Flash Flood in O'brien County, Iowa

Flash Flood July 30, 2025 · O'brien County, Iowa

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Runoff from heavy rainfall estimated from 3 to 5 inches in less than two hours resulted in flash flooding of Roetzel Creek. Sections of 390th and 400th Streets and Monroe Avenue with inundated with rapidly running water.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms erupted within a very moist and unstable environment across central South Dakota during the afternoon of July 29 in response to an approaching upper level short-wave from Colorado. These thunderstorms quickly grew upscale into a line, producing 55 to 75 mph wind gusts across southeast South Dakota and extreme northeast Nebraska, resulting in isolated tree damage. In addition, prolonged heavy rain resulted in some localized flash flooding across northwest Iowa.

Began near Philby (43.0857, -95.8572).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1288625. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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