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Flash Flood — Allamakee, IA

Jun 29, 2021

Property Damage
$30K
Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

Storms with locally heavy rains moved across portions of northeast Iowa on June 29th. These storms dumped around 3 inches of rain over eastern Allamakee County that resulted in some flash flooding. Mud slides and flooded roads were reported in the vicinity of Waukon Junction and water went over several roads in the Yellow River State Forest.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 965919). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Allamakee, IA

This event is one of many recorded floods in Allamakee County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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