Dec 27, 2008
Precipitation was frequent through the month. Storm systems bringing rain, freezing rain, sleet and/or snow came through the state nearly every other day through the 27th. The largest event of the month came on the 18th-19th with a statewide average of 4.7 inches of snow and 0.69 inches of precipitation. This mid-month storm brought heavy snow to northern Iowa with a band of 6 to 12 inches of snow stretching from near Sioux City east-northeastward into Wisconsin. The storm brought from o
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 140011). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Polk County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.