Sep 1, 2018
A weak, relatively stationary, boundary found itself across portions of western and central Iowa during the evening and overnight hours of the 1st into the 2nd. While surface observations were not tremendous, especially for early September, in the upper 70s to mid 80s, SBCAPE values approached 4000+ J/kg in areas of southwest and south-central Iowa concurrent with dew points into the upper 70s. Support for organized storms was marginal to weakly supportive with bulk effective shear generally le
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 779556). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Dallas County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.