Mar 3, 2008
March began with very welcome mild weather as temperatures reached 74�� at Keosauqua on the 2nd. Iowa entered the month with an extensive and very moisture-rich snowpack over northern areas of the state. Snowmelt, fortunately, was gradual, without any prolonged warm-ups. Additionally, precipitation was well below normal over most of Iowa in March. The result was that snowmelt flooding, although widespread, did not reach severe proportions in most areas. Preliminary precipitation totals
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 86479). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lucas County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.