⚠️ Flood Watch – Benton; Linn; Jones; Jackson; Iowa; Johnson; Cedar; Clinton; Muscatine; Scott; Keokuk; Washington; Louisa; Jefferson; Henry; Des Moines; Van Buren; Lee; Carroll; Whiteside; Rock Island; Henry; Bureau; Putnam; Mercer; Henderson; Warren; Scotland; Clark – Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Flood Watch issued September 16 at 12:32PM CDT until September 17 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE…Portions of Illinois, including the following areas,
Bureau, Carroll, Henderson, Henry IL, Mercer, Putnam, Rock Island,
Warren and Whiteside, Iowa, including the following areas, Benton,
Cedar, Clinton, Des Moines, Henry IA, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson,
Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott, Van
Buren and Washington, and northeast Missouri, including the
following areas, Clark and Scotland.

* WHEN…From 10 PM CDT this evening through Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– A saturated atmosphere will result in rainfall amounts of 1 to 3
inches. Rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour at times are
expected. Localized rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches are very
possible in the Interstate 80 and Highway 30 corridors.

Instructions

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.

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