| Event | Flood Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Linn |
| Effective | 7/2/2026, 2:57:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/3/2026, 3:00:00 PM CDT |
Flood Watch issued July 2 at 2:57PM CDT until July 9 at 5:41AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Details
…The National Weather Service in Quad Cities IA IL has issued a
Flood Watch for the following rivers in Iowa…
Cedar River at Cedar Rapids affecting Linn County.
Cedar River at Cedar Bluff affecting Johnson, Cedar and Muscatine
Counties.
Cedar River near Conesville affecting Louisa and Muscatine
Counties.
* WHAT…Flooding is possible.
* WHERE…Cedar River at Cedar Rapids.
* WHEN…From late Monday night to Thursday, July 09.
* IMPACTS…At 13.5 feet, Water affects the lowest sections of Palo.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 2:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 5.0 feet.
– Forecast…Flood stage may be reached early Tuesday morning
based on the latest forecast information.
– Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
Instructions
If you are in the watch area, remain alert to possible flooding.
Residents and those with interests near the river should monitor
rising water levels and be prepared for possible flood warnings.
The next statement will be issued by Friday afternoon at 300 PM CDT.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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