Dec 14, 2015
A storm system brought heavy rains to northeast Iowa in the middle of December. Temperatures with this system remained above freezing allowing all the precipitation to fall as rain. Amounts ranged from a little over an inch to almost 5 inches from Winneshiek and Fayette Counties east to the Mississippi River. The highest reported rainfall total in this portion of northeast Iowa was 4.84 inches in Eldorado (Fayette County). This rain caused in bank rises to occur on most rivers and streams along
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 608146). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Clayton County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.