Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening...then a chance of showers after midnight. Low around 50. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny. High in the mid 60s. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
... Flood Warning remains in effect until Saturday morning...
The Flood Warning continues for the Rock River at Moline. * Until Saturday morning. * At 9:30 am Tuesday the stage was 12.7 feet... and falling. * Minor flooding is occurring. * Flood stage is 12 feet. * Forecast... rise to 12.8 feet this afternoon. Fall below flood stage Thursday evening. * Impact... at 12 feet... water affects residences in the Friendship farm area.
In table format... observations and official NWS forecasts... in feet.
Observed Wed Thu Fri Sat location fs stg day time 05/14 05/15 05/16 05/17 7 am 7 am 7 am 7 am Mississippi River Camanche 17 16.9 Tue 09 am 17.0 16.9 16.5 16.0 Rock Island ld15 15 15.7 Tue 08 am 16.0 16.0 15.5 14.9 ill. City ld16 15 15.8 Tue 08 am 16.1 16.2 15.8 15.2 Muscatine 16 17.5 Tue 09 am 17.8 17.8 17.4 16.9 New Boston ld17 15 17.7 Tue 08 am 17.9 18.0 17.7 17.1 Keithsburg 14 16.5 Tue 09 am 16.7 16.7 16.2 15.7 Gladstone ld18 10 13.6 Tue 08 am 13.8 13.9 13.5 12.9 Burlington 15 18.2 Tue 09 am 18.4 18.6 18.2 17.8 Keokuk ld19 16 17.4 Tue 08 am 17.5 17.5 17.3 16.8 Gregory Landing 15 18.7 Tue 09 am 18.9 18.9 18.7 18.2 wapsipinicon river De Witt 11 12.1 Tue 09 am 11.9 11.3 10.0 9.3 Cedar River Conesville 13 13.9 Tue 09 am 13.6 12.5 11.6 11.0 Iowa river Marengo 14 17.1 Tue 10 am 16.9 16.4 15.9 15.1 Lone Tree 15 16.8 Tue 09 am 15.5 14.8 14.3 14.0 Columbus jct 19 21.2 Tue 09 am 21.1 19.5 18.1 17.2 Wapello 20 22.9 Tue 09 am 23.2 22.3 20.8 19.7 Skunk River Augusta 15 15.8 Tue 09 am 15.3 13.6 11.1 9.1 Rock River
1010 am CDT Tue may 13 2008
... Flood Warning now in effect until Friday evening...
The Flood Warning continues for the Rock River near Joslin. * Until Friday evening. * At 9:30 am Tuesday the stage was 12.8 feet... and rising. * Minor flooding is occurring. * Flood stage is 12 feet. * Forecast... fall below flood stage late Thursday morning. * Impact... at 12 feet... water affects some Summer cottages along the river.
