Flash Flood in Buchanan County, Iowa
Flash Flood July 23, 2016 · Buchanan County, Iowa
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A trained spotter reported flash flooding in Independence. The gravel road at the high school complex was washed out and the parking lot was under several inches of water.
The wider storm
A disturbance interacting with a frontal system produced an area of severe thunderstorms with numerous damaging winds, some flash flooding and a few isolated, brief tornadoes.
Began near Independence (42.4782, -91.9037).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 653376. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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