Aug 27, 2009
Heavy rains during the last week of August resulted in the North Skunk River at Sigourney going above the moderate flood stage level of 18 feet on August 27 around 5 pm. It crested around 20.53 feet around 1245 pm August 28. It fell below the moderate flood stage level around 230 pm on August 29.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 192659). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Keokuk County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.