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Flood — Mahaska, IA

Mar 25, 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 153824). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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