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Flood — Bremer, IA

Jun 27, 1998

Property Damage
$50K

Iowa was located in the warm sector of a developing storm system to the west. The warm front had moved to the northern Iowa border during the afternoon of the 27th with dew point temperatures in the mid 70s to around 80 blanketing the state in the warm sector. Initially, the airmass was capped, preventing thunderstorms from forming during the afternoon. Slightly cooler air moved in during the evening hours. In addition to the slightly cooler air moving in aloft, a cold front was poised over

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5652749). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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