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Flood — Dickinson, IA

May 1, 2024

A wet last week of April resulted in saturated conditions and rising stream levels across portions of northwest Iowa. This helped push the Upper Little Sioux River between Milford and Spencer into Minor flood stage at the end of April which continued into May. These high flows translated downstream toward Linn Grove and Cherokee into the first week of May.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1173360). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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