Some parts of northeastern Iowa saw close to 10 inches of rain late last weekend and early this past weekend. All that water is now headed downstream and will result in flooding on both the Mississippi and Rock rivers in the Quad Cities this week...
Residents along the Rock River in Moline went to bed with normal water levels last night, but awoke to flood conditions after an ice jam caused river levels to rise significantly.
WQAD Meteorologist Eric Sorensen explains how conditions are causing the flooding...
Snow is expected in the Quad Cities towards the end of the week, but what happens after that could be a cause for concern. The National Weather Service is predicting the Mississippi River to reach flood stage by Easter Sunday.