Flood Warning Iowa | Effective 04/04/2026 11:14

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued April 4 at 1:14PM CDT until April 6 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 4, 2026 - 11:14am
Expires: 
April 5, 2026 - 2:15am
Description: 
...The National Weather Service in La Crosse WI has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Iowa... Turkey River at Garber affecting Clayton County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Turkey River at Garber. * WHEN...From this evening to early Monday morning. * IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Minor flooding begins in the communities of Garber, Osterdock, and Millville. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:15 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 7.9 feet. - Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to a crest of 17.6 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow evening. - Flood stage is 17.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 17.6 feet on 05/31/1958. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional river and weather information is available at www.weather.gov/lacrosse. The next statement will be issued late tonight by 415 AM CDT.
Area Description: 
Clayton, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS La Crosse WI