Iowa, Illinois Flash Flood Warning | Effective 04/15/2026 17:00

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued April 15 at 7:00PM CDT until April 16 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 15, 2026 - 5:00pm
Expires: 
April 15, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description: 
FFWDVN The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Jackson County in east central Iowa... Northern Jones County in east central Iowa... Northern Linn County in east central Iowa... Southeastern Buchanan County in northeastern Iowa... Southern Delaware County in northeastern Iowa... Dubuque County in northeastern Iowa... Northwestern Jo Daviess County in northwestern Illinois... * Until 100 AM CDT. * At 700 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... Dubuque, Galena, Asbury, Dyersville, Monticello, Robins, Center Point, Cascade, Epworth, East Dubuque, Farley, Peosta, Central City, Palo, Walker, Alburnett, Coggon, Hopkinton, Delhi and Worthington. This includes Interstate 380 between mile markers 28 and 39.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description: 
Buchanan, IA; Delaware, IA; Dubuque, IA; Jackson, IA; Jones, IA; Linn, IA; Jo Daviess, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Quad Cities IA IL