⚠️ Flood Warning – Cedar, IA; Jones, IA; Linn, IA – Sunday, October 4, 2026

Flood Warning issued October 4 at 8:21PM CDT until October 6 at 6:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details

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

Wapsipinicon River near Anamosa Shaw Rd affecting Linn, Jones and
Cedar Counties.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Wapsipinicon River near Anamosa Shaw Rd.

* WHEN…From Monday morning to Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS…At 14.5 feet, Lead Mine Road is completely covered.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 7:15 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 13.8 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow morning to a crest of 14.6 feet early tomorrow
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow
evening.
– Flood stage is 14.5 feet.

Instructions

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

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars
through flooded areas.

The next statement will be issued by Monday evening.

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