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Flash Flood — Marshall, IA

May 22, 2004

The synoptic situation was very similar to what it was the previous day. A complex weather situation was in place due to the convection from the previous night. An outflow boundary extended east to west across northern Missouri. The synoptic frontal boundary extended from central Nebraska across northern Iowa. The air was clear over Iowa during the day, allowing for temperatures to recover. Dew point values also recovered quite rapidly with readings in the upper 60s to low 70s by the late a

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5394606). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Marshall, IA

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