Already at high levels, the Mississippi River will go even higher by this weekend from Dubuque to the Quad Cities.
The National Weather Service says the river Wednesday has risen 2 feet since Sunday at Dubuque and is now 4 1/2 feet over flood stage. It's forecast to rise another foot and-a-half by Sunday and then crest near 6 feet over flood stage.
It's started to go up in Fulton - up just a half-foot so far this week, and expected to crest on Monday and Tuesday 5 feet over flood stage.
And in the Quad Cities Wednesday, the Mississippi River is holding near 3 feet over flood stage. It should start rising Wednesday night and crest at 5.4 feet over flood stage on Monday and Tuesday.
