THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 301 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BUREAU PUTNAM IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS CARROLL HENRY IL JO DAVIESS MERCER ROCK ISLAND STEPHENSON WHITESIDE IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA CEDAR CLINTON JACKSON JONES LINN MUSCATINE SCOTT IN NORTHEAST IOWA BUCHANAN DELAWARE DUBUQUE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEDO, ANAMOSA, BETTENDORF, CEDAR RAPIDS, CLINTON, CREDIT ISLAND, DAVENPORT, DUBUQUE, FREEPORT, GALENA, GENESEO, HENNEPIN, INDEPENDENCE, MANCHESTER, MAQUOKETA, MOLINE, MOUNT CARROLL, MUSCATINE, PRINCETON, ROCK ISLAND, STERLING, AND TIPTON.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of Illinois, including the following areas, Bureau, Hancock, Henderson, Henry IL, McDonough, Mercer, Putnam, Rock Island, Warren and Whiteside, Iowa, including the following areas, Cedar, Clinton, Des Moines, Henry IA, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott, Van Buren and Washington, and northeast Missouri, including the following areas, Clark and Scotland. * WHEN...Through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Several rounds of heavy rain producing thunderstorms are expected through Thursday morning across the watch area. The storms may be slow moving or redeveloping over the same areas resulting in torrential rainfall and possibly several inches of rain by Thursday morning.

...The National Weather Service in Quad Cities IA IL has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Iowa... Wapsipinicon River near De Witt 4S affecting Clinton and Scott Counties. .Rounds of heavy rain will produce flooding on portions of the Wapsipinicon River. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Wapsipinicon River near De Witt 4S. * WHEN...From Thursday evening to Monday morning. * IMPACTS...At 11.5 feet, Water affects homes along old U.S. Highway 61. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 10.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow evening to a crest of 11.7 feet Friday morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Sunday evening. - Flood stage is 11.0 feet.