Flash Flood — Muscatine, Iowa

2025-05-20 · near Sweetland Center, Muscatine, Iowa

Event narrative

Muscatine County 911 Dispatch Center reported standing water at the 2900 block of 155th Street.

Wider weather episode

A surface low with an attendant warm front moved across eastern Iowa into northwest Illinois. This low system brought widespread showers and thunderstorms to the area. Overall widespread rainfall of 1 to 3 inches fell. This resulted in flash flooding in parts of the cities of Muscatine and Cedar Rapids. There was also a funnel cloud reported in Cedar Rapids.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1259733. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.