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The director of the Flood Research Center shares how the center tracks flooding and helps with risk management as Northwest Iowa experiences historic flooding.

Flooding in northwest Iowa broke records over the weekend after up to 15 inches of rain fell over an area reaching into four states.

Take a couple of feet of snow followed by frigid cold, add in a sudden warm up and some rain and what do you get? A lot of wet basements.

Governors from Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri met with the Army Corps of Engineers. Representatives from Kansas also attended the meeting to discuss issues on the Missouri River.

Iowa lawmakers have gaveled out for the last time this year.

After rising for weeks, the Mississippi River reached its peak over the weekend in parts of southwest Wisconsin and northeast Iowa. It crested at midday Monday in Davenport and Bettendorf and across the river in Illinois at Rock Island and Moline.

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Towns along the Mississippi River are no strangers to severe storms and flooding. But 2019 flooding took Davenport by surprise. Cars floated. People were evacuated. Is it ready for the next flood?

Davenport is preparing for high water on the Mississippi River. In its second Spring Flood Outlook, the Quad Cities National Weather Service says the risk is "well above normal."