Dec 29, 2015
Heavy rain developed during the late evening and early morning hours across the mountains and foothills along and ahead of a cold front. Two to four inch rainfall amounts occurred in just a few hours across portions of the southern mountains and foothills. This amount of rainfall combined with wet soils and elevated stream levels caused by multiple recent rain events to produce localized flash flooding and flooding across the area.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 613235). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Polk County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.