Jun 17, 1996
The wet weather conditions experienced during the month of May carried into June. Preliminary information provided by the State Climatologist Harry Hillaker, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, indicated a statewide rainfall average of 5.04 inches during the month of June. This is 114% of the normal. Strong thunderstorms with locally torrential rain moved through parts of central and north central Iowa beginning on the evening of the 16th. Rainall amounts in excess of 3 inch
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5553852). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Mahaska County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.