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⚠️ Flood Warning – Louisa, IA – Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Event Flood Warning
Severity Severe
Urgency Expected
Certainty Likely
Area Louisa, IA
Effective 6/17/2026, 8:58:00 PM CDT
Expires 6/18/2026, 9:00:00 PM CDT

Flood Warning issued June 17 at 8:58PM CDT until June 21 at 11:00AM 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…

Iowa River near Lone Tree affecting Louisa, Johnson and
Washington Counties.

Iowa River at Wapello affecting Louisa County.

Iowa River at Oakville affecting Louisa County.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Iowa River at Oakville.

* WHEN…From late Friday night to late Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS…At 11.0 feet, Flood waters begin to impact agricultural
land.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 8:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 8.5 feet and rising.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early Saturday morning to a crest of 11.2 feet early Saturday
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Sunday
morning.
– Flood stage is 11.0 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 evening at 900 PM CDT.


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