Buffalo Heights, IA Weather Warnings
Flood
Flash Flood Warning issued June 7 at 1:47PM CDT until June 7 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL FFWDVN The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... South Central Scott County in east central Iowa... South Central Rock Island County in northwestern Illinois... * Until 745 PM CDT. * At 147 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen in the hardest hit areas. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Davenport, Moline, Rock Island, Bettendorf, Milan, Buffalo, Andalusia, Reynolds, Oak Grove, Taylor Ridge, Edgington, Credit Island, West Lake Park, Buffalo Shores, Blackhawk State Park, Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, Coyne Center, Rock Island Arsenal and Fruitland. This includes Interstate 280 between mile markers 5 and 16. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
National Weather Service
Flood
Flood Watch issued June 7 at 11:46AM CDT until June 8 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of Illinois, including the following areas, Bureau, Carroll, Henry IL, Jo Daviess, Mercer, Putnam, Rock Island and Whiteside and Iowa, including the following areas, Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, Linn, Muscatine and Scott. * WHEN...Through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Exceptionally high amounts of moisture will combine with persistent lift from an area of low pressure aloft to bring repeated heavy rain from thunderstorms. 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.
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