This also includes many counties in Illinois from Moline and Rock Island south.
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
117 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…KEWANEE…CAMBRIDGE…
MERCER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ALEDO…
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…MOLINE…EAST MOLINE…
LOUISA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…WAPELLO…COLUMBUS JUNCTION…
WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MONMOUTH…

* UNTIL 915 AM CDT

* AT 110 AM CDT…THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM JUST EAST OF THE QUAD CITIES SOUTHWEST THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. BY 5 AM RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY. THIS RAIN WILL BE FALLING ON WET GROUND RESULTING IN RAPID RUNOFF AND FLASH FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING…ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING.

FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS…HIGHWAYS AND STREETS…UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING URBAN AND RURAL AREAS IS LIKELY.