Flooding, Forecast

Flash Flood Warning (Numerous Counties in EC and SE Iowa) until 2pm

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
556 AM CDT WED JUN 23 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
CEDAR COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TIPTON…
CLINTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CLINTON…
IOWA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MARENGO…
JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…UNIVERSITY OF IOWA…IOWA CITY…
SOUTHERN JONES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHERN MUSCATINE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS…
NORTHERN KEOKUK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL 200 PM CDT WEDNESDAY

* AT 552 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL EXTENDS WEST INTO CENTRAL IOWA ALONG INTERSTATE 80. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST…NEARLY EXACTLY ON TOP OF THE TRACK OF PAST STORMS. RAINFALL RATES OVER 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY…WITH RAIN TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MILLERSBURG…HILLS…WILTON…WALCOTT…PRINCETON…
MCCAUSLAND…LONG GROVE…LE CLAIRE…ELDRIDGE…DONAHUE…UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS…TIFFIN…SWISHER…SOLON…SHUEYVILLE…OXFORD…
OAKDALE…NORTH LIBERTY…CORALVILLE…WILLIAMSBURG…VICTOR…
PARNELL…LADORA…CONROY…AMANA…STANWOOD…MECHANICSVILLE…LOWDEN…DURANT…CLARENCE…BENNETT…WHEATLAND…WELTON…TORONTO…LOW MOOR…LOST NATION…GRAND MOUND…DEWITT…DELMAR…CHARLOTTE…CAMANCHE…CALAMUS…
ANDOVER…OXFORD JUNCTION AND OLIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED.

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

PLEASE REPORT ANY FLOODING OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.