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>> it was pouring rain all night, and the river spiked up. >> right now its like a foot higher than it was yesterday. >> i think its -- its too much water for -- to just navigate it safely. >> hopefully it doesnt rain again tonight. >> its raining this afternoon a bit. >> hopefully it keeps -- >> but not as much hopefully. if the waters too high, its harder to stop. we have less possibility of forging at river levels. we have no margin, and we need that margin because this river is just full on....

>> it was pouring rain all night, and the river spiked up. >> right now its like a foot higher than it was yesterday. >> i think its -- its too much water for -- to just navigate it safely. >> hopefully it doesnt rain again tonight. >> its raining this afternoon a bit. >> hopefully it keeps dropping. >> but not as much hopefully. >> yeah. >> if the waters too high, its harder to stop. we have less possibility of forging at river levels. we have no margin, and we need that margin because this riv...

Showers and thunderstorms will mostly stay over the mountains through this weekend, but a few showers are possible over the valleys, too.

Snow melt is filling the rivers. Increasing showers and thunderstorms over the mountains will add to the runoff.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue for the mountains while temperatures rise,, increasing the likelihood of higher river levels.

Clouds, scattered showers, and thunderstorms will continue for our Sunday, with most of the activity occurring in the mountains.

SPOKANE, Wash.-- The late April snowpack in the mountains of the Inland Northwest is the most in five years. A significant chunk of that snow is expected to melt over

Multiple governors issuing disaster declarations. >> understand this still can be a dangerous situation. >> reporter: a drone capturing neighborhoods already already underwater, while mcgregor, iowa, is poised to see its highest river levels since 1965. >> this water came up really fast this time >> reporter: in pleasant valley, near davenport, people forced to get around by boat the mississippi river floods largely fueled, scientists say, by 6 to 18 inches of melting snow pack in north dakota a...

Bettendorf will close portions of River Drive and have detours marked for Davenport-bound and Bettendorf-bound traffic.