Jul 9, 2007
A cold front stalled across eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois during the morning hours of July 9th. The front then acted as the focal point for shower and thunderstorm development through much of the day. Torrential rains, hail up to the size of a quarter, and damaging winds were common across areas mainly over southeast and east central Iowa and northwest and west central Illinois.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 52420). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Henry County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.