May 24, 2019
A warm front lifted northward into the area Friday, May 24, sparking widespread thunderstorms in the morning/early afternoon time frame and again in the early evening. Two tornadoes were occurred in McDonough County during the early afternoon. Towards evening, another tornadic storm developed, producing two tornadoes. The first occurred in Johnson County just southwest of Iowa City, and the second in Cedar County just north of West Branch.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 825653). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Delaware County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.