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River Flood Warning 85, NWS Quad Cities, IA

September 30, 2026Louisa County, Muscatine County, Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this river flood warning at Sep 30, 2026, 9:19 PM CDT for Louisa County, Muscatine County, Iowa. It took effect at Oct 1, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 20 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 30, 2026, 9:19 PM CDT (02:19 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 1, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
Oct 21, 2026, 9:19 PM CDT
In force
20 days
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 02:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 13.54 ft at Oct 2, 2026, 10:00 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.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 30, 9:28 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNJohnson, Louisa, Washington5 days
Sep 30, 9:29 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNLouisa21 days
Sep 30, 9:31 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNLouisa21 days
Sep 30, 9:33 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNLouisa12 hr
Oct 1, 11:31 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDVNLouisa, Muscatine, Washington24 hr
Oct 1, 2:10 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDVNScott6 hr
Oct 1, 2:22 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNLee20 hr
Oct 1, 1:14 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDVNHenry, Mercer, Rock Island, Whiteside6 hr

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.