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Flash Flood — Webster, IA

Jun 14, 2018

After a very brief reprieve from multiple days of activity, another round of storms greeted large parts of central Iowa during the very early morning hours of the 14th, through the rest of the morning, and into the afternoon. Traditional severe weather in the form of hail and damaging winds were sporadic, while heavy rain and flash flooding was the main player. The hail and wind reports were low end severe with generally quarter to ping pong ball sized hail and winds less than 70 mph. Heavy rain

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 762465). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Webster, IA

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