Headline:
Flood Watch issued September 16 at 12:32PM CDT until September 17 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event:
Flood Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
September 16, 2026 - 10:32am
Expires:
September 17, 2026 - 8:00am
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Illinois, including the following areas,
Bureau, Carroll, Henderson, Henry IL, Mercer, Putnam, Rock Island,
Warren and Whiteside, Iowa, including the following areas, Benton,
Cedar, Clinton, Des Moines, 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...From 10 PM CDT this evening through Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A saturated atmosphere will result in rainfall amounts of 1 to 3
inches. Rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour at times are
expected. Localized rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches are very
possible in the Interstate 80 and Highway 30 corridors.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Benton; Linn; Jones; Jackson; Iowa; Johnson; Cedar; Clinton; Muscatine; Scott; Keokuk; Washington; Louisa; Jefferson; Henry; Des Moines; Van Buren; Lee; Carroll; Whiteside; Rock Island; Henry; Bureau; Putnam; Mercer; Henderson; Warren; Scotland; Clark
Forcast Office:
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov