Aug 18, 2007
A nearly stationary frontal boundary extended from north central Nebraska, southeast into southern Illinois. Warm and humid air streamed north over the boundary and set off an area of elevated convection over the north half of Iowa. Thunderstorms formed over central and north central Iowa and continually trained over the same areas. The heaviest rainfall fell from the Webster City area, northwest into the Emmetsburg area. There were numerous reports of 4 inches or more of rainfall in this ar
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 41075). 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.