⚠️ Flash Flood Warning – Keokuk, IA; Washington, IA – Friday, August 14, 2026

Flash Flood Warning issued August 14 at 5:33AM CDT until August 14 at 11:30AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details

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The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for…
Keokuk County in southeastern Iowa…
Washington County in southeastern Iowa…

* Until 1130 AM CDT.

* At 533 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 2 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 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…
Washington, Sigourney, Kalona, Wellman, Riverside, Hedrick,
Brighton, What Cheer, Richland, Ainsworth, Delta, Crawfordsville,
Keswick, South English, Harper, Martinsburg, Kinross, Hayesville
and Coppock.

Instructions

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.