The Mississippi River in the Quad Cities today (Thursday)  broke the record crest set 26 years ago.  National Weather Service Meteorologist, Rich Kinney, says the river slowly rose to seven-point-six-four (7.64) feet above flood stage. That unofficially breaks the record of seven-point-six-three ( 7.63)  feet set on July 9th, 1993.

While the river is receding, Kinney is worried about the potential for repeated rounds of heavy rainfall from Sunday through Wednesday.

He says the Quad Cities N-W-S office is in 24-7 mode with the employees providing the “latest and best” information to its forecast area along the Upper Mississippi River between Dubuque County in Iowa and Hancock County, Illinois.