⚠️ Flood Watch – Buchanan; Delaware; Dubuque – Thursday, August 13, 2026

Flood Watch issued August 13 at 2:15PM CDT until August 15 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details

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

* WHERE…A portion of northeast Iowa, including the following
counties, Buchanan, Delaware and Dubuque.

* WHEN…From 7 PM CDT this evening through Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– Rounds of rain with embedded thunderstorms will occur across the
area tonight through Saturday morning. Each round of storms have
the potential to produce 1 to 3 inches of rain. By the time the
rain ends Saturday morning, rain totals of 2 to 6 inches are
possible with locally higher amounts. Flash flooding is a risk
with an increased probability of river flooding.

Instructions

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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