816
WGUS73 KDVN 150909
FFSDVN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
409 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 2026
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DES MOINES IA-HENRY IA IA-JEFFERSON IA-LEE IA-VAN BUREN IA-
HENDERSON IL-
409 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CDT THIS
MORNING FOR DES MOINES, SOUTHERN HENRY IA, SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON,
NORTHEASTERN LEE, NORTHEASTERN VAN BUREN AND SOUTHWESTERN HENDERSON
COUNTIES...
AT 409 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO AT
TIMES HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. BETWEEN 2 AND 3
INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1
TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS
ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY HEAVY RAIN.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS, URBAN AREAS,
HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR
DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
BURLINGTON, MOUNT PLEASANT, OQUAWKA, WEST BURLINGTON, NEW LONDON,
DALLAS CITY, DANVILLE, STRONGHURST, BIRMINGHAM, SALEM, MIDDLETOWN,
CARMAN, STOCKPORT, GLADSTONE, LOCKRIDGE, TERRE HAUTE, HILLSBORO,
ROME, WESTWOOD AND GULF PORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
PLEASE REPORT OBSERVED FLOODING TO LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND REQUEST THEY PASS THIS INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 4102 9172 4101 9138 4095 9096 4076 9090
4064 9091 4064 9119 4072 9132 4081 9162
4084 9201 4091 9204
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
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