Mar 14, 2007
Very warm temperatures moved into Iowa during the previous several days. High temperatures warmed into the 50s and 60s across snow covered areas. This caused considerable snow melt, leading to flooding along area rivers. Many of the rivers remained ice covered as the water rose. Ice broke free and began flowing down the river during the night of the 13th into the day on the 14th. Flash flooding in Webster, Emmet and Dallas Counties. An ice jam on the Des Moines River in Webster County nor
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 11196). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Webster County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.