4,632 first-hand accounts of flood events in Iowa, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Relatively dry weather prevailed for the first week of June allowing the completion of nearly of all of the corn and soybean planting. However, rainfall was frequent and sometimes excessive from the 8th through the 22nd.
Read the full account →Relatively dry weather prevailed for the first week of June allowing the completion of nearly of all of the corn and soybean planting. However, rainfall was frequent and sometimes excessive from the 8th through the 22nd.
Read the full account →Relatively dry weather prevailed for the first week of June allowing the completion of nearly of all of the corn and soybean planting. However, rainfall was frequent and sometimes excessive from the 8th through the 22nd.
Read the full account →Unseasonably cold weather prevailed for the first ten days of the month with temperatures averaging 11.4�� below normal. However the second ten days of the month averaged 11.6�� above normal with daily maximum temperatures reaching into the mid 50���s or higher…
Read the full account →Unseasonably cold weather prevailed for the first ten days of the month with temperatures averaging 11.4�� below normal. However the second ten days of the month averaged 11.6�� above normal with daily maximum temperatures reaching into the mid 50���s or higher…
Read the full account →A record rain event in May in eastern Montana combined with other storms in April and May plus early spring snow melt and brought record high water to the Missouri River chain of reservoirs.
Read the full account →A record rain event in May in eastern Montana combined with high water from other storms in April and May and brought high water to the Missouri River chain of reservoirs. Water levels were further increased by the melting of a above normal snow pack in the northern Rockies.
Read the full account →A deeper than average snow pack from northern Minnesota and northern Wisconsin underwent a rapid melt through much of April from unseasonably warm temperatures and multiple rain events.
Read the full account →A deeper than average snow pack from northern Minnesota and northern Wisconsin underwent a rapid melt through much of April from unseasonably warm temperatures and multiple rain events.
Read the full account →A deeper than average snow pack from northern Minnesota and northern Wisconsin underwent a rapid melt through much of April from unseasonably warm temperatures and multiple rain events.
Read the full account →The combination of heavy rain and anomalously warm temperatures melting a deeper than average snowpack during April resulted in third to fifth highest crests on record and moderate to major flooding at sites along the Upper Mississippi River in Iowa.
Read the full account →The combination of heavy rain and anomalously warm temperatures melting a deeper than average snowpack during April resulted in third to fifth highest crests on record and moderate to major flooding at sites along the Upper Mississippi River in Iowa.
Read the full account →The combination of heavy rain and anomalously warm temperatures melting a deeper than average snowpack during April resulted in third to fifth highest crests on record and moderate to major flooding at sites along the Upper Mississippi River in Iowa.
Read the full account →Four consecutive days of light to heavy rainfall events during the middle of May resulted in near 1.5 inches and some minor flooding along the more narrow, shallow rivers in northeast Iowa.
Read the full account →Four consecutive days of light to heavy rainfall events during the middle of May resulted in near 1.5 inches and some minor flooding along the more narrow, shallow rivers in northeast Iowa.
Read the full account →Four consecutive days of light to heavy rainfall events during the middle of May resulted in near 1.5 inches and some minor flooding along the more narrow, shallow rivers in northeast Iowa.
Read the full account →Four consecutive days of light to heavy rainfall events during the middle of May resulted in near 1.5 inches and some minor flooding along the more narrow, shallow rivers in northeast Iowa.
Read the full account →Four consecutive days of light to heavy rainfall events during the middle of May resulted in near 1.5 inches and some minor flooding along the more narrow, shallow rivers in northeast Iowa.
Read the full account →Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches were common across northeast Iowa during the afternoon of September 9th. This rain fell fast enough and on soils that were already saturated leading to more flash flooding.
Read the full account →Heavy rains during the middle of the month resulted in the Skunk River at Sigourney going above the moderate flood stage level of 18 feet on June 22nd around 5 am. It crested around 19.13 feet around 1115 pm on June 22 and again around 18.56 feet around 1145 pm on June 23.
Read the full account →Flooding rains that fell near the Minnesota-Iowa border during the early morning of July 9 and 10 caused the Cedar River to rise quickly. Due to high water, several roads had to be closed and some residents were forced to sandbag to protect homes and businesses.
Read the full account →Heavy rains during the last week of April resulted in the North Skunk River at Sigourney going above the moderate flood stage level of 18 feet on April 30th around 11 am. It crested around 19.17 feet around 8:45 pm April 30.
Read the full account →Heavy rains during the last week of August resulted in the Cedar River near Conesville, IA going above the moderate flood stage level of 15 feet on August 29 around 5 pm. It crested around 15.4 feet around 415 am August 30.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front moving east through Iowa. By the evening, a surface low had developed along the cold front as it moved into Eastern Iowa.
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