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Flash Flood — Winneshiek, IA

Jun 19, 2014

For the second day in a row, thunderstorms with heavy rain moved across northeast Iowa. A round of storms developed during the early morning hours of June 19th along a warm front and then a second round developed during the afternoon ahead of an approaching cold front. Radar estimates of 3 to 6 inches were common across southern Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties into the northern portions of Fayette and Clayton Counties. A presidential disaster declaration was signed for the repeated rounds of s

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 521511). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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