Posts With Keyword ‘Mississippi River’

Flood Warnings

Posted: Sunday, May 26th, 2013 at 2:52 am

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE IOWA RIVER AT COLUMBUS JCT.
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING.
* AT 9:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.1 FEET…AND STEADY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE.
* FORECAST…RISE TO 20.0 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING…THEN BEGIN
FALLING.

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE IOWA RIVER AT WAPELLO.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 9:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.2 FEET…AND STEADY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE.
* FORECAST…RISE TO 21.9 FEET THURSDAY…THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT…AT 22 FEET…WATER AFFECTS RESIDENCES NEAR THE U.S.
HIGHWAY 61 BRIDGE.

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT NEW BOSTON LD17.
* UNTIL THURSDAY.
* AT 10:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.6 FEET…AND FALLING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE.
* FORECAST…FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY.

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT KEITHSBURG.
* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING.
* AT 9:30 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.9 FEET…AND FALLING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE.
* FORECAST…RISE TO 14.9 FEET TODAY. FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACT…AT 14 FEET…WATER AFFECTS LOW LYING AREAS IN OQUAWKA

Missing Mt Pleasant Woman Found in Mississippi River

Posted: Friday, March 15th, 2013 at 6:23 am

The body of a missing Mt Pleasant woman has been found in the Mississippi River.

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Heat Wave Causes Fish Kill in Odessa Lake

Posted: Wednesday, July 11th, 2012 at 6:22 am

High temperatures and low dissolved oxygen levels resulted in a fish kill in Odessa Lake.

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