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Flood — O'Brien, IA

Jun 21, 2018

Primed by 1 to 3 inches of rainfall on June 17-18, starting June 20, the area was impacted adversely by several very slow moving mid-level waves which drifted across the northern and central Plains during the following week. High precipitable water and persistent lift forcing resulted in a widespread 4 to 9 inches of rainfall, inundating crop and pasture land as well as damaging infrastructure.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 770434). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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