Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Quad Cities, IA/IL
Areas Affected: Des Moines, IA; Henderson, IL
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 12:16pm CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 12:16pm CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 12:30pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 12:16pm CDT
Event Ends: Friday 7:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities IA IL
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO FRIDAY MORNING... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Illinois...Iowa... Mississippi River at Burlington affecting Henderson, Lee, Hancock and Des Moines Counties. Mississippi River at Gladstone LD18 affecting Henderson and Des Moines Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring. * WHERE...Mississippi River at Gladstone LD18. * WHEN...From this morning to Friday morning. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 10.1 feet and slowly rising. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.2 feet tomorrow morning and then slowly fall. - Flood stage is 10.0 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 Monday afternoon at 1230 PM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1358974b6260eac7f959a5f347c68e20a0f74b99.002.1 Codes: ILC071 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1358974b6260eac7f959a5f347c68e20a0f74b99.002.1