Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Quad Cities, IA/IL
Areas Affected: Muscatine, IA; Rock Island, IL
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Friday 11:21am CDT
Alert Effective: Friday 11:21am CDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 11:30am CDT
Event Onset: Wednesday 7:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities IA IL
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... ...The National Weather Service in Quad Cities IA IL has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Illinois...Iowa... Mississippi River at Rock Island LD15 affecting Muscatine, Scott and Rock Island Counties. Mississippi River at Ill. City LD16 affecting Muscatine and Rock Island Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Mississippi River at Ill. City LD16. * WHEN...From Wednesday morning until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Water affects the park at Andalusia. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 13.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage Wednesday morning and continue rising to 15.7 feet Friday, April 24. Additional rises are possible thereafter. - Flood stage is 15.0 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 Saturday morning at 1130 AM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.82c4129afa26d2b6b7418762895ba582715e21d6.002.1 Codes: ILC161 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.82c4129afa26d2b6b7418762895ba582715e21d6.002.1