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Flash Flood — Dubuque, IA

Sep 12, 2019

Heavy rain-producing showers and storms moved across areas north of Interstate 80 on September 11 and 12. The higher 2-day rainfall totals were between 3 and 6 inches. The Dubuque Airport had a record rainfall total of 1.98 on September 11. On the 12th, the Dubuque Airport picked up another 3.70 of rain making the 2-day total 5.68. ||Flash flooding occurred in Dubuque, where fast moving water over a foot deep poured down streets. The Mississippi River in the Dubuque area rose about 3 feet wh

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 850868). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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