Jun 22, 2013
For the second night in a row, thunderstorms with very heavy rain rolled across northeast Iowa producing widespread flash flooding during the evening of June 22nd. At least three rounds of thunderstorms moved across the area dumping another 3 to 4 inches of rain on ground that was saturated from heavy rains that fell less than 24 hours before. Numerous mudslides occurred across Allamakee County, a campground had be evacuated near Bluffton (Winneshiek County) and water along the Upper Iowa River
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 457696). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Allamakee County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.