Flash Flood Warning for Lee, IA; Hancock, IL
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FFWDVN The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Lee County in southeastern Iowa... Northern Hancock County in west central Illinois... * Until 700 AM CDT Saturday. * At 1258 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area....
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Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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FFWDVN The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Lee County in southeastern Iowa... Northern Hancock County in west central Illinois... * Until 700 AM CDT Saturday. * At 1258 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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... Fort Madison, Keokuk, Carthage, Nauvoo, Hamilton, La Harpe, West Point, Dallas City, Donnellson, Montrose, Ferris, Franklin, St. Paul, Niota, Colusa, Adrian, New Boston, Burnside, Disco and Pilot Grove.
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 15 at 12:58AM CDT until August 15 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Quad Cities IA IL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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