Aug 23, 2014
A very moist airmass was in place with warm cloud depths near 4.5 km. Precipitable water values were in the 2.2 to 2.4 inch range over a large part of Iowa. A thunderstorm complex formed over eastern Nebraska during the evening of the 22nd. The complex grew upscale into an MCC as it moved into Iowa. Thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall over southern Iowa. A large area of two to four inch rainfall occurred over southern Iowa. There were spotty reports near 5 inches. The rain fell in
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 529372). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Cerro Gordo County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.