Oct 23, 2001
Moderate to heavy rainfall developed across the southeastern one-half of the DMX HSA late on the 22nd and early on the 23rd as a complex storm system moved across the region. Rainfall was heaviest over parts of Warren, Marion, Lucas, Monroe, and Wapello counties, with WSR-88D radar estimated rainfall of 1 to 3 inches prevailing across these counties. 24-hour rainfall totals from precipitation gages included 2.88" at the Ottumwa cooperative site (OTWI4), 1.95" at Osceola (OSEI4), 1.81" at Toledo
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5268281). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Appanoose County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.