Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued April 15 at 6:00PM CDT until April 16 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 15, 2026 - 4:00pm
Expires:
April 15, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description:
FFWDVN
The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Benton County in east central Iowa...
* Until midnight CDT tonight.
* At 600 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in 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...
Vinton, Belle Plaine, Urbana, Shellsburg, Newhall, Blairstown, Van
Horne, Keystone, Garrison, Mount Auburn, Luzerne.
This includes Interstate 380 between mile markers 40 and 48.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Mud Creek, Wildcat Creek, Pratt Creek, Little Bear Creek, West
Fork Cedar River, Bear Creek, Opossum Creek, Goose Run, Wolf
Creek, Stein Creek, West Branch Blue Creek, Dry Creek, Buckeye
Creek, Prairie Creek, Coon Creek, Rock Creek, Willow Brook, Iowa
River and Lime Creek.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Benton, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Sender: