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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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Anyone in Scott County, IA, needing shelter due to the current flooding or last night’s storm damages is encouraged to call the American Red Cross directly at 1-800-Red-Cross (1-800-733-2767).
Posted: July 16, 2024
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SCOTT COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 1100 East 46th Street, Davenport, Iowa 52807 (563) 484-3050 Readyscottcounty.com Public Information Update on 07/25/2024 Media Release For immediate release RE: Flood Debris Clean-up Guidance for the Unincorporated Scott County Residents Scott County...
Posted: July 8, 2024
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SCOTT COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 1100 East 46th Street, Davenport, Iowa 52807 (563) 484-3050 Readyscottcounty.com Media Alert - Major Flooding is Likely to Occur The Mississippi River levels will continue to rise in the coming weeks. Timing, river levels, and the possible impacts on Scott...
Posted: June 25, 2024
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On March 28, 2023 at 10:00 am, the Scott Emergency Communications Center will conduct an out-of-sequence test of emergency warning sirens in the communities of Eldridge, Long Grove and Park View, in Scott County, Iowa. These additional tests are required to test programming changes made in those communities for the system the system that triggers sirens during an actual emergency.
Posted: June 12, 2024
May 31, 2024 Update # 2: At approximately 01:00 am, most landline services across Iowa were restored, including all 911 services. Locally, Scott Emergency Communications Center, Emergency Management, and most partners have restored landline service. Scott Emergency Communications Center and...
Posted: May 30, 2024
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Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program | Disaster Proclamation
Posted: May 25, 2024
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Wapsipinicon River is Projected to Reach a Major Flood Stage
Posted: May 23, 2024
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The Scott County burn ban was lifted on 03/06/2024 at 11:00 am
Posted: February 26, 2024
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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

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