Thunderstorm Wind — Washington, Iowa

2025-07-11 · near Brighton, Washington, Iowa

Event narrative

A trained spotter shared a photo of a tree snapped near the base. The time of the event was estimated using radar.

Wider weather episode

On July 11th, a line of severe thunderstorms moved across eastern Iowa and produced damaging straight-line winds, tornadoes and heavy rain. Rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches fell in a few hours across the Quad Cities, on top of heavy rain from the previous night and caused major flash flooding in Davenport. A Considerable Flash Flood warning was issued at 5:26 PM followed by a Flash Flood Emergency at 6:16 PM.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1281797. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.