Expires:200803071300;Remove:200803071300;392037 WGUS83 KDVN 071211 FLSDVN FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 611 AM CST FRI MAR 07 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA... IOWA RIVER NEAR LONE TREE AFFECTING JOHNSON...LOUISA AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA... NORTH SKUNK RIVER NEAR SIGOURNEY AFFECTING KEOKUK COUNTY .RUNOFF FROM THE RECENT RAIN AND SNOWMELT WAS CAUSING FLOODING ON PARTS OF THE IOWA AND SKUNK RIVERS. ICE JAMS WERE ALSO CAUSING RAPID FLUCTUATIONS IN THE RIVER LEVELS. ICE JAM FORMATION AND BREAKUP THROUGH THE WEEKEND MAY CAUSE SHORT TERM VARIATIONS IN THE RIVER LEVELS BY AS MUCH A 1 TO 3 FEET. PLEASE NOTE...WE PLAN TO DISCONTINUE ALL FLOOD ADVISORIES FOR RIVER FORECAST POINTS ON TUESDAY...MARCH 25 2008. WE WILL CONTINUE ISSUING FLOOD WARNINGS AND FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR FORECAST POINTS HOWEVER. THE INFORMATION IN OUR FLOOD ADVISORIES FOR FORECAST POINTS IS ALREADY AVAILABLE FROM OTHER SOURCES. ONE SOURCE IS OUR WEB SITE... WWW.WEATHER.GOV/QUADCITIES ON OUR WEB PAGE GO TO THE LEFT HAND MENU. CLICK ON THE AHPS/RIVER INFO LINK UNDER THE RIVERS/HYDROLOGY SECTION. YOU CAN THEN OBTAIN THE LATEST RIVER STAGE AND FORECAST INFORMATION. YOU MAY ALSO CONTACT OUR OFFICE VIA TELEPHONE FOR THIS INFORMATION ANY TIME...AT 563-386-3976. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THE END OF OUR FLOOD ADVISORIES FOR FORECAST POINTS...PLEASE CONTACT: JEFFREY ZOGG HYDROLOGY PROGRAM LEADER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE 9050 NORTH HARRISON STREET DAVENPORT IOWA 52806-7326 PHONE 563-391-7094 X493 SAFETY MESSAGE...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/QUADCITIES. MNZ065>067-074>077-082>085-091>093-071300- South Central Minnesota CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS MANKATO CLEAR -8 -11 84 N9 30.42S WCI -25 NEW ULM CLEAR -9 -20 59 NW3 30.45S ST JAMES CLEAR -8 -17 65 CALM 30.44S FAIRMONT CLEAR -8 -15 71 N10 30.39S WCI -26 GLENCOE PTCLDY -8 -17 65 N5 30.44S FARIBAULT CLEAR -8 -15 71 CALM 30.41S OWATONNA CLEAR -4 -13 65 NW8 30.38S WCI -19 WASECA CLEAR -4 -9 77 N9 30.42S WCI -20 ALBERT LEA CLEAR -6 -11 77 N8 30.36S WCI -21 $$