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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
955 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009

...SOME LINGERING RAIN CONTINUES EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI...

.SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE
MORNING MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. AS MUCH AS
ONE HALF TO OVER 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN APPEARS TO HAVE FALLEN OVER THE
WATCH AREA OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING. SINCE THE GROUND IS COMPLETELY
SATURATED AND STREAMS AND RIVERS ARE AT BANK FULL OR ALREADY OUT
OF THERE BANKS...ANY ADDITIONAL RAIN LATE THIS MORNING COULD STILL CAUSE
SOME FLASH FLOODING. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON.

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DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....
FORT MADISON...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA
955 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST IOWA AND
NORTHEAST MISSOURI HAS BEEN CANCELED. ALTHOUGH A FEW LINGERING
SHOWERS OR EVEN A THUNDERSTORM IS STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH
MIDDAY...THE ORGANIZED HEAVY RAIN THREAT HAS SHIFTED EAST OF THE
AREA. THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED.

$$

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IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-
LOUISA-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...
CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...
WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT
955 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL IOWA AND
SOUTHEAST IOWA WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH A FEW
LINGERING SHOWERS OR EVEN A THUNDERSTORM IS STILL POSSIBLE
THROUGH MIDDAY...THE ORGANIZED HEAVY RAIN THREAT HAS SHIFTED EAST
OF THE AREA. THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

ILZ002-007-009-015>018-024>026-034-035-101700-
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STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-
MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...
ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...
HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB
955 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...NORTHWEST ILLINOIS AND
  WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
  NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...BUREAU AND PUTNAM. IN NORTHWEST
  ILLINOIS...CARROLL...HENRY IL...MERCER...ROCK ISLAND...
  STEPHENSON AND WHITESIDE. IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...HANCOCK...
  HENDERSON...MCDONOUGH AND WARREN.

* UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY

* SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO LINGER OVER THE
  AREA THROUGH NOON. THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND A
  QUARTER INCH WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE FALLING ON
  ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. THE RUNOFF FROM THE RAIN OVERNIGHT AND
  THIS MORNING MAY STILL RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
MONITOR FORECASTS AND TAKE ACTION IF FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE
ISSUED OR FLASH FLOODING DEVELOPS.

$$

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