# HEADLINE
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FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
# DETAILS
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WHAT
Flooding caused by excessive rainfall overnight continues to be possible.
WHERE
Portions of Illinois, including the following areas, Bureau, Carroll, Henry IL, Jo Daviess, Mercer, Putnam, Rock Island, Stephenson and Whiteside and Iowa, including the following areas, Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott and Washington.
WHEN
Until 1 PM CDT this afternoon.
IMPACTS
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
- Heavy rains have ended over the area, but many area creeks are running high and in some cases, are flooding this morning. This areal flooding will continue this morning, with additional rainfall amounts under one quarter inch.
ISSUED AT
Sunday, September 20, 2026 at 9:24 AM CDT
ISSUED BY
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
HEADER
Flood Watch
# PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
# AREAS AFFECTED
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Cedar, Mercer, Stephenson, Benton, Buchanan, Bureau, Carroll, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Henry IL, Iowa, Jackson, Jo Daviess, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine, Putnam, Rock Island, Scott, Washington, Whiteside
Including the cities of Clinton, Geneseo, Sterling, Iowa City, Independence, Maquoketa, Cedar Rapids, Mount Carroll, Bettendorf, Sigourney, Manchester, Hennepin, Tipton, Marengo, Muscatine, Dubuque, Galena, Anamosa, Vinton, Rock Island, Moline, Davenport, Washington, Princeton, Freeport, Aledo, and Wapello