Apr 24, 2010
Rainfall was widespread and frequent from the 2nd through the 7th. Locally heavy rain fell over northeastern Iowa on the 5th-6th with 4.14 inches at Elkader. However, a statewide average of only 0.45 inches of rain fell from the 8th through the 21st, allowing a large amount of fieldwork to take place. However, a small area from near Spencer to Mason City saw heavy rain on the 12th. The greatest rains of the month came on the 23rd, 24th and 25th with south central and southeast Iowa recei
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 219723). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Mahaska County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.