Aug 26, 2009
A cold frontal boundary dropped south into Iowa and stalled out just south of the state. Rounds of thunderstorms moved east-northeast across the state as a series of waves moved along the front. Heavy rainfall resulted during the early morning of the 26th, then again during the evening of the 26th into the morning of the 27th. A band of 3 to as much as 7 inches of rain fell from south central into east central Iowa. Conditions had been relatively dry prior to the rain and as a result, most o
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 184918). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wayne County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.