Aug 4, 1996
A line of heavy thunderstorms developed over west central into northwest Iowa. Though no severe weather was reported, heavy rainfall occurred. The thunderstorms "trained" over the same areas for several hours, dropping up to 3 inches of rain per hour at times. During the period from 1700 CST to 1930 CST, four to five inches of rain fell over much of Sac and Pocahontas Counties. In spite of the heavy rainfall, flooding was limited to urban and small stream flooding. Damage was relatively min
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5557627). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Sac County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.