Mar 8, 2009
There were two wet periods during March that accounted for most of the month���s precipitation total. A pair of storm systems on the 7th-8th and 9th-10th brought a statewide average of 1.81 inches of precipitation. Most of this precipitation fell in the form of rain with greatest amounts over southeastern Iowa where two to three inch totals were common. Conditions had been relatively dry ahead of this rainfall, and most of the snow had melted. The most significant rainfall occurred over
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 153814). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Mahaska County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.