Active Alerts Solon, IA

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drivecars through flooded areas.Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.The next statement will be issued Thursday morning at 1000 AM CDT.

...The National Weather Service in Quad Cities IA IL has issued aFlood Warning for the following rivers in Iowa...Cedar River near Conesville affecting Muscatine and LouisaCounties.Cedar River at Cedar Bluff affecting Johnson, Cedar and MuscatineCounties.Iowa River at Wapello affecting Louisa County.Iowa River at Oakville affecting Louisa County.* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.* WHERE...Cedar River at Cedar Bluff.* WHEN...From Friday afternoon to early Monday morning.* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Water begins to affect access to theSutliff Recreation Bridge. The lowest sections of West RochesterAve north of West Rochester Road are also affected by water,limiting access to residents in the Rainbow Valley Subdivision.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 9:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 10.9 feet.- Recent Activity...The river continues to rise.- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stageearly Friday afternoon to a crest of 17.9 feet early Saturdayafternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late Sundayevening.- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.