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Flash Flood — Louisa, IA

Jun 21, 2009

A warm front lifted northeast through Iowa during the evening hours of June 21 and the early morning hours of June 22 triggering some heavy rain-producing showers and thunderstorms across much of Iowa. Some of the storms were severe producing winds over 58 mph and large hail. Although there were several reports of funnel clouds, there were no confirmed tornadoes. Torrential rains of 1 to 3 inches fell across portions of Iowa, Benton, Keokuk, Washington, and southern Johnson counties in just a

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 184180). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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