Iowa Flash Flood Warning | Effective 04/15/2026 15:18

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued April 15 at 5:18PM CDT until April 15 at 11:15PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 15, 2026 - 3:18pm
Expires: 
April 15, 2026 - 9:15pm
Description: 
FFWDVN The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Buchanan County in northeastern Iowa... Delaware County in northeastern Iowa... * Until 1115 PM CDT. * At 518 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Independence, Manchester, Dyersville, Jesup, Edgewood, Winthrop, Hazleton, Earlville, Quasqueton, Lamont, Delhi, Colesburg, Brandon, Rowley, Greeley, Aurora, Dundee, Delaware, Masonville and Stanley. This includes Interstate 380 between mile markers 49 and 55.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description: 
Buchanan, IA; Delaware, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Quad Cities IA IL