Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Quad Cities, IA/IL
Areas Affected: Des Moines, IA; Lee, IA; Hancock, IL; Henderson, IL
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 7:53pm CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 7:53pm CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 8:00pm CDT
Event Onset: Sunday 7:53pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities IA IL
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Illinois...Iowa... Mississippi River at Ill. City LD16 affecting Rock Island and Muscatine Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois...Iowa...Missouri... Mississippi River at Rock Island LD15 affecting Rock Island, Muscatine and Scott Counties. Mississippi River at Muscatine affecting Rock Island, Muscatine, Louisa and Mercer Counties. Mississippi River at Gregory Landing affecting Hancock and Clark Counties. Mississippi River at New Boston LD17 affecting Louisa and Mercer Counties. Mississippi River at Keithsburg affecting Des Moines, Henderson, Louisa and Mercer Counties. Mississippi River at Burlington affecting Lee, Des Moines, Hancock and Henderson Counties. Mississippi River at Gladstone LD18 affecting Des Moines and Henderson Counties. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Mississippi River at Burlington. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Water affects the Port of Burlington parking lot. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 16.8 feet and rising. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.2 feet early Wednesday afternoon. - 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 Monday evening at 800 PM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a53368c0510d39576d9cb4a664b6a16c29c5df81.007.1 Codes: ILC067, ILC071 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a53368c0510d39576d9cb4a664b6a16c29c5df81.007.1