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Flood — Davis, IA

May 26, 1996

Another round of mesoscale convective complexes rolled through the state during the final week of the month. Some areas received several inches of rain over a 2 night period. Flooding became more widespread as monthly totals exceeded 10 inches at many locations. Rivers flooded across most locations across the south third of the state, with flooding being more scattered across the rest of the south half. Agricultural flooding became more of a problem as most of the seasons crops had been plan

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5544871). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Davis, IA

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