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 1173361). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Clay County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.