⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Johnson; Cedar; Muscatine; Washington; Louisa; Henry; Des Moines; Rock Island; Mercer; Henderson – Friday, July 31, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 31 at 5:33PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details

At 532 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking heavy rain producing
thunderstorms along a line extending from West Liberty to near
Danville. Movement was northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Minor flooding.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Slowing or redirecting of traffic due to ponding or flowing
water. Closure of waterfront access due to flooding.

Locations impacted include…
Muscatine, Wapello, Columbus Junction, West Liberty, Wilton, New
London, Mediapolis, Lone Tree, Winfield, Fruitland, Morning Sun, New
Boston, Keithsburg, Grandview, Conesville, Eliza, Joy, Bennett,
Columbus City, and Letts.

This includes Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 261 and 276.

Instructions

Torrential rainfall is occurring and may lead to localized flooding.
Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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