| Event | Flood Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Area | Johnson, IA; Washington, IA |
| Effective | 6/17/2026, 10:22:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 6/18/2026, 10:30:00 AM CDT |
Flood Warning issued June 17 at 10:22AM CDT until June 20 at 4:12AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Details
…The National Weather Service in Quad Cities IA IL has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Iowa…
English River at Kalona affecting Johnson and Washington Counties.
.Recent heavy rainfall and run-off will produce flooding on portions
of the English River.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…English River at Kalona.
* WHEN…From this evening to early Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS…At 16.0 feet, Water begins approaching several county
roads. Agricultural land near the river is flooding.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 10:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 7.9 feet and rising.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this evening to a crest of 15.9 feet tomorrow morning.
It will then fall below flood stage Friday evening.
– Flood stage is 14.0 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 Thursday morning at 1030 AM CDT.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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