Wapsipinicon River is Projected to Reach a Major Flood Stage
Posted: May 23, 2024
EMA News & Notices
July 11, 2025 7:35 PM
The Scott County area has experienced a large amount of rain in the last two hours with more to come this evening. Community members are asked to:
• Stay home if you are safe to do so
• Do not drive through flooded streets; many areas that are not normally flooded have been impacted
• Please only call 911 for life safety emergencies; the call volume is high and responders addressing high priority calls first
Do not call 911 to report property damage or flooding unless it presents a lifethreatening danger
• Monitor local news and weather apps to keep alert to changing weather situations
• Individuals living near creeks or streams should stay vigilant and monitor the situation for fast-rising water and be prepared to evacuate if necessary
Individuals displaced from their home due to flooding can call the American Red Cross at 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
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The Scott County burn ban was lifted on 03/06/2024 at 11:00 am
Posted: February 26, 2024
Test of Scott County’s Wireless Emergency Alert System on December 30, 2023, at 01:00 PM. The Scott County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) will conduct a targeted, one-mile radius TEST of the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system for cell phones in unincorporated Scott County, near 240th Street and 230th Avenue, (approximately 1.25 miles south of Lost Grove Lake). This test will be conducted on December 30, 2023, at 01:00 PM.
Posted: December 28, 2023
Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to Iowa businesses and residents affected by the Hotel Davenport Apartments building collapse that occurred May 28, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration. SBA acted under its own authority to declare a disaster in response to a request SBA received from Gov. Kim Reynolds on June 7.
Posted: June 9, 2023
Scott County Secondary Roads and Conservation, in partnership with the Waste Commission of Scott County, will be assisting with the collection of debris from recent Mississippi River flooding for residents living in unincorporated Scott County.
Posted: May 19, 2023