# Flood Warning: Benton, IA; Iowa, IA — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-08 20:31 ingested 2026-07-09 09:41

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Flood Warning — Benton, IA; Iowa, IA
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Observed.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...

Iowa River at Marengo affecting Iowa and Benton Counties.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Iowa River at Marengo.

* WHEN...From late tonight to late tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Water reaches the bottom of the levee
surrounding Marengo. Water affects low lying agricultural land
along the river

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 14.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tonight to a crest of 15.1 feet tomorrow morning. It
will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.