# 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 2026-07-07 21:25 ingested 2026-07-08 08:27

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## extract

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

Wapsipinicon River near De Witt 4S affecting Scott and Clinton
Counties.

Iowa River at Marengo affecting Benton and Iowa Counties.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Iowa River at Marengo.

* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon to Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Water affects agricultural land along the
river. Water is several feet deep in places.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 14.5 feet and slowly
rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 15.6 feet early
Thursday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late
Thursday evening.
- 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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.