Flooding

Flash Flood Warning (Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee and Van Buren) until 2:30am

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
825 PM CDT MON JUL 19 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
DES MOINES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BURLINGTON…
HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MOUNT PLEASANT…
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD…
NORTHERN LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FORT MADISON…
VAN BUREN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF KEOSAUQUA…
NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
HENDERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF OQUAWKA…
NORTHERN MCDONOUGH COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY…
MACOMB…
SOUTHERN WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MONMOUTH…

* UNTIL 230 AM CDT TUESDAY

* AT 820 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM REPEATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA…WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE BEFORE 11 PM TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WESTWOOD…MAHARISHI VEDIC CITY…ROZETTA…ROME…NEW LONDON…LOCKRIDGE…LIBERTYVILLE…BATAVIA AND ABINGDON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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