480  
WGUS83 KDVN 020152  
FLSDVN  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL  
852 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN  
ILLINOIS...  
 
ROCK RIVER NEAR JOSLIN AFFECTING WHITESIDE, ROCK ISLAND AND HENRY  
IL 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.  
 
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT 300 PM  
CDT.  
 

 
 
ILC073-161-195-022000-  
/O.EXT.KDVN.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-260502T2000Z/  
/JOSI2.1.ER.260417T0935Z.260422T0815Z.260502T1200Z.NO/  
852 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING
 
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.  
 
* WHERE...ROCK RIVER NEAR JOSLIN.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 12.0 FEET, WATER AFFECTS LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 7:45 PM CDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE  
SATURDAY MORNING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.  
 

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

 
 
JTS  
 
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