Jun 25, 2025
Much of Iowa was within the warm, moist sector with a boundary across far southern Iowa. With afternoon clearing, temperatures warmed into the 90s with dewpoints in the 70s. This resulted in increasingly unstable conditions with MLCAPE of 2000-3000+ J/kg. Despite the instability, weak shear prevented more organized thunderstorm development, reducing the severe threat. Even so, a storm near Clarion gusted to 50 kts. Warm cloud depths and high PWATS exceeding two inches resulted in another day wit
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1273331). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wright County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.