May 28, 2013
May 2013 was a wet month across the state. The heavy rainfall brought relief across the state from the drought of the preceding year. The month began with a May record snow event. Snow began in northwest Iowa early on the morning of the 1st with six inches reported at Sibley. Heavy snow shifted to north central Iowa on the night of the 1st into the morning of the 2nd with Forest City and Britt setting state records for one day May snowfall of 11.0 inches (old record 10.0 inches at Le Mars on M
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 454385). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wapello County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.