Davenport, IA Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
117 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS

MERCER                ROCK ISLAND

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES

IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA

BENTON                CEDAR                 CLINTON
IOWA                  JACKSON               JOHNSON
JONES                 LINN                  MUSCATINE
SCOTT

IN SOUTHEAST IOWA

JEFFERSON             KEOKUK                LOUISA
WASHINGTON

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEDO, ANAMOSA, BETTENDORF,
CEDAR RAPIDS, CLINTON, CREDIT ISLAND, DAVENPORT, FAIRFIELD,
IOWA CITY, MAQUOKETA, MARENGO, MOLINE, MUSCATINE, ROCK ISLAND,
SIGOURNEY, TIPTON, VINTON, WAPELLO, AND WASHINGTON.

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

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

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

* WHEN...Until Thursday afternoon.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 12.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:30 PM CDT Tuesday was 12.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Thursday morning and continue falling to 9.5 feet Tuesday,
April 21.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.


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