Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued April 17 at 2:23PM CDT until April 17 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 12:23pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description:
FFWDVN
The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
North Central Jackson County in east central Iowa...
Southeastern Dubuque County in northeastern Iowa...
Northwestern Jo Daviess County in northwestern Illinois...
* Until 830 PM CDT Friday.
* At 223 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Dubuque, Galena, Asbury, Epworth, East Dubuque, Peosta, Elizabeth,
Scales Mound, La Motte, Menominee, Council Hill, St. Donatus,
Centralia, Bernard, Zwingle, Schapville, Guilford, Rice, Graf and
Massey.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Dubuque, IA; Jackson, IA; Jo Daviess, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov