Aug 19, 2016
A boundary oriented southwest to northeast slowly made its way into and across Iowa from the northwest through the 19th and early into the 20th. The boundary generally stalled over central Iowa mid morning and into the evening, allowing storms to initiate and train over the same areas much of the day before becoming more progressive later. Resulting issues were primarily heavy rainfall in excess of 2 inches, along with a couple of severe wind reports and a flash flood report.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 655419). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Webster County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.