⚠️ Flood Watch – Iowa; Johnson; Cedar; Clinton; Muscatine; Scott; Keokuk; Washington; Louisa; Jefferson; Henry; Des Moines; Van Buren; Lee; Rock Island; Mercer; Henderson; Warren; Hancock; McDonough; Scotland; Clark – Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Flood Watch issued June 17 at 10:07AM CDT until June 17 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE…Portions of Illinois, including the following areas,
Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Mercer, Rock Island and Warren,
Iowa, including the following areas, Cedar, Clinton, Des Moines,
Henry IA, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa,
Muscatine, Scott, Van Buren and Washington, and northeast
Missouri, including the following areas, Clark and Scotland.

* WHEN…Until 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– Thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall, with some seeing
repeating rounds of storms though the day. There will be the
potential to see around 3 inches or more of rainfall.

Instructions

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

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