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NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued September 20 at 9:23AM CDT until September 25 at 6:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

...The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Illinois...

Rock River near Joslin affecting Rock Island, Whiteside and Henry
IL Counties.

Rock River at Moline affecting Rock Island and Henry IL Counties.

.Additional rainfall from today through Monday night is expected to
be considerably lighter than what fell Thursday through Saturday
night. This helps provide higher confidence in these river forecasts.

...REPLACES RIVER FLOOD WATCH...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Rock River at Moline.

* WHEN...From Monday evening to Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 13.2 feet, water affects 60th Street south of John
Deere Road in Moline and 56th Ave from Green Valley Park 48th St.
Water is on Canal Road in Big Island. Smith's Island is affected by
flood waters.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 9.5 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage Monday
evening to a crest of 13.6 feet Tuesday evening. It will then
fall below flood stage late Thursday evening.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.

Severity
Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
This month
521st Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Source: NWS / NOAA weather

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