Flash Flood Warning
NWS Quad Cities IA IL ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning Issued September 20 At 2:02AM CDT Until September 20 At 8:00AM CDT By NWS Quad Cities IA IL
- Event
- Flash Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
FFWDVN The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Benton County in east central Iowa... Northern Cedar County in east central Iowa... Northern Iowa County in east central Iowa... Northern Johnson County in east central Iowa... Jones County in east central Iowa... Linn County in east central Iowa... * Until 800 AM CDT. * At 202 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Hazard
Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
Source
Radar indicated.
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... Cedar Rapids, Anamosa, Vinton, Marengo, Mechanicsville, Stanwood, Marion, Hiawatha, Mount Vernon, Robins, Belle Plaine, Center Point, Lisbon, Fairfax, Solon, Ely, Atkins, Walford, Springville and Palo. This includes Interstate 380 between mile markers 8 and 36.
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. 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.
Affected areas
- Benton County, IA
- Cedar County, IA
- Iowa County, IA
- Johnson County, IA
- Jones County, IA
- Linn County, IA
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Quad Cities IA IL
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m3s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2YT082FT3SBBPHA70BRCABW
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f952cd75d64049b3d304e4fb9b2df5ca3da51779.001.1
- 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.1969
- WMO heading
- XOUS53
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 53
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFW |
| NationalWeatherService | FFW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFWDVN |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS53 KDVN 200702 |
| flashFloodDetection | RADAR INDICATED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KDVN.FF.W.0049.260920T0702Z-260920T1300Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-20T08:00:00-05:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Benton County, IA
- Cedar County, IA
- Iowa County, IA
- Johnson County, IA
- Jones County, IA
- Linn County, IA
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 019011 |
| SAME | 019031 |
| SAME | 019095 |
| SAME | 019103 |
| SAME | 019105 |
| SAME | 019113 |
| UGC | IAC011 |
| UGC | IAC031 |
| UGC | IAC095 |
| UGC | IAC103 |
| UGC | IAC105 |
| UGC | IAC113 |
- Polygons
- 42.18,-92.3 42.16,-90.9 41.79,-90.9 41.8,-92.3 42.18,-92.3