Geneseo, IL Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Flash Flooding and river flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Illinois, including the following areas,
Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry IL, Jo Daviess, Mercer, 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...Through 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. Flooding may occur
in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Repeated rounds of thunderstorms are expected through the
period.  Rainfall rates between 1 to 3 inches per hour are
possible with the strongest storms and may lead to flash
flooding.  Area rivers may also start to flood due to runoff
from heavy rain.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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.

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