Jun 19, 1996
Rainfall of 5 to 15 inches during a 30 hour period caused widespread lowland, crop, urban, and river flooding. Rivers and streams including the Big Sioux, Little Sioux, West Fork Little Sioux, and Floyd Rivers were over flood stage for 2 to 6 days. The flooding caused widespread destruction of crops, drowned livestock, flooded and washed out roads, and flooded homes and other buildings, damaging contents.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5561631). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Sioux County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.