Feb 18, 1997
Iowa was under a deep snow pack with water equivalents ranging from around an inch over the south third of the state to around 5 inches across the north. A strong warming trend took place as cold air over Iowa was replaces with Chinook air from the Rockies. Rapid melting of the snow pack took place with as much as 11 inches melting in just one day on the 19th. Though the warming began on the 18th, the bulk of the melt took place the next day. Early in the flooding event, flooding was caused
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5586135). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Davis County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.