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River Flood Warning 8, NWS Quad Cities, IA

July 19, 2025Benton County, Iowa County, Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this river flood warning at Jul 19, 2025, 9:29 AM CDT for Benton County, Iowa County, Iowa. It took effect at Jul 20, 2025, 5:07 AM CDT. It was in force for 21 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 19, 2025, 9:29 AM CDT (14:29 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 20, 2025, 5:07 AM CDT
Expired: Aug 10, 2025, 10:00 AM CDT
In force: 21 days
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Benton County, IA, Iowa County, IA

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Iowa River at Marengo (MROI4). The gauge peaked at 17.56 ft at Jul 31, 2025, 3:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 13 ft
Minor stage: 15 ft
Moderate stage: 17 ft
Major stage: 19 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05453100, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Quad Cities, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jul 18, 6:46 PM CDT, 14 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 6:46 PM CDT, 14 hours 43 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 19, 4:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Muscatine	47 min
Jul 19, 5:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Linn	25 min
Jul 19, 6:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Benton	47 min
Jul 19, 6:40 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Linn	5 hr
Jul 19, 6:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Linn and 1 more	53 min
Jul 19, 7:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Henry, Louisa	49 min
Jul 19, 7:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Cedar, Johnson, Jones, Muscatine	48 min
Jul 19, 7:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Dubuque	42 min
Jul 19, 8:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Jefferson, Van Buren	49 min
Jul 19, 8:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Clinton, Jackson	44 min
Jul 19, 9:53 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Keokuk	24 hr
Jul 19, 12:06 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Johnson, Washington	22 hr
Jul 19, 9:44 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	McDonough	4 hr
Jul 19, 9:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	McDonough	25 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.