First published 10/4/2026, 7:44:15 PM · Last updated 10/4/2026, 7:44:15 PM

Flood Warning issued October 4 at 9:38AM CDT until October 7 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

A flood warning covers several Iowa rivers and counties; minor flooding is occurring at the Iowa River at Oakville. The warning is described as severe and immediate.

Illustrative image: Wapello is a city in Louisa County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,067 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Louisa County. It is pronounced whop-UH-low, and almost rhymes with Tupelo. Wapello is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wapello%2C_Iowa The Iowa River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the state of Iowa in the United States. It is about 323 miles (520 km) long and is open to small river craft to Iowa City, about 65 miles — Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Categories: severe-weather-and-natural-disasters

Generated scores

Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.

Confidence: 6/10How certain the assessment is based on the clarity and evidence in the cited reporting.
Geographic reach: 3/10How widely the event reaches, from a local area (1) to worldwide impact (10).
Global importance: 2/10The event's broader significance, from limited importance (1) to major global importance (10).
Impact magnitude: 3/10The scale or severity of the real-world impact, from minor (1) to extreme (10).
Positivity: 2/10How harmful or beneficial the event is, from strongly harmful (1) to strongly positive (10).
Urgency: 9/10How time-sensitive the event is, from low urgency (1) to immediate attention needed (10).

Why it matters

The source reports observed flooding and an immediate warning for multiple Iowa river areas.

Sources

Flood Warning issued October 4 at 9:38AM CDT until October 7 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

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