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WGUS43 KDVN 071448
FLWDVN
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
948 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2026
...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...
WAPSIPINICON RIVER NEAR DE WITT 4S AFFECTING CLINTON AND SCOTT
COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 1000 AM
CDT.
IAC045-163-081500-
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948 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2026
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WAPSIPINICON RIVER NEAR DE WITT 4S.
* WHEN...FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 12.0 FEET, OVERBANK FLOODING OCCURS. WATER AFFECTS
RESIDENCES ALONG THE RIVER BETWEEN WHEATLAND AND CALAMUS. WATER
AFFECTS BUSINESSES ALONG THE RIVER NEAR CALAMUS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:30 AM CDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.7 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE RISING TO 12.0 FEET EARLY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
LAT...LON 4200 9090 4184 9071 4177 9033 4169 9035
4171 9080 4185 9090
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