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Flood — Bremer, IA

Sep 22, 2016

An ideal setup was seen across northern and central Iowa for repeated rounds of heavy rainfall and severe weather. A weak warm frontal boundary stalled out across the area as it transitioned to a stationary boundary and allowed multiple rounds of storms to initiate on the 21st and well into the 22nd. Primarily heavy rainfall and flooding was seen, however a couple of hail and a handful of damaging wind reports were received as well. The hardest hit areas were from roughly Forest City on south

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 659363). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Bremer, IA

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

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