Jun 8, 2008
Heavy rain fell once again across a large part of Iowa, especially across the north and northeast. This rain fell on rivers that were already close to flood stage as they were just beginning to fall after the flooding from earlier in the month. The rainfall of the first week of June set the state for what would become record flooding over a large part of the northeast half of Iowa, even eclipsing the records set just 15 years previous in 1993. Damage became widespread, both to property and i
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 105408). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Bremer County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.