The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System provides near real-time alerts about natural disasters around the world and tools to facilitate response coordination, including media monitoring, map catalogues and Virtual On-Site Operations Coordination Centre.

Overview

Green flood alert in USA Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:00 +0000
Source: Dartmouth Flood Observatory based on media analysis

See also experimental flood monitoring system for USA

Analysis: July 25, 2010: "Warning sirens are blowing in the small eastern Iowa town of Hopkinton as water continues to flow through a dam on Lake Delhi.Torrential rains have been causing the lake to rise in recent days. Floodwaters from the Maquoketa River have eat...

The flood started on 7/25/2010 and ended on 7/25/2010, with a duration of 1 days. This flood has severity class 1 (i.e. large flood event with significant damage to structures or agriculture; fatalities; and/or 1-2 decades-long reported interval since the last similar event).

The main cause is Dam Failure, Heavy Rain.

The alert score is based on the reported death and displaced. Red = 1000 or more people killed or 800000 or more people displaced. Orange = 100 or more people killed or 80000 or more displaced.

• alert score: 1
• magnitude: 5.3
• duration: 1
• severity: 1
• affected region: 214900 km²

Impact

Reports indicate that 1 person(s) have been killed and 500 have been displaced. No reports on damage have been found. The flood affected a region of approximately 214900 km².

Location

For the following locations damage has been reported: Eastern Iowa, northern Illinois

The approximate geographic location of this flood is 41.06 latitude and -91 longitude. This is the centroid of the affected area, as determined by the place names mentioned in the media.

Rivers in flood:

Maps (around approximate geographic location)

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