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Flash Flood — Clinton, IA

Jul 4, 2007

A line of thunderstorms dropped southward into east central Iowa and northwest Illinois during the late evening of July 3rd and early morning hours of July 4th. The storms produced torrential rains with rainfall rates over 1 inch per hour. The heaviest rains of 2 to 6 inches fell along the highway 61 corridor from the Quad Cities to Dubuque. Many locations experienced flash flooding, with roads flooded with water several feet deep. The flooding also prompted the closure of some roads. Sever

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 52387). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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