Jul 23, 2010
Heavy rains during the fourth week of July resulted in the Wapsipinicon River at Independence going above the moderate flood stage level of 13 feet on July 23 around 9 pm CDT. It crested around 18.7 feet around 7 pm CDT July 24. It fell below the moderate flood stage level around 930 am CDT July 26.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 251690). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Buchanan County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.