Jul 19, 1999
A Mesoscale Convective Complex developed over north central and northeast Iowa during the overnight and early morning hours of the 18th and 19th of July. The first flash flood warnings were issued during the wee hours after midnight. The most intense rainfall, estimated by WSR-88D radar at 6 to 10 inches, fell over a relatively small area of Cerro Gordo and southern Worth Counties. The hardest hit area was around Manly, where unofficial rainfall totals of at least 13 inches were received from
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5706142). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Hancock County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.