Iowa, Illinois Severe Flood Watch | Effective 08/13/2026 12:15

Headline: 
Flood Watch issued August 13 at 2:15PM CDT until August 15 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event: 
Flood Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
August 13, 2026 - 12:15pm
Expires: 
August 14, 2026 - 12:15pm
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 7 PM CDT this evening through Saturday 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... - Rounds of rain with embedded thunderstorms will occur across the area tonight through Saturday morning. Each round of storms have the potential to produce 1 to 3 inches of rain. By the time the rain ends Saturday morning, rain totals of 2 to 6 inches are possible with locally higher amounts. Flash flooding is a risk with an increased probability of river flooding.
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