Every watch, warning and advisory the National Weather Service has in force over Keokuk County, Iowa. Open it for the live map, where it pans and zooms.
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Alerts in force3
Every product in force for Keokuk County, worst first, with its full text.
Flood Warning
Severe
Flood Warning issued September 20 at 9:44AM CDT until September 23 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Begins Until 3 days left
Areas Keokuk, IA
Full text
...The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Iowa...
North Skunk River near Sigourney affecting Keokuk County.
.Additional rainfall from today through Monday night is expected to
be considerably lighter than what fell Thursday through Saturday
night. This helps provide higher confidence in these river forecasts.
...REPLACES RIVER FLOOD WATCH...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...North Skunk River near Sigourney.
* WHEN...From this evening to late Tuesday night.
* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Water affects most agricultural land near
Sigourney.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 13.8 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tonight to a crest of 17.2 feet Monday afternoon. It will then
fall below flood stage Tuesday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
What to do
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars
through flooded areas.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
The next statement will be issued by Monday morning.
Flood Warning issued September 20 at 8:06AM CDT until September 20 at 2:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Issued Until 3 hr 43 min left
Areas Cedar, IA; Iowa, IA; Johnson, IA; Keokuk, IA; Louisa, IA; Muscatine, IA; Washington, IA
Full text
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Southern Cedar County in east central Iowa...
Iowa County in east central Iowa...
Johnson County in east central Iowa...
Muscatine County in east central Iowa...
Keokuk County in southeastern Iowa...
Northwestern Louisa County in southeastern Iowa...
Washington County in southeastern Iowa...
* WHEN...Until 200 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be
passable. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. It
will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work
through local drainage systems in urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 804 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
heavy rain of 2 to 5 inches occurred since last evening across
the area. This heavy rain falling on saturated ground has
resulted in flooding of low lying areas, streams, creeks, rivers
and poorly drained areas. The threat for heavy rain has ended,
but runoff will delay the fall of water levels and improvement in
conditions.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Iowa City, Muscatine, Washington, Tipton, Marengo, West Branch,
Sigourney, Columbus Junction, Durant, Coralville, North Liberty,
West Liberty, Williamsburg, Wilton, Kalona, Tiffin, Wellman, Lone
Tree and University Heights.
- This includes the following highways...
Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 205 and 277.
Interstate 380 between mile markers 1 and 7.
What to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Flood Watch issued September 20 at 9:24AM CDT until September 20 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Issued Until 2 hr 43 min left
Areas Buchanan, IA; Delaware, IA; Dubuque, IA; Benton, IA; Linn, IA; Jones, IA; Jackson, IA; Iowa, IA; Johnson, IA; Cedar, IA; Clinton, IA; Muscatine, IA; Scott, IA; Keokuk, IA; Washington, IA; Louisa, IA; Jo Daviess, IL; Stephenson, IL; Carroll, IL; Whiteside, IL; Rock Island, IL; Henry, IL; Bureau, IL; Putnam, IL; Mercer, IL
Full text
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall overnight continues to
be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Illinois, including the following areas,
Bureau, Carroll, Henry IL, Jo Daviess, Mercer, Putnam, Rock Island,
Stephenson and Whiteside and Iowa, including the following areas,
Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa, Jackson,
Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott and
Washington.
* WHEN...Until 1 PM CDT this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Area
creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy
rain.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Heavy rains have ended over the area, but many area creeks are
running high and in some cases, are flooding this morning. This
areal flooding will continue this morning, with additional
rainfall amounts under one quarter inch.
What to do
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
In the past year the National Weather Service issued 120 alerts for Keokuk County, including 22 severe thunderstorm warnings, 5 tornado warnings, 4 flood warnings and 3 extreme heat warnings.
From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet’s archive of NWS watches, warnings and advisories (VTEC), by the county’s own code and the forecast zones inside it. Each date links to the event at the IEM.
Nearby
The counties around Keokuk County, with what is in force in each.
The hazard is happening or about to. Act now: a tornado warning means take shelter, a flash flood warning means move to higher ground.
Watch
Conditions favor the hazard. Nothing is happening yet; have a plan and be ready to act if a warning follows.
Advisory
A hazard that is less serious than a warning but can still cause trouble, such as dense fog, heat or light ice.
Statement
Information about weather that does not yet meet a warning: a strong storm, a hydrologic update, or a special weather statement.
Severity (extreme, severe, moderate, minor) is the rating the issuing office gives each product. More on the difference: tornado watch vs. tornado warning. Alerts come from the National Weather Service; follow its instructions and your local officials.
Sources
Alerts from the National Weather Service's public feed, read afresh every minute, and matched to counties and zones by their UGC codes. Warnings from outside the United States come from each country's own meteorological service. Follow the issuing office's instructions and your local officials.
