Morning update: Brief rain break

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By Rick Rector | Wednesday, June 11, 2008 7:14 AM CDT | () comments

Good morning, Quad-Cities. At 5:30 a.m. it’s 72 degrees under cloudy skies in the Quad-Cities. Today should bring a brief respite from the rains as mostly cloudy skies will prevail. It will be breezy with a high near 86 degrees. Tonight there’s a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m. Otherwise it will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 69 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.

Remember, parts of River Drive in downtown Davenport are closed because of flood preparations. Watch for detours. Also flooding on the Wapsipinicon River has closed Scott Park Road.

The Mississippi River at Rock Island — (15 feet flood stage) is currently at 15.94 feet and is forecast to crest at 18.2 feet sometime overnight Friday, according to the National Weather Service’s Web site. Flood warnings are out for all of our area rivers. Find all the area river levels on our live river-levels page.

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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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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.