The city and surrounding areas are facing major flood risks as river levels have already risen to nearly 24 feet by Thursday afternoon. The river is expected to reach up to 24.7 feet by Saturday afternoon or evening. The city of Dubuque is preparing for the third-highest crest ever recorded. Dubuque prepares to close all floodgates for only the 3rd time The police department has closed both east and west lanes of River Drive from Rockingham Road to Bettendorf as a result of the flooding. If water levels reach the maximum prediction of 22.5 feet, it will be the third-highest crest in recorded history. The river is expected to crest between 21.5 and 22.5 feet May 1 to May 3. As of Thursday afternoon, river water levels had risen to nearly 20 feet, according to the NWS office based in the Quad Cities. River levels there are still nearly a week away from their peak, according to the National Weather Service.ĭavenport and surrounding cities like Rock Island are currently at major flood stage. ![]() Water flowed over riverbanks in Davenport on Wednesday morning, flooding nearby roads and parking lots. ![]() Coupled with some heavier rain in eastern Iowa, Haase said, conditions were ripe for potentially record-breaking flooding. "Twin Cities had anywhere from 90 to 100 inches (of snow), and that's like 40 to 50 inches above normal."Īfter that high volume of snow accumulated in the north, Haase said, the region experienced temperatures that reached between 80 and 90 degrees, which quickly melted the snow and sent it off south down the river. "(The river) just can't handle that rapid of a snowmelt when you've had that much snow that has occurred to the north," he said. The potential record-breaking flooding is a result of a rapid snowmelt from the north that's making its way into the Mississippi River, according to Haase.
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