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Photos and accounts from Eastern Iowa show preparation, perseverance and community support amid rising water levels.

The river is expected to crest in many areas this weekend, but several areas are already experiencing flooding.

While historical trends are tough to analyze, severe weather of the future may shift to be more variable and severe.

River communities could enter flood action stages as soon as this weekend, cresting toward the end of April and beginning of May.

Eastern Iowa saw hail and strong wind gusts, and tornadoes were reported in south-central Iowa and Illinois.

The National Weather Service Quad Cities bureau doubled down on projection of a moderate risk of severe weather Tuesday — the second-highest warning level.

Residents are still reeling from Friday’s storms, which formed at least 16 tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service’s latest update.

There is a “high” risk of severe storms over a portion of southeast Iowa, including Johnson County and a portion of Linn County Friday afternoon and evening. The first wave of severe weather will start around noon, and the second round is projected to hit Eastern Iowa starting at 3 p.m.

Extreme weather is expected to batter Eastern Iowa between 4 and 6 p.m.

Almost every location between Burlington and Dubuque along the Mississippi has a 1 in 2 chance of major flooding, according to latest NWS spring flood outlook.

But areas along the Mississippi River could see slightly above-normal risks of flooding, a report from the National Weather Service’s Quad Cities bureau stated.

Cedar Rapids and Iowa City are under a winter storm advisory until 6 p.m. Thursday,

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for portions of east central and northeast Iowa including Cedar Rapids.

Two tornadoes touched down in Iowa Monday afternoon. They were the first tornadoes Iowa has seen during January in over 50 years, according to the National Weather Service Quad Cities Office.

Parts of Eastern Iowa were under a tornado warning Monday afternoon after a tornado was confirmed to have touched down near Williamsburg.