Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Quad Cities, IA/IL
Areas Affected: Henry, IL; Rock Island, IL
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
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 10:00pm CDT
Event Ends: Monday 12:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities IA IL
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING TO EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Illinois... Rock River at Moline affecting Rock Island and Henry IL Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Rock River at Moline. * WHEN...From Saturday evening to early Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 12.5 feet, Water affects some residences in the lower Friendship Farm area. 60th St is under water south of the Green Valley Sports Complex. 56th St along the north side of the river is under water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 10.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow evening to a crest of 12.3 feet early Sunday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Monday morning. - 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.ef60cdfa207187603c120562b0cfc7aa3983d501.001.1 Codes: ILC073, ILC161 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ef60cdfa207187603c120562b0cfc7aa3983d501.001.1