Flash Flood Warning
NWS Quad Cities IA IL ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning Remains In Effect Until 615 AM CDT This Morning For Southern Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Muscatine, Keokuk, Northwestern Louisa And Washington Counties
- Event
- Flash Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
At 145 AM CDT, Trained weather spotters reported the creek in Kalona, Iowa is out of its banks and still rising. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area as additional storms move through the area.
Hazard
Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
Source
Trained spotters reported.
Impacts
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... Iowa City, Muscatine, Washington, Tipton, Marengo, West Branch, Sigourney, Columbus Junction, Durant, Coralville, North Liberty, West Liberty, Williamsburg, Wilton, Kalona, Tiffin, Wellman, Lone Tree and University Heights. This includes the following highways... Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 205 and 277. Interstate 380 between mile markers 1 and 7.
Instructions
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.
Affected areas
- Cedar County, IA
- Iowa County, IA
- Johnson County, IA
- Keokuk County, IA
- Louisa County, IA
- Muscatine County, IA
- Washington County, IA
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Quad Cities IA IL
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m11s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2YS1BPA2Q8FHQF8721FWEPJ
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.45fe6f13adc06894bca109974c0d521ff6186c1a.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Quad Cities IA IL
- AWIPS ID
- CAPDVN
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.1567
- WMO heading
- XOUS53
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 53
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFS |
| NationalWeatherService | FFW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFSDVN |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS73 KDVN 200645 |
| NWSheadline | FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR SOUTHERN CEDAR, IOWA, JOHNSON, MUSCATINE, KEOKUK, NORTHWESTERN LOUISA AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES |
| flashFloodDetection | OBSERVED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KDVN.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-260920T1115Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-20T06:15:00-05:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Cedar County, IA
- Iowa County, IA
- Johnson County, IA
- Keokuk County, IA
- Louisa County, IA
- Muscatine County, IA
- Washington County, IA
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 019031 |
| SAME | 019095 |
| SAME | 019103 |
| SAME | 019107 |
| SAME | 019115 |
| SAME | 019139 |
| SAME | 019183 |
| UGC | IAC031 |
| UGC | IAC095 |
| UGC | IAC103 |
| UGC | IAC107 |
| UGC | IAC115 |
| UGC | IAC139 |
| UGC | IAC183 |
- Polygons
- 41.8,-92.3 41.79,-90.9 41.71,-90.9 41.6,-90.91 41.42,-91.05 41.27,-91.1 41.21,-92.41 41.51,-92.41 41.51,-92.3 41.8,-92.3