Sep 13, 2008
A cold front stalled out across eastern Iowa September 13 while remnants from Pacific Hurricane Lowell and moisture from the remnants of Hurricane Ike moved across the region. Copious amounts of rain was the result over much of the Midwest. Widespread rainfall totals of 1.50 to 3.00 inches fell across the area with a band of heavier rains of 4 to 8 inches stretching from northeast Missouri to Chicago. Flash flooding was observed across Missouri, southeast Iowa, and Illinois.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 130510). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Van Buren County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.