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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this river flood warning at Apr 11, 2026, 11:19 AM CDT for Des Moines County, Iowa; Henderson County, Illinois. It took effect at Apr 12, 2026, 12:16 PM CDT. It was in force for 19 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 11, 2026, 11:19 AM CDT (16:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 12, 2026, 12:16 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 1, 2026, 7:11 PM CDT
- In force
- 19 days
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Des Moines County, IA, Henderson County, IL
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:21 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 Mississippi River at Gladstone (GLDI2).
- Action stage
- 9 ft
- Minor stage
- 10 ft
- Moderate stage
- 12 ft
- Major stage
- 14 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 11:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Des Moines, Lee | 20 days |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Iowa, 2026River Flood Warnings in Illinois, 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.