Severe Flood ● Closed

Flood Warning issued September 22 at 8:39AM CDT until September 23 at 5:24PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL, United States of America

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...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Iowa...

English River at Kalona affecting Johnson and Washington Counties.

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring.

* WHERE...English River at Kalona.

* WHEN...Until Wednesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Water begins going over several county
roads, including 13th St, Kiwi Ave, Orange Ave and Poplar Ave.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 16.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.6 feet
this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow
morning.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.

Measurements

Coordinates41.4867, -91.7667
RegionJohnson, IA; Washington, IA
Location Precisionpolygon
Issuing AuthorityUnited States of America — us-noaa-nws-en
Cap UrgencyImmediate
Cap CertaintyObserved
Cap Expires2026-09-23T08:45:00-05:00

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Satellite view, before and after

The latest clear Sentinel-2 pass before this event and the earliest one after it.

Before
Sentinel-2 satellite image of the area on 17 Sep 2026, 5 days before this event

17 Sep 2026, 5 days before this event. 27.7% cloud across the tile.

After
Sentinel-2 satellite image of the area on 2 Oct 2026, 10 days after this event

2 Oct 2026, 10 days after this event. 0% cloud across the tile.

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