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Flash Flood Warning for Rock Island, IL

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Rock Island
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What is happening

At 111 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by...

What the bulletin says to do

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

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At 111 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Moline, Rock Island, Muscatine, Milan, Coal Valley, Andalusia, Reynolds, Oak Grove, Taylor Ridge, Illinois City, Fairport, Edgington, Loud Thunder Scout Camp, Loud Thunder Forest Preserve, Coyne Center and Blackhawk State Park. This includes the following highways... Interstate 280 between mile markers 11 and 18. Interstate 74 in Illinois between mile markers 1 and 6.

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    Flash Flood Warning issued July 20 at 1:11PM CDT until July 20 at 6:15PM 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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