Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Quad Cities, IA IL

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1025 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2014

...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY FOR THE
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...

  IOWA RIVER AT IOWA CITY AFFECTING JOHNSON AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES

.RAINFALL OF OVER 2 INCHES IN A SHORT TIME EARLY THIS MORNING HAS CAUSED
THE IOWA RIVER AT IOWA CITY TO RISE QUICKLY THIS MORNING.

RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE PAST PRECIPITATION AND FORECAST RAINFALL FOR
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DON/T DROWN.

&&

IAC103-183-130325-
/O.EXT.KDVN.FL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-140719T0810Z/
/IOWI4.3.ER.140701T0636Z.140712T1430Z.140717T2010Z.NO/
1025 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2014

...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY...

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE IOWA RIVER AT IOWA CITY.
* UNTIL THURSDAY.
* AT 10:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.1 FEET...AND RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS  22 FEET.
* MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FORECAST...STEADY AT 25.1 FEET THIS MORNING THEN FALL TO 24.0 FEET
  THIS EVENING.  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY.
* IMPACT...AT  25 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN CORALVILLE. WATER
  INUNDATES THE CEDAR RAPIDS AND IOWA CITY RAIL LINE NEAR
  CORALVILLE.

&&

LAT...LON 4166 9158 4148 9155 4149 9147 4172 9151
      4173 9156

$$

HAASE
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