August 5, 2026

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⚠️ Flood Watch – Keokuk; Washington; Louisa; Jefferson; Henry; Des Moines; Van Buren; Lee; Mercer; Henderson; Warren; Hancock; McDonough; Scotland; Clark – Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Event Flood Watch
Severity Severe
Urgency Future
Certainty Possible
Area Keokuk; Washington; Louisa; Jefferson; Henry; Des Moines; Van Buren; Lee; Mercer; Henderson; Warren; Hancock; McDonough; Scotland; Clark
Effective 8/5/2026, 2:03:00 AM CDT
Expires 8/5/2026, 7:00:00 PM CDT

Flood Watch issued August 5 at 2:03AM CDT until August 5 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

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

* WHEN…Through 7PM this evening.

* 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…
– Training thunderstorms with heavy rainfall rates are possible
within the watch area early this morning through this evening.

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.