Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Quad Cities, IA/IL
Areas Affected: Jackson, IA
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Friday 10:17am CDT
Alert Effective: Friday 10:17am CDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 10:30am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Friday 10:17am CDT
Event Ends: Saturday 11:34am CDT
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities IA IL
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO LATE TOMORROW MORNING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa... Maquoketa River near Maquoketa affecting Jackson County. Wapsipinicon River near De Witt 4S affecting Clinton and Scott Counties. ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Iowa... Skunk River at Augusta affecting Henry IA, Lee and Des Moines Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Maquoketa River near Maquoketa. * WHEN...From this morning to late tomorrow morning. * IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Significant agricultural flooding and increasing impacts on the city of Maquoketa. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:15 AM CDT Friday the stage was 25.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 25.9 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late tonight. - Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. The next statement will be issued by this morning at 1130 AM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5708df3e95e60f7e8037740c26257c184291f4cb.002.1 Codes: IAC097 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5708df3e95e60f7e8037740c26257c184291f4cb.002.1