IOWA CITY (AP) - Iowa largely escaped the severe flooding now hitting parts of Illinois, but two tributaries were over flood stage in southeast Iowa on Sunday and other rivers are expected to crest early this week.

The National Weather Service reported major flooding on the Skunk River near Augusta in Des Moines County and moderate flooding on the English River near Kalona.

Later Sunday, Sigourney on the North Skunk River and Wapello on the Iowa River were said to be near flood stage, and the Mississippi River near Keokuk was about 1.5 feet below flood stage at 1 p.m.

The English River is expected to crest on Monday at 16.9 feet, and the Skunk River crested early Sunday morning at 21.32 feet.

The Iowa River at Wapello is a foot from flood stage at 19 feet. It is expected to crest on Monday afternoon at about 19.5 feet.

The North Skunk River in Sigourney flooded during the weekend and crested late Saturday. It was just under flood stage Sunday afternoon.

In Keokuk, the Mississippi River was expected to crest at about 15 feet early Monday morning, one foot below flood stage.

The flooding in Iowa started when a tropical system from the Pacific clashed with the outer bands of the storm system that preceded Hurricane Ike.

Southeast Iowa got about 4 to 6 inches of rain, with more than 8 inches in Henry County.

A flash-flood warning is in effect until Sunday afternoon for Des Moines, Henry, southern Jefferson, Lee, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott and Van Buren counties.