Mar 13, 2010
Iowa enjoyed a welcomed period of dry weather from February 21 through March 5. Unfortunately, temperatures remained too low to allow substantial melting of the considerable Iowa snowpack during this dry spell. Rain, mostly in the light to moderate category, was frequent and widespread from the 6th through the 13th. The rain was accompanied by much warmer temperatures and resulted in rapid snowmelt. Snow cover, which ranged from 1 to 7 inches along the Missouri border to as much as 30 in
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 214745). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Bremer County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.