Jul 15, 2024
Thunderstorms rapidly developed over northern Iowa during the afternoon and organized into a powerful line of wind producing storms that surged through the Quad Cities and into northern and central Illinois through the evening hours. These storms brought widespread damaging winds up to 100 mph for many locations, extending across eastern Iowa, much of Illinois, and into Indiana. The Storm Prediction Center has classified this event as a Derecho which by definition is a swath of wind damage at
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1204610). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in McDonough County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.