Apr 1, 2009
March flooding of the James River continued from Columbia to Ashton throughout April. The James River went above flood stage at Redfield on April 18th and continued through the end of the month. The James River at Redfield rose to 25.7 feet on April 30th, almost 6 feet above the flood stage of 20 feet. The James River from Columbia to Ashton was from 6 to as much as 10 feet above flood stage throughout the month. ||The James River continued to cause major issues throughout Brown and Spink counti
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 166876). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Brown County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.