Iowa - United States   2026-04-25   Saturday   40.63N, -91.34W

Fort Madison

Iowa - United States
2026-04-25

Flood Warning issued April 25 at 8:43PM CDT until May 2 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Issue date: 2026-04-26T01:43+00:00

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa... Illinois...Missouri... Mississippi River at Ill. City LD16 affecting Rock Island and Muscatine Counties. Mississippi River at Rock Island LD15 affecting Rock Island, Muscatine and Scott Counties. Mississippi River at Muscatine affecting Rock Island, Louisa, Muscatine and Mercer Counties. Mississippi River at Gregory Landing affecting Hancock and Clark Counties. Mississippi River at New Boston LD17 affecting Louisa and Mercer Counties. Mississippi River at Keithsburg affecting Louisa, Mercer, Des Moines and Henderson Counties. Mississippi River at Burlington affecting Hancock, Lee, Des Moines and Henderson Counties. Mississippi River at Gladstone LD18 affecting Des Moines and Henderson Counties. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Mississippi River at Burlington. * WHEN...Until Saturday, May 02. * IMPACTS...At 17.5 feet, Water affects Riverview Drive in Riverview Park in Fort Madison. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 17.5 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:00 PM CDT Saturday was 17.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage Friday morning and continue falling to 14.4 feet Saturday, May 02. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.