⚠️ Flood Watch – Muscatine; Louisa; Rock Island; Mercer – Saturday, September 19, 2026

Flood Watch issued September 19 at 10:12PM CDT until September 25 at 3:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details

…The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a Flood
Watch for the following rivers in Illinois…Iowa…Missouri…

Mississippi River at Rock Island LD15 affecting Scott, Muscatine
and Rock Island zones.

Mississippi River at Muscatine affecting Mercer, Muscatine, Rock
Island and Louisa Counties.

Mississippi River at New Boston LD17 affecting Mercer and Louisa
Counties.

Mississippi River at Gladstone LD18 affecting Des Moines and
Henderson Counties.

Mississippi River at Keithsburg affecting Henderson, Des Moines,
Louisa and Mercer Counties.

Mississippi River at Ill. City LD16 affecting Muscatine and Rock
Island zones.

Mississippi River at Burlington affecting Hancock, Des Moines,
Henderson and Lee Counties.

Mississippi River at Gregory Landing affecting Hancock and Clark
Counties.

* WHAT…Flooding is possible.

* WHERE…Mississippi River at Muscatine.

* WHEN…From late Monday night to late Thursday night.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 8:15 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 7.6 feet.
– Forecast…Flood stage may be reached early Tuesday morning.
– Flood stage is 16.0 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.

Stay tuned to further developments by listening to your local radio,
television, or NOAA Weather Radio for further information.

The next statement will be issued by Sunday evening.

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