Jul 26, 2000
After a brief break of about five hours, thunderstorms began to erupt in Iowa once again. As had been the case over the course of the previous several days to the north and west of Iowa, thunderstorms developed during the mid afternoon and became supercells within a short period of time. Wind profiles were favorable with a south to southeast flow in the low levels and a north to northwest flow in the mid and high levels. A cluster of thunderstorms developed over central and west central Iowa.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5153119). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Tama County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.