Oct 5, 1998
Significant rainfall occurred across about the southeast half of Iowa early in the month as the remains of a tropical system moved across the area. The state had been quite dry, thus little flooding occurred. One of the heavier rainfall totals was 4.44 inches at Rathbun Dam. This resulted in some minor flooding in the lower Des Moines River basin. Damage was very minor from this flooding however. Most other rivers in the southeast half of the state had significant rises, but did not exceed
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5668271). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Marion County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.