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Flash Flood — Carroll, IA

May 9, 2016

Through the day, a previously stalled warm front slowly made its way northward into portions of west central and southern Iowa. By the afternoon, with modest temperatures in the low to mid 60s and dewpoints around 60, storms developed in the vicinity of the warm front and produced 2 tornadoes west of Guthrie Center in Guthrie County. Another tornado was reported earlier in the day in Davis county.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 627506). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Carroll, IA

This event is one of many recorded floods in Carroll County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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