Jun 8, 2018
A couple rounds of showers and thunderstorms moved slowly across portions of northeast Iowa during the morning hours of June 8th. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 4 inches were common across Mitchell and Floyd Counties. This heavy rain produced some flooding that closed several roads across the southern portion of Mitchell County into northern Floyd County. The State of Iowa Governor issued a disaster proclamation for Allamakee, Chickasaw, Floyd, Howard and Winneshiek Counties.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 765766). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Floyd County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.