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...THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...
ILLINOIS...MISSOURI...

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT DUBUQUE AFFECTING DUBUQUE...JACKSON AND JO
DAVIESS COUNTIES
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CAMANCHE AFFECTING CLINTON...SCOTT...ROCK
ISLAND AND WHITESIDE COUNTIES
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT KEOKUK LD19 AFFECTING LEE...HANCOCK AND CLARK
COUNTIES
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A
FLOOD WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN IOWA...ILLINOIS...

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT DUBUQUE LD11 AFFECTING DUBUQUE AND JO DAVIESS
COUNTIES


THIS FLOOD WATCH IS BASED ON OBSERVED AND PREDICTED RAINFALL OVER
THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

THERE IS LIMITED CONFIDENCE ASSOCIATED WITH RAINFALL
AMOUNTS AND THE LOCATION OF PREDICTED RAINFALL.

IF RAINFALL IN THE BASIN IS LESS THAN PREDICTED, THE FORECAST RIVER
STAGE MAY NOT BE REACHED. CONVERSELY, IF RAINFALL IS MORE THAN
PREDICTED THE RIVER MAY CREST HIGHER.


AS THE FORECAST BECOMES MORE CERTAIN, THIS WATCH WILL EITHER BE
UPGRADED TO A WARNING OR CANCELLED.

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT DUBUQUE
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  8:30 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* FORECAST, RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY...AND CONTINUE RISING TO
17.9 FEET FRIDAY MORNING.
* THIS FORECAST IS BASED ON ROUTED FLOW FROM UPSTREAM IN COMBINATION
WITH FORECAST RAINFALL. CONSEQUENTLY THERE IS LIMITED CONFIDENCE
IN THE RIVER REACHING FLOOD STAGE.

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