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Flooding possibility increases with rain in forecast

Flood Warning

Flood watches and warnings are in effect as more rain is forecast for our area this week.

  • News / Weather Mississippi River flooding on South Concord in Davenport (WQAD Photo)

    Flooding closes South Concord Street in Davenport

    Davenport, Iowa officials have started taking flood control measures after water forced the closure of South Concord Street between River Drive and Wapello Avenue.

  • Weather / Weather Blog James Zahara Weather Blog

    Hail To The Chief: Future Scientists At Butterworth School

    The visits just keep coming and the joy of it just gets better.  Just before the weekend, I received a…

  • Weather / Weather Blog Cassie Heiter Weather Blog

    Beyond the Green Screen: My Request to Mother Nature

    With temperatures in the 40s today and expected to be near 70 tomorrow, I’ve been going back and forth with…

  • Weather / Weather Blog Terry Swails Weather Blog

    Terry’s Take: Summer heat means higher gas prices!

    The approach of summer!  We are all looking forward to those bright warm days and sun in the fun, but…

  • Weather / Weather Blog James Zahara Weather Blog

    Hail To The Chief: A Visit With Some Young Pioneers

    What an adventure I had the other day with some wonderful and very intelligent 1st Graders at Jordan Catholic in Rock Island, Illinois.

  • Weather storm

    Storms bring wild variety of severe weather

    Tornadoes, snow and ice push across the U.S. leaving a path of damage in several states.

  • Weather / Weather Blog Terry Swails Weather Blog

    Terry’s Take: The April blizzard of 1973-Iowa’s perfect storm

    When I was a junior in high school, 15″ of windblown snow fell on my hometown of Iowa City April…

  • Weather / Weather Blog Cassie Heiter Weather Blog

    Beyond the Green Screen: I Was a Storm Chaser, Once.

    Showers and thunderstorms are a part of the forecast this week and for other parts of the country, severe weather…

  • Weather I have 10+ Cardinals in the bushes by my house here in Oquawka, IL Beautiful with the snow!!

    Wild weather brings wildfire, blizzard and severe storms

    Colorado is on the southern end of an April snowstorm intent on ignoring the fact that spring came almost three weeks ago and which stretches from Utah into Minnesota.

  • Weather / Weather Blog James Zahara Weather Blog

    Hail To The Chief: Prepare For A Shock!!

    Last Saturday night, when I saw that first flash of lightning my eyes were glued to the window for the…

  • Weather / Weather Blog Cassie Heiter Weather Blog

    Beyond the Green Screen: Why I Became a Meteorologist

    When the lightning crackled in the dark grey skies and the sirens blew across Louisville, I was excited. I would…

  • Weather

    Nice Temperatures This Weekend

    Little change from yesterday as we end the work week around the Quad Cities.  Seasonally pleasant temperatures will prevail with…

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