Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Summitville, IA ∙ Wayland, MO ∙ West Point, IA ∙ Croton, IA ∙ Niota, IL ∙ Keokuk, IA ∙ Mount Sterling, IA ∙ Argyle, IA ∙ Saint Patrick, MO ∙ Bonaparte, IA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL 638 AM CDT Tue Jun 30 2020 The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Western Hancock County in west central Illinois... Southeastern Van Buren County in southeastern Iowa... Lee County in southeastern Iowa... Clark County in northeastern Missouri... * Until 1230 PM CDT. * At 635 AM CDT, a trained weather spotter reported over 1.5 inches of rain has fallen near the Heath Memorial Conservation Area in northern Clark County. In addition, Doppler radar estimates around 1.5 to 2.5 inches has fallen from southeast Van Buren to northwest Clark counties, with additional heavy, slow moving showers and thunderstorms moving into the area. These showers and storms will move into Hancock and Lee counties through the morning. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage and low lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Fort Madison, Keokuk, Kahoka, Nauvoo, Hamilton, Warsaw, West Point, Donnellson, Montrose, Wayland, Bonaparte, Alexandria, Franklin, Niota, St. Francisville, New Boston, Croton, Denmark, Winchester and Farmington. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying spots. Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you can do so safely. && LAT...LON 4021 9151 4025 9150 4025 9164 4067 9199 4079 9135 4078 9132 4061 9121 4059 9134 4020 9135 4020 9150 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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