Apr 30, 2019
A large area of showers and thunderstorms moved through northern Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois from the early morning hours through afternoon hours of April 30th. In the first few hours of the event, large hail occurred with the strongest storms that moved through northeast Missouri into southeast Iowa. As the event continued, flash flooding became the main impact, with flooding reported in portions of southeast Iowa and Illinois.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 817220). 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.