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Flash Flood — Dakota, NE

Jul 28, 2024

Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

Storms developed along a weak surface boundary within a moisture-rich environment with weak mean-layer flow. Slow moving storms produced rainfall rates of 3 to 4 inches per hour, with amounts of 3.09 inches reported by a cooperative weather observer near Wakefield and personal automated gauges and radar estimates up to 4 inches over portions of the Sioux City metro area.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1205759). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Dakota, NE

This event is one of many recorded floods in Dakota County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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