Iowa, Illinois Severe Flood Watch | Effective 08/13/2026 00:43

Headline: 
Flood Watch issued August 13 at 2:43AM CDT until August 14 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event: 
Flood Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
August 13, 2026 - 12:43am
Expires: 
August 14, 2026 - 12:45am
Description: 
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of Illinois, including the following areas, Bureau, Carroll, Henry IL, Putnam, Rock Island and Whiteside and east central Iowa, including the following areas, Benton, Cedar, Clinton, Iowa, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, Linn, Muscatine and Scott. * WHEN...From this evening through Friday afternoon. * 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 large system of thunderstorms with heavy rainfall moving across the area this morning and midday, followed by more rounds of storms tonight into Friday morning may produce several inches of rainfall and eventual flooding problems.
Instruction: 
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Area Description: 
Benton; Linn; Jones; Jackson; Iowa; Johnson; Cedar; Clinton; Muscatine; Scott; Carroll; Whiteside; Rock Island; Henry; Bureau; Putnam
Forcast Office: 
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov