May 10, 2001
A cold front frontal system located to the northwest of Iowa began to sink southeast into the state during the late afternoon of the 10th. This was in fact the same cold front that set off the thunderstorm activity the previous night. The atmosphere had become quite unstable by the late afternoon with temperatures in the 80s and dew point temperature in the low to mid 60s. CAPE values were in the 2000 to 3500 J/kg range. Thunderstorms erupted during the mid afternoon hours over the north cen
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5242292). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Grundy County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.