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Flash Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
306 AM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013

...SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING THIS
MORNING...

.THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING REPEATEDLY OVER PORTIONS
OF EAST CENTRAL IOWA MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING THROUGH MID
MORNING.

IAZ051-063-064-076-077-261600-
/O.NEW.KDVN.FF.A.0003.130526T0806Z-130526T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BENTON-IOWA-JOHNSON-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINTON...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...
SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON
306 AM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL IOWA AND
  SOUTHEAST IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST
  CENTRAL IOWA...BENTON...IOWA AND JOHNSON. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...
  KEOKUK AND WASHINGTON.

* UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS MORNING

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO
  MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA OF EAST CENTRAL IOWA...ESPECIALLY ALONG
  AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 THROUGH 8 AM. THIS MAY RESULT IN
  RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES.

* HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO FLOODING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND
  URBAN DRAINAGE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
MONITOR FORECASTS AND TAKE ACTION IF FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE
ISSUED OR FLASH FLOODING DEVELOPS.

&&

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Flood Warning

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
919 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

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

  IOWA RIVER AT MARENGO AFFECTING IOWA AND JOHNSON COUNTIES
  IOWA RIVER AT WAPELLO AFFECTING LOUISA COUNTY

.HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS AND EXPECTED RAINFALL THROUGH SUNDAY
HAS RESULTED IN EXPECTED FLOODING ON THE ENGLISH...IOWA...AND SKUNK
AND NORTH SKUNK RIVERS.

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.

ADDITIONAL RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/QUADCITIES .

&&

IAC107-261418-
/O.NEW.KDVN.FL.W.0096.130527T0624Z-130601T1942Z/
/SIGI4.2.ER.130527T0624Z.130529T0600Z.130531T0742Z.NO/
919 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
  THE NORTH SKUNK RIVER NEAR SIGOURNEY.
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING.
* AT  8:30 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.6 FEET...AND RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS  16 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE MONDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE
  RISING TO 18.9 FEET MONDAY EVENING. FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT  18 FEET...WATER AFFECTS MOST AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR
  SIGOURNEY.

&&

LAT...LON 4124 9206 4126 9201 4131 9213 4134 9240 4129 9240

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
403 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-260930-
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-
HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-
WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-
WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
403 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST
CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHEAST
MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE...LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA
TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREATS FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH...AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

AREA RIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING FLOODING. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST
FLOOD STATEMENTS AND FLOOD WARNINGS FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

OCCASIONAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE A THREAT AT
LEAST UNTIL MONDAY NIGHT...ALTHOUGH LIGHTNING WILL BE THROUGH THE
HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

THE ACCUMULATION OF RAINFALL FROM SEVERAL OF THESE SYSTEMS BY
TUESDAY MORNING COULD RESULT IN A TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
IN SOME AREAS...WHICH COLD POSE A THREAT OF FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT.

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