Morning update: Thunderstorms for Q-C

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By Rick Rector | Wednesday, May 7, 2008 6:16 AM CDT | () comments

Good Wednesday, Quad-Cities. At 6 a.m. it’s 57 degrees with light rain. Showers are in store today, mainly between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. The high will be near 71 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight will see about a 20 percent chance of showers with a low around 45 degrees.

Looks like neither Democratic candidate scored a knockout in yesterday’s primaries. Barack Obama won in North Carolina while Hillary Clinton took the Indiana primary. Up next is the West Virginia primary on May 13. Check out our Elections 2008 site for the latest primary results/delegate count.

The Mississippi River in the Quad-Cities continues to recede. It is currently at 16.78 feet this morning and steadily falling. It should fall to below flood stage by next week. River Drive in Davenport is now open to traffic. Moline’s River Drive could reopen to traffic later this week.

Driving near Sherrard, Ill., today? County highway L (63rd Street) from County highway NN (176th Avenue) south to Sherrard will be closed from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Thursday for road work.

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• American Business Women's Association in Bettendorf (6:30 p.m.)

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• Jazzercise open house in Davenport (5:30 p.m.)

• Smoking cessation workshop in Bettendorf (6 p.m.)

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Flooding rivers

The Mississippi River in the Quad-Cities sits at 16.78 feet this morning.

Here’s a look at other area river levels …

• Mississippi River at Muscatine, Iowa: 18.66 feet / flood stage is 16 feet

• Wapsipinicon River at DeWitt, Iowa: 11.86 feet / flood stage is 11 feet

• Rock River at Moline: 12.16 feet / flood stage is 12 feet

• Iowa River at Columbus Junction, Iowa: 18.55 feet / flood stage is 19 feet

• Iowa River at Wapello, Iowa: 21.02 feet / flood stage is 20 feet

• Cedar River near Conesville, Iowa: 12.95 feet / flood stage is 13 feet

Road closures

Spring weather brings with it area road closures for the Quad-Cities. Currently, there are more than two dozen projects affecting city and/or county roads in the region. Check the list before you head out this morning.

See news happening? Contact us

Stuck in traffic? See an accident or fire on your way to work? Drop us an e-mail at newsroom@qctimes.com or give us a call at (563) 383-2235 if you see breaking news such as house fires, traffic accidents and road conditions, street closures/detours and water main breaks in the Quad-City region.

Plot a pothole

Had your teeth rattled by a car-eating pothole? First, call the city where the pothole is located. Here are the phone numbers: Davenport: 326-7923; Bettendorf: 344-4088; Moline: 797-0425; Rock Island: 732-2200; East Moline: 752-1573. Second, add it to our pothole map. Find out where the worst potholes are in the Quad-Cities.