010  
WGUS83 KDVN 010149  
FLSDVN  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL  
849 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026  
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...  
ILLINOIS...  
 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT BURLINGTON AFFECTING HENDERSON, DES MOINES,  
HANCOCK AND LEE COUNTIES.  
 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GLADSTONE LD18 AFFECTING DES MOINES AND  
HENDERSON COUNTIES.  
 
ROCK RIVER NEAR JOSLIN AFFECTING HENRY IL, ROCK ISLAND AND  
WHITESIDE COUNTIES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE  
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  
 
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD  
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  
 
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY FRIDAY EVENING AT 900 PM CDT.  
 

 
 
IAC057-111-ILC067-071-020200-  
/O.EXT.KDVN.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-260502T2100Z/  
/BRLI4.1.ER.260412T1445Z.260424T1415Z.260502T0300Z.NO/  
849 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.  
 
* WHERE...MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT BURLINGTON.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 15.0 FEET, AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 8:00 PM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.6 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE  
FRIDAY EVENING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.  
 

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

 
 
IAC057-ILC071-020200-  
/O.EXT.KDVN.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260502T2100Z/  
/GLDI2.1.ER.260412T1110Z.260424T0150Z.260502T0300Z.NO/  
849 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.  
 
* WHERE...MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GLADSTONE LD18.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 8:30 PM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.5 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE  
FRIDAY EVENING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.  
 

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

 
 
ILC073-161-195-020200-  
/O.CON.KDVN.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-260502T1400Z/  
/JOSI2.1.ER.260417T0935Z.260422T0815Z.260502T0600Z.NO/  
849 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SATURDAY MORNING
 
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.  
 
* WHERE...ROCK RIVER NEAR JOSLIN.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 12.0 FEET, WATER AFFECTS LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 7:45 PM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.5 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE  
FRIDAY NIGHT.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4152 9032 4169 9002 4163 8999 4148 9027  
 

 
 
JTS  
 
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