Morning update: Skatepark remains closed

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By Rick Rector | Friday, May 9, 2008 6:06 AM CDT | () comments

Good Friday, Quad-Cities. At 6 a.m. it’s 43 degrees under fair skies. Today’s high will be 63 degrees with a slight chance of showers between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. Tonight’s low will be around 42 degrees.

You might want to rethink your plans for a Mother’s Day cookout. After a decent Saturday afternoon, the weather turns wet. There’s an 80 percent chance of rain on Sunday with a high near 55 degrees. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half an inch are possible.

Several area rivers have dipped below flood stage including the Wapsipinicon, Cedar and Iowa rivers as things slowly begin to get back to normal along the river. The Mississippi River in the Quad-Cities is still above flood stage at 15.7 feet, but steadily falling. It should fall to below flood stage next week.

Davenport reports that its riverfront skatepark will remain closed through the weekend as crews continue cleaning up and disinfecting the area.

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Today’s events

• Car Cruise In in Rock Island (6 p.m.)

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• Holocaust play performance in Rock Island (7 p.m.)

This weekend

• Community Garage Sale in Long Grove (8 a.m., Saturday)

• River City Riders motorcycle show in Moline (noon, Saturday)

• Mother's Day Brunch, Tour in Davenport (11 a.m., Sunday)

• Beaux Arts Fair in Davenport (10 a.m., Sunday)

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Flooding rivers

The Mississippi River in the Quad-Cities sits at 15.7 feet.

Here’s a look at other area river levels …

• Mississippi River at Muscatine, Iowa: 17.59 feet / flood stage is 16 feet

• Wapsipinicon River at DeWitt, Iowa: 10.86 feet / flood stage is 11 feet

• Rock River at Moline: 12.2 feet / flood stage is 12 feet

• Iowa River at Columbus Junction, Iowa: 18.13 feet / flood stage is 19 feet

• Iowa River at Wapello, Iowa: 20.29 feet / flood stage is 20 feet

• Cedar River near Conesville, Iowa: 12.97 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.

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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. Then find out where the worst potholes are in the Quad-Cities on our pothole map.