Tropical Depression in the Gulf; Severe Thunderstorms Monday

Tropical Depression Two is expected to gradually strengthen and could bring tropical storm conditions to the Florida Panhandle beginning late Monday. Areas of flash flooding will be possible through Thursday along the eastern and central Gulf Coast. Severe thunderstorms will develop and move along a cold front crossing the Upper Midwest Monday, and through the Ohio Valley/Mid-Atlantic on Tuesday. Read More >

Rain Returns this Evening into Friday Morning

July 20, 2026 Severe Storms & Flooding

Showers with a few thunderstorms will spread across southern and central Iowa this evening and overnight into Friday morning. Pockets of heavy rain are possible, mainly in southwest Iowa. Then conditions turn warm into the weekend.

Severe supercell-like thunderstorms formed across northern Iowa on July 20th and moved south across the state. These storms moved south and produced straight-line wind damage across portions of central Iowa. Large hail also fell in a swath from Hamilton County to northern Story County. When storms arrived to Des Moines, heavy rainfall led to flash flooding across the metro.

Tropical Depression in the Gulf; Severe Thunderstorms Monday

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