Sep 12, 2019
A line of thunderstorms moved across northeast Iowa during the afternoon of September 12th. These storms produced a weak tornado in the vicinity of Ossian (Winneshiek County) that damaged some farm buildings and numerous trees. A second tornado occurred northwest of Farmersburg (Clayton County). The damage from this tornado was limited to a few trees, some outbuildings and one home had branches impaled through a wall. In Marquette and McGregor (Clayton County) runoff from the heavy rains turned
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 856797). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Allamakee County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.