Apr 14, 2012
The first significant severe weather outbreak of the season took place during the afternoon and evening of the 14th with all modes of severe weather taking place. An upper level low pressure lifted northeast out of the southwest U.S. The upper level center, as well as the surface low, passed northwest of Iowa, across southeast South Dakota into Minnesota. Severe weather developed north of the warm front as it lifted north into Iowa. A cluster of severe storms formed over northeast Kansas and
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 365268). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Polk County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.