Jul 8, 2008
A warm front lifted northeast across Iowa during the day on the 7th as a cold front approached from the northwest. The cold front reached northwest Iowa by the early morning hours of the 8th, however a shortwave lifted northeast across the state during the afternoon and evening of the 7th. The airmass became very unstable by the mid and late afternoon hours as temperatures warmed to the upper 80s to mid 90s and dewpoint temperatures warmed to the upper 60s to mid 70s. CAPE values rose to betwe
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 100749). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Monroe County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.