Clinton, IA Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 109 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS

CARROLL               JO DAVIESS            ROCK ISLAND
STEPHENSON            WHITESIDE

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES

IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA

BENTON                CEDAR                 CLINTON
IOWA                  JACKSON               JOHNSON
JONES                 LINN                  MUSCATINE
SCOTT

IN NORTHEAST IOWA

BUCHANAN              DELAWARE              DUBUQUE

IN SOUTHEAST IOWA

KEOKUK                WASHINGTON

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANAMOSA, BETTENDORF, CEDAR RAPIDS,
CLINTON, CREDIT ISLAND, DAVENPORT, DUBUQUE, FREEPORT, GALENA,
INDEPENDENCE, IOWA CITY, MANCHESTER, MAQUOKETA, MARENGO, MOLINE,
MOUNT CARROLL, MUSCATINE, ROCK ISLAND, SIGOURNEY, STERLING,
TIPTON, VINTON, AND WASHINGTON.

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wapsipinicon River near De Witt 4S.

* WHEN...Until Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 12.5 feet, water affects old U.S. Highway 61 near the
river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 12.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late Thursday morning and continue falling through the
weekend.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.


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