535  
WGUS43 KDVN 100209  
FLWDVN  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL  
909 PM CDT THU APR 9 2026  
 
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES IA IL HAS ISSUED A  
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...  
 
IOWA RIVER AT WAPELLO AFFECTING LOUISA COUNTY.  
 
IOWA RIVER AT OAKVILLE AFFECTING LOUISA COUNTY.  
 
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.  
 
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,  
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.  
 
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY FRIDAY EVENING AT 915 PM CDT.  
 
 
 
IAC115-110215-  
/O.NEW.KDVN.FL.W.0007.260412T0600Z-260415T1400Z/  
/WAPI4.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/  
909 PM CDT THU APR 9 2026  
 
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT TO LATE  
WEDNESDAY MORNING...   
..REPLACES RIVER FLOOD WATCH  
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...IOWA RIVER AT WAPELLO.  
 
* WHEN...FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 22.0 FEET, WATER AFFECTS RESIDENCES NEAR THE U.S.  
HIGHWAY 61 BRIDGE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 8:00 PM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.5 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE RIVER CONTINUES TO SLOWLY RISE.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE  
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING TO A CREST OF 21.6 FEET EARLY MONDAY  
MORNING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY WEDNESDAY  
MORNING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4123 9129 4126 9126 4124 9121 4119 9114  
4116 9113 4112 9116 4116 9119 4121 9125  
 
 
 
IAC115-110215-  
/O.NEW.KDVN.FL.W.0008.260412T1200Z-260415T1400Z/  
/OKVI4.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/  
909 PM CDT THU APR 9 2026  
 
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING TO LATE WEDNESDAY  
MORNING...   
..REPLACES RIVER FLOOD WATCH  
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...IOWA RIVER AT OAKVILLE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM SUNDAY MORNING TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 11.5 FEET, RIVER ROAD IS UNDER WATER AND THE WATER IS  
A FEW FEET UP ONTO THE LEVEE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 8:00 PM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.5 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE RIVER CONTINUES TO SLOWLY RISE.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE  
SUNDAY MORNING TO A CREST OF 11.5 FEET MONDAY MORNING. IT  
WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4112 9116 4116 9113 4115 9111 4113 9108  
4115 9107 4117 9105 4116 9103 4117 9101  
4116 9099 4114 9098 4113 9102 4109 9103  
4108 9110  
 
 
 
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