad Cities IA IL has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Iowa...Illinois... Maquoketa River near Maquoketa affecting Jackson County. Rock River near Joslin affecting Henry IL, Whiteside and Rock Island Counties. Rock River at Moline affecting Henry IL and Rock Island Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Rock River near Joslin. * WHEN...From late Friday night to Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Flooding of unprotected agricultural land occurs. Water also affects Lundeens Landing Campground. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:45 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 6.8 feet and rising. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Saturday morning to a crest of 12.9 feet Saturday evening. It will then fall below flood stage Monday morning. - Flood stage is 12.0 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 945 PM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.63eb45fdde3a334cdb09bec1b2c95ad45f1acaf0.002.1 Codes: ILC073, ILC161, ILC195 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.63eb45fdde3a334cdb09bec1b2c95ad45f1acaf0.002.1