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River Flood Warning 5, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this river flood warning at Apr 6, 2026, 9:50 AM CDT for Clinton County, Scott County, Iowa. It took effect at Apr 8, 2026, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 17 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2026, 9:50 AM CDT (14:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 8, 2026, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 25, 2026, 9:32 AM CDT
- In force
- 17 days
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Clinton County, IA, Scott County, IA
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Wapsipinicon River near DeWitt (DEWI4). The gauge peaked at 12.59 ft at Apr 13, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 10 ft
- Minor stage
- 11 ft
- Moderate stage
- 11.5 ft
- Major stage
- 12.5 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05422000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
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.