Mar 24, 2011
A considerable amount of snow had accumulated during the previous winter across northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. As the snow melted, river levels rose across northern Iowa with numerous sites reaching minor to moderate flood levels. A couple of the sites, most notably Estherville and Cedar Falls, briefly reached low end major levels. It was fortunate that the snow melted relatively slowly and also the fact that no significant rainfall occurred during the melt. Rainfall that occurred lat
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 283415). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Palo Alto County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.