Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Quad Cities, IA/IL
Areas Affected: Benton, IA; Iowa, IA
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 10:27am CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 10:27am CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 10:30am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 10:27am CDT
Event Ends: Tuesday 1:30am CDT
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities IA IL
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa... Cedar River near Conesville affecting Louisa and Muscatine Counties. Iowa River at Marengo affecting Benton and Iowa Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Iowa River at Marengo. * WHEN...Until early Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Water reaches the bottom of the levee surrounding Marengo. Water affects low lying agricultural land along the river * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 15.5 feet and steady. - Forecast...The river is expected to gradually rise to a crest of 15.5 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. The next statement will be issued by Monday morning at 1030 AM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.41ca77eedaa2c0c37f6ea82f5150dbc842813bc6.001.1 Codes: IAC011, IAC095 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.41ca77eedaa2c0c37f6ea82f5150dbc842813bc6.001.1