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Flash Flood — Benton, IA

Jul 11, 2025

On July 11th, a line of severe thunderstorms moved across eastern Iowa and produced damaging straight-line winds, tornadoes and heavy rain. Rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches fell in a few hours across the Quad Cities, on top of heavy rain from the previous night and caused major flash flooding in Davenport. A Considerable Flash Flood warning was issued at 5:26 PM followed by a Flash Flood Emergency at 6:16 PM.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1282017). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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