Flash Flood — Dubuque, Iowa

2025-07-10 · near Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa

Event narrative

The Emergency Manager reports street flooding through parts of the downtown area, with a car stranded in water near the 17th and Locust Street interchange. Creeks in the area are also near bankful. Waters are slowly starting to recede as the rain ended.

Wider weather episode

During the evening of July 10th, a line of thunderstorms developed and moved across eastern Iowa. These storms produced isolated large hail and damaging wind gusts in Johnson and Clinton Counties. Based on a video, an EF-U tornado occurred in Jackson county. These storms also produced heavy rain, mainly along and north of interstate 80. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4.50 inches were reported across the area. This rain led to flash flooding in Clinton, Dubuque, Davenport near the Mississippi River and Sabula.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1281714. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.