| Event |
Flood |
| -- Flood Cause |
Heavy Rain |
| State |
ILLINOIS |
| County/Area |
HANCOCK |
| WFO |
DVN |
| Begin Date |
05/01/2008 18:00:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range |
10 |
| Begin Azimuth |
W |
| Begin Location |
TIOGA |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
40.22/-91.54 |
| End Date |
05/06/2008 18:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Range |
9 |
| End Azimuth |
NW |
| End Location |
NIOTA |
| End Lat/Lon |
40.71/-91.4 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
0.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
Heavy rains during the second half of April caused several area rivers including the Mississippi River between Rock Island, Illinois and Keokuk, Iowa to not only surpass their respective flood stage, but also go over their major river stage level. At the beginning of May, locations from Rock Island to Burlington were over their major flood stage level. All of these locations fell below their respective major flood stage level between May 4 and May 9. |
| Event Narrative |
The Mississippi River at Keokuk was over its major flood stage level from 7:00 pm May 1 to 7:00 pm May 6. |
