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River Flood Warning 57, NWS Quad Cities, IA

July 15, 2026Louisa County, Muscatine County, Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this river flood warning at Jul 15, 2026, 9:06 AM CDT for Louisa County, Muscatine County, Iowa. It took effect at Jul 15, 2026, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 47 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 15, 2026, 9:06 AM CDT (14:06 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 15, 2026, 10:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jul 17, 2026, 8:31 PM CDT
In force
47 hr
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Louisa County, IA, Muscatine County, IA

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:06 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 Cedar River near Conesville (CNEI4). The gauge peaked at 13.49 ft at Jul 17, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT.

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Action stage
12 ft
Minor stage
13 ft
Moderate stage
15 ft
Major stage
16.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05465000, 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.