Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Quad Cities, IA/IL
Areas Affected: Johnson, IA; Washington, IA
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Tuesday 8:39am CDT
Alert Effective: Tuesday 8:39am CDT
Alert Expires: Wednesday 8:45am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Tuesday 8:39am CDT
Event Ends: Wednesday 5:24pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities IA IL
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Iowa... English River at Kalona affecting Johnson and Washington Counties. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring. * WHERE...English River at Kalona. * WHEN...Until Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Water begins going over several county roads, including 13th St, Kiwi Ave, Orange Ave and Poplar Ave. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 16.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.6 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 14.0 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. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. The next statement will be issued by Wednesday morning.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1e26f400c7e39a056bdba8a8692077a3131f0938.001.1 Codes: IAC103, IAC183 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1e26f400c7e39a056bdba8a8692077a3131f0938.001.1