⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Cedar; Clinton; Muscatine; Scott; Louisa; Des Moines; Rock Island; Mercer; Henderson; Warren – Friday, July 31, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 31 at 6:31PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details

At 630 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking heavy rain producing
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Bennett to near
Rozetta. Movement was northeast at 30 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…
Davenport, Moline, Rock Island, Bettendorf, Muscatine, East Moline,
Monmouth, Aledo, Durant, Oquawka, Eldridge, DeWitt, Milan, Coal
Valley, Wilton, Burgess, Walcott, Blue Grass, Buffalo, and Andalusia.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 74 in Iowa between mile markers 1 and 5.
Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 262 and 302.
Interstate 74 in Illinois between mile markers 1 and 7.
Interstate 280 between mile markers 1 and 18.

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.