Flooding

River Flooding 2011 Update #2

New Flood Warnings were issued earlier today for the Mississippi River all the way to Burlington. The current river flood warnings are as follows,

West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt
Cedar River at Janesville
Cedar River at Cedar Falls
Cedar River at Waterloo
Shell Rock River at Shell Rock
West Fork Des Moines River at Estherville
West Fork Des Moines River at Emmetsburg
Winnebago River at Mason City
East Fork Des Moines River near Algona
Mississippi River at La Crosse WI
Mississippi River at McGregor
Mississippi River at Guttenberg
Cedar River at Charles City
Turkey River at Elkader
Upper Iowa River at Dorchester
Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls SD
Big Sioux River at Hawarden
Big Sioux River at Akron
Little Sioux River near Milford
Little Sioux River at Spencer
Little Sioux River at Linn Grove
Des Moines River at Jackson MN
Mississippi River at New Boston IL
Mississippi River at Rock Island IL
Mississippi River at Fulton IL
Mississippi River at Camanche
Mississippi River at Dubuque
Mississippi River at Keithsburg IL
Mississippi River at Gladstone IL
Mississippi River at Burlington
Mississippi River at Le Claire
Wapsipinicon River near De Witt

Many of these rivers will remain above flood stage for quite a while. The Mississippi River may remain above flood stage for at least a week depending on the amount of snowmelt that occurs to the north. More flood warnings are possible with any more precipitation that may fall over the next few weeks.