Iowa City, IA Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Illinois, including the following areas,
Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry IL, Jo Daviess,
McDonough, Mercer, Putnam, Rock Island, Stephenson, Warren and
Whiteside, Iowa, including the following areas, Benton, Buchanan,
Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque, Henry IA, Iowa,
Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Lee, Linn, Louisa,
Muscatine, Scott, Van Buren and Washington, and northeast
Missouri, including the following areas, Clark and Scotland.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

&&

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO LATE TOMORROW
EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Iowa River near Lone Tree.

* WHEN...From Friday morning to late tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Flood waters affect parts of Lola Lane and
Y Avenue. River Junction Access Park is closed.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 11.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage late
tomorrow morning to 16.1 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It
will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon to
13.4 feet Saturday morning. It will rise to 13.8 feet early
Sunday morning. It will then fall again and remain below
flood stage.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.


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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE SATURDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...English River at Kalona.

* WHEN...From late tonight to late Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Water begins approaching several county
roads. Agricultural land near the river is flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 7.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tonight to a crest of 15.9 feet tomorrow evening. It
will then fall below flood stage Saturday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.


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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 311 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES

IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS

BUREAU                PUTNAM

IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS

CARROLL               HENRY IL              JO DAVIESS
MERCER                ROCK ISLAND           STEPHENSON
WHITESIDE

IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

HANCOCK               HENDERSON             MCDONOUGH
WARREN

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES

IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA

BENTON                CEDAR                 CLINTON
IOWA                  JACKSON               JOHNSON
JONES                 LINN                  MUSCATINE
SCOTT

IN NORTHEAST IOWA

BUCHANAN              DELAWARE              DUBUQUE

IN SOUTHEAST IOWA

DES MOINES            HENRY IA              JEFFERSON
KEOKUK                LEE                   LOUISA
VAN BUREN             WASHINGTON

IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI

CLARK                 SCOTLAND

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEDO, ANAMOSA, BETTENDORF,
BURLINGTON, CARTHAGE, CEDAR RAPIDS, CLINTON, CREDIT ISLAND,
DAVENPORT, DUBUQUE, FAIRFIELD, FREEPORT, GALENA, GENESEO,
HENNEPIN, INDEPENDENCE, IOWA CITY, KAHOKA, KEOKUK, KEOSAUQUA,
MACOMB, MANCHESTER, MAQUOKETA, MARENGO, MEMPHIS, MOLINE,
MONMOUTH, MOUNT CARROLL, MOUNT PLEASANT, MUSCATINE, OQUAWKA,
PRINCETON, ROCK ISLAND, SIGOURNEY, STERLING, TIPTON, VINTON,
WAPELLO, AND WASHINGTON.