Jul 11, 2025
On July 11th, a line of severe thunderstorms moved across eastern Iowa and into northwest Illinois. These storms produced damaging straight-line winds and very 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 flash flooding in Moline and Bureau County. 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 1282137). 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.