Jul 10, 2000
After 3 to 4 inches of rain hit the area during the early morning of July 9, similar amounts in the early morning hours of July 10 caused extensive flash flooding, especially in Spring Valley. 50 residents of a nursing home had to be evacuated due to rapidly rising flood waters. In a separate incident, two individuals had to be rescued when they tried to cross a flooded area on foot. Low spots in fields became swollen rivers, flattening acres and acres of corn.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5176066). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Fillmore County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.