Mar 24, 2009
The second wet period of the month occurred during the third week. The second major storm system dropped an average of 1.04 inches of rain over Iowa from the 22nd to the 24th. Heaviest rains fell over a wide band roughly along Interstate 35 through central sections of the state where one to two inch totals were common. Fortunately the rain was again preceded by an extended period of mostly dry weather. Thus, while flooding was somewhat widespread, impacts were mostly minor. March precipi
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 153823). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Decatur County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.