⚠️ Flash Flood Warning – Lee, IA; Hancock, IL – Saturday, August 15, 2026

Flash Flood Warning issued August 15 at 12:58AM CDT until August 15 at 7:00AM 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…
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.

Instructions

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

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