Oct 10, 2018
Another round of heavy rain fell across northeast Iowa on October 8th and 9th with amounts up to two inches. The ground was still saturated from earlier rainfall in late September and early October and the runoff from the rains on the 8th and 9th caused flooding along the Turkey River at Spillville (Winneshiek County), Elkader and Garber (Clayton County).
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 788687). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Winneshiek County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.