May 30, 2000
An explosive situation became established over Iowa and the central U.S. during the day on the 30th. A nearly stationary front extended from Wisconsin, southwest through the northwest corner of Iowa, and into northern Kansas. A round of convection moved across the state during the morning, leaving behind several outflow boundaries. The mid levels of the atmosphere were quite warm, thus convection was capped during the afternoon hours. A strong southerly flow of moist air spread into Iowa dur
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5142895). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Black Hawk County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.