 USDA approved those benefits for victims of severe weather that hit Iowa in April and May, including the tornadoes in Greenfield and Minden, but Drennan says very few people applied. Storms rolled through last night that dropped large amounts of rain that caused flash flooding in some areas. Wright County Emergency Management Coordinator Jerika Beecher says many basements were flooded and many roads were impassable. I have a house in Eagle and I had water in my basement as well. I think the drains were just overwhelmed. There was a lot of water going in, so the drains weren't taking it.