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Flood Warning issued May 23 at 9:23PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...Wapsipinicon River near Anamosa Shaw Rd affecting Jones, Linn andCedar Counties.Cedar River AT Palo Blairs Ferry Rd affecting Linn County.Cedar River at Cedar Rapids affecting Cedar County.Cedar River near Conesville affecting Muscatine and LouisaCounties.North Skunk River near Sigourney affecting Keokuk County....The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...Wapsipinicon River near De Witt 4S affecting Clinton and ScottCounties.Iowa River at Marengo affecting Iowa and Benton Counties.* WHAT...Major flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood ofrecord.* WHERE...Wapsipinicon River near De Witt 4S.* WHEN...From Saturday morning until further notice.* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Water affects many residences along theriver.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 8:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 9.9 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stageSaturday morning and continue rising to a crest of 13.2 feetearly Wednesday morning.- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drivecars through flooded areas.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Stay tuned to further developments by listening to your local radio,television, or NOAA Weather Radio for further information.Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/quadcities.The next statement will be issued Friday evening at 930 PM CDT.

National Weather Service