734  
WGUS83 KDVN 301542  
FLSDVN  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL  
1042 AM CDT THU APR 30 2026  
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN  
ILLINOIS...IOWA...  
 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT BURLINGTON AFFECTING HENDERSON, DES MOINES,  
HANCOCK AND LEE COUNTIES.  
 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GLADSTONE LD18 AFFECTING HENDERSON AND DES  
MOINES COUNTIES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD  
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  
 
CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS.  
 
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE  
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  
 
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BYFRIDAY MORNING AT 1045 AM CDT.  
 

 
 
IAC057-111-ILC067-071-011545-  
/O.EXT.KDVN.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-260503T0300Z/  
/BRLI4.2.ER.260412T1445Z.260424T1415Z.260502T0900Z.NO/  
1042 AM CDT THU APR 30 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SATURDAY EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.  
 
* WHERE...MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT BURLINGTON.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE SATURDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 16.0 FEET, WATER AFFECTS LOW LYING BUILDINGS AND  
HOMES IN MONTROSE AND NIOTA.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 10:00 AM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.8 FEET AND FALLING.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE  
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 14.0 FEET NEXT  
THURSDAY, MAY 07.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4086 9110 4084 9105 4062 9108 4061 9142  
4067 9118  
 

 
 
IAC057-ILC071-011545-  
/O.EXT.KDVN.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260503T0000Z/  
/GLDI2.2.ER.260412T1110Z.260424T0150Z.260502T0600Z.NO/  
1042 AM CDT THU APR 30 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.  
 
* WHERE...MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GLADSTONE LD18.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 10:00 AM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.8 FEET AND FALLING.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE  
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 8.4 FEET NEXT  
THURSDAY, MAY 07.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4094 9099 4091 9094 4084 9105 4086 9110  
 

 
 
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