Jun 5, 2008
A very dynamic weather situation unfolded during the 5th into the 6th. Although the atmosphere was summer like in the lower elevations, the upper levels were more typical of April. A strong upper level low pressure area lifted northeast out of the southern Rockies with a negatively tilted trough of low pressure lifting northeast across the central U.S. An intense low pressure area developed over northern Kansas and lifted north into southeast North Dakota by the morning of the 6th, with a cen
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 92664). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Polk County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.