Jun 1, 2008
Iowa came off of a very wet May, only to be followed by a near record wet June. Some of the flooding along Iowa's rivers continued from May into June. Heavy rains fell on a nearly daily basis somewhere in Iowa through the first half of the month. The first series of heavy rain events caused flooding over a large part of Iowa. Some of the flooding began as flash flooding, then transitioned into general river flooding. A considerable amount of agricultural land was put under water due to the
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 104404). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Jasper County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.