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River Flood Warning 82, NWS Quad Cities, IA

September 30, 2026Des Moines County, Henry County, Lee County, Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this river flood warning at Sep 30, 2026, 10:55 AM CDT for Des Moines County, Henry County, Lee County, Iowa. It took effect at Oct 2, 2026, 5:42 AM CDT. It was in force for 20 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 30, 2026, 10:55 AM CDT (15:55 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 2, 2026, 5:42 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 21, 2026, 10:12 PM CDT
In force
20 days
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Moderate

Counties Des Moines County, IA, Henry County, IA, Lee County, IA

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:59 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 Skunk River at Augusta (AGSI4). The gauge peaked at 15.91 ft at Oct 1, 2026, 8:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
14 ft
Minor stage
15 ft
Moderate stage
17 ft
Major stage
20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05474000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 29, 9:54 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNJohnson, Washington13 hr
Sep 29, 9:54 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNKeokuk13 hr
Sep 30, 1:46 AM CDTFlood WatchDVNBenton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 14 more47 hr
Sep 30, 10:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNKeokuk6 days
Sep 30, 11:01 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNBenton, Iowa21 days
Sep 30, 11:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNLouisa, Muscatine10 hr
Sep 30, 11:10 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNJohnson, Louisa, Washington10 hr
Sep 30, 11:10 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNLouisa10 hr
Sep 30, 11:10 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNLouisa10 hr
Sep 30, 11:17 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNJohnson, Washington5 days
Sep 30, 11:20 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNLee10 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Iowa, 2026Every river flood warning in 2026

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.