Flash Flood — Benton, Iowa

2025-07-11 · near Vinton, Benton, Iowa

Event narrative

A trained spotter reported street flooding in Vinton.

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 1282017. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.