Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Quad Cities, IA/IL
Areas Affected: Henry, IL; Rock Island, IL; Whiteside, IL
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Friday 11:18am CDT
Alert Effective: Friday 11:18am CDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 11:30am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Saturday 9:00am CDT
Event Ends: Monday 7:31am CDT
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities IA IL
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING TO MONDAY MORNING... ...The National Weather Service in Quad Cities IA IL has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Illinois... Rock River near Joslin affecting Rock Island, Henry IL and Whiteside Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Rock River near Joslin. * WHEN...From Saturday morning to Monday morning. * IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Flooding of unprotected agricultural land occurs. Water also affects Lundeens Landing Campground. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:45 AM CDT Friday the stage was 8.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow morning to a crest of 13.0 feet early Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Sunday evening. - Flood stage is 12.0 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 Saturday morning at 1130 AM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fddfef83c4b92a72d625f4a2fd3785eb7f1e3b70.001.1 Codes: ILC073, ILC161, ILC195 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fddfef83c4b92a72d625f4a2fd3785eb7f1e3b70.001.1