Due to the heavy rain that fell across the eastern and southeastern portions of the state last night into this morning, coupled with a round of rain earlier in the week, many of the rivers and streams have gone over their banks and have begun to flood.
Here is a list of the rivers that are currently under flood warnings.
North River near Norwalk
Cedar Creek near Bussey
Des Moines River at Ottumwa
Middle River near Indianola
South Skunk River near Oskaloosa
West Fork Cedar River at Finchford
Beaver Creek at New Hartford
Chariton River near Chariton
Thompson River at Davis City
South Fork Chariton River near Promise City
Turkey River at Garber
Mississippi River at Burlington
Mississippi River at Keokuk
Mississippi River at Gladstone IL
Cedar River near Conesville
Iowa River at Marengo
Iowa River near Lone Tree
Iowa River at Wapello
Iowa River at Columbus Junction
English River at Kalona
Des Moines River at St. Francisville MO
North Skunk River near Sigourney
Wapsipinicon River at Anamosa
Wapsipinicon River at DeWitt
Skunk River at Augusta

Many of these rivers will crest anywhere from tonight into the weekend and then slowly begin to fall. Rainfall last night was quite heavy in SE Iowa, where as much as 5 inches of rain fell. Luckily there isn’t another chance of rain in the forecast until Sunday into Monday, which should give the rivers some time to crest and begin to get within their banks.