Weather Alerts for Scott County, IA

Issued by the National Weather Service

       Flood Warning      

Flood Warning  FLOOD WARNING   Flood Warning
SCOTT COUNTY, IA

Areas Affected:
Clinton, IA - Scott, IA
Effective: Tue, 8/12 9:52am Updated: Tue, 8/12 3:21pm Urgency: Immediate
Expires: Wed, 8/13 10:00am Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Observed

 
Details:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...

Wapsipinicon River near De Witt 4S affecting Scott and Clinton
Counties.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wapsipinicon River near De Witt 4S.

* WHEN...Until early Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 11.5 feet, Moderate Flood Stage. Water affects homes
along old U.S. Highway 61.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 11.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river will remain nearly steady around 11.2
feet through Thursday morning then begin falling. It will
fall below flood stage Thursday evening.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.

Information:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

The next statement will be issued Wednesday morning at 1000 AM CDT.