Flooding

Flash Flood Warning (Delaware and Jones) until 12:45pm

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
644 AM CDT SAT JUL 24 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR HARTWICK DAM AT LAKE DELHI ON THE
MAQUOKETA RIVER IN DELAWARE AND JONES COUNTIES.

* UNTIL 1245 PM CDT

* AT 641 AM CDT…THE IMMINENT FAILURE OF THE DAM WAS REPORTED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

PEOPLE ALONG THE MAQUOKETA RIVER DOWNSTREAM OF DELHI SHOULD IMMEDIATELY MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.