May 9, 2003
The active weather continued as convective storms produced a swath of moderate rainfall from central Iowa into northeast Iowa on the late on May 6. 24-hour totals ending 12Z on the 7th included Shell Rock (SHRI4), 1.40"; Newton, (NWTI4), 1.09"; Grundy Center (GNDI4), 1.00"; New Providence (NPVI4), 0.90" and Cedar Falls (CEDI4), 0.89". This system was followed by a one day break, with renewed activity developing on the afternoon of May 8. With southwest Iowa in a Moderate SPC Risk for severe stor
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5352441). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Palo Alto County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.