Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Quad Cities, IA/IL
Areas Affected: Des Moines, IA; Louisa, IA; Henderson, IL; Mercer, IL
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Monday 9:09pm CDT
Alert Effective: Monday 9:09pm CDT
Alert Expires: Tuesday 9:15pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 1:00pm CDT
Event Ends: Friday 7:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities IA IL
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO FRIDAY EVENING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois...Iowa... Mississippi River at Gladstone LD18 affecting Des Moines and Henderson Counties. Mississippi River at Burlington affecting Hancock, Des Moines, Lee and Henderson Counties. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Illinois...Iowa... Mississippi River at Keithsburg affecting Louisa, Mercer, Des Moines and Henderson Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Mississippi River at Keithsburg. * WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon to Friday evening. * IMPACTS...At 14.5 feet, Water affects low lying areas in Oquawka. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 12.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Wednesday afternoon to a crest of 14.3 feet early Thursday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Friday morning. - Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. The next statement will be issued by Tuesday evening.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3ed01defc641d77d7fa593c1e7abf9598913a661.002.1 Codes: IAC057, IAC115, ILC071, ILC131 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3ed01defc641d77d7fa593c1e7abf9598913a661.002.1