May 7, 2005
A spring type weather pattern returned to Iowa during the day on the 6th. A nearly stationary front extended from South Dakota, southeast to near Fort Dodge, then east to near Waterloo. South of the front the air was warm and quite unstable with temperatures in the upper 70s during the afternoon and dew points in the upper 50s to low 60s. North of the front, temperatures were in the mid 70s however dew point temperatures were in the 30s to mid 40s. By early evening the sounding from Omaha in
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5446192). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Emmet County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.