Jun 3, 2008
A complex weather situation was in place during the overnight hours of the 2nd into the morning of the 3rd. A warm front was positioned to the south of Iowa. Meanwhile, a secondary cold front dropped into the north central U.S. and stretched from eastern Montana into southern Minnesota. The upper flow was northwest and quite conducive for MCS development as considerable moisture transport took place over Iowa. Initially, an area of thunderstorms formed over south central Iowa. The storms r
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 92161). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Appanoose County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.