.HEAVY RAINS THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS HAVE PUSHED THE MISSISSIPPI RIVERTO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING. CREST FORECASTS WILL BECOME MORE CONFIDENT TODAY AS FINAL RAINFALL TOTALS ARE REPORTED. Read the NWS statements for the area here-
422 AM CDT TUE JUL 1 2014 …FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE… THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CAMANCHE.* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.* AT 3:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.7 FEET…AND RISING.* FLOOD STAGE IS 17 FEET.* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.* RECENT ACTIVITY…THE RIVER IS RISING RAPIDLY FROM HEAVY RAINFALL MONDAY.* FORECAST…RISE TO 21.1 FEET THURSDAY MORNING…THEN BEGIN FALLING. THE RIVER MAY CREST IN A RANGE BETWEEN 21.0 AND 22.5 FEET.* IMPACT…AT 21 FEET…WATER AFFECTS MANY HOMES IN CAMANCHE AND IS AT THE BASE OF THE CAMANCHE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.
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422 AM CDT TUE JUL 1 2014 …FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE… THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT FULTON LD13.* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.* AT 2:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.0 FEET…AND RISING.* FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET.* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.* RECENT ACTIVITY…THE RIVER IS RISING RAPIDLY FROM HEAVY RAINFALL MONDAY.* FORECAST…RISE TO 19.4 FEET THURSDAY MORNING…THEN BEGIN FALLING. THE RIVER MAY CREST IN A RANGE BETWEEN 19.0 TO 20.5 FEET.* IMPACT…AT 19 FEET…AT SABULA…WHICH IS 18 FEET ON THE LOCAL GAGE…WATER AFFECTS SOUTH AVENUE AT THE LEVEE AND THE LOWEST SECTION OF LAKE STREET.
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302 AM CDT TUE JUL 1 2014 …FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE… THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WAPSIPINICON RIVER NEAR DE WITT 4S.* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.* AT 2:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.5 FEET…AND RISING.* FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET.* MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE.* RECENT ACTIVITY…THE RIVER IS RISING RAPIDLY DUE TO HEAVY RAIN MONDAY EVENING.* FORECAST…RISE TO 13.6 FEET THIS MORNING…THEN BEGIN SLOWLY FALLING.* IMPACT…AT 13 FEET…WATER AFFECTS MANY RESIDENCES ALONG THE RIVER.
