Aug 20, 2019
A line of strong to severe thunderstorms impacted much of eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois, and northeast Missouri early Tuesday morning. This line of storms produced wind gusts to 70 MPH and several reports of wind damage. Several trees and power lines were taken down in Mediapolis, Monmouth and Roseville.||In addition, torrential rain fell with storms as they formed along and north of the I-80 and I-380 corridors. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 4 inches were reported, which led to flash flooding in
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 849428). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Linn County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.