Aug 2, 2001
A nearly stationary front extended west-southwest to east-northeast across Iowa. Thunderstorms fired repeatedly along this front during the night of the 1st into the morning of the 2nd. The first round of thunderstorms left around three inches of rain in the area as they passed. With conditions prior to the rain being relatively dry, flooding from this round was limited to urban and a few low lying areas. Another round of thunderstorms moved into the area during the morning on the 2nd, leavi
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5260971). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Pocahontas County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.