4,632 first-hand accounts of flood events in Iowa, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Moisture was drawn north into Iowa during the overnight hours of the 6th into the 7th. The freezing level rose to around 14,500 feet as precipitable water rose to 1.5 to 2 inches.
Read the full account →Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms developed across all of eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois and far northeast Missouri on the afternoon of Thursday May 26, 2022.
Read the full account →Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms developed across all of eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois and far northeast Missouri on the afternoon of Thursday May 26, 2022.
Read the full account →Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms developed across all of eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois and far northeast Missouri on the afternoon of Thursday May 26, 2022.
Read the full account →A cold core low moved over the area, dragging along a weak and slow moving surface low. Although weak, sufficient low level and upper forcing aided in developing strong to severe storms.
Read the full account →A narrow and nearly stationary band of thunderstorms developed across Dixon and northern Dakota Counties during the late afternoon hours. Rainfall estimates of 3 to 5 inches occurred in a very small area from central Dixon to far northwestern Woodbury Counties, with the largest…
Read the full account →The same upper level warm core low mentioned a couple days prior continued to spin over Iowa. During the night heavy rainfall developed much like occurs in the central dense overcast of a tropical system.
Read the full account →A rather complex weather situation was in place over Iowa. An outflow boundary drifted south across the state during the day from convection that had taken place earlier in the day. The boundary became stationary over the southern sections of the state.
Read the full account →A rather complex weather situation was in place over Iowa. An outflow boundary drifted south across the state during the day from convection that had taken place earlier in the day. The boundary became stationary over the southern sections of the state.
Read the full account →A rather complex weather situation was in place over Iowa. An outflow boundary drifted south across the state during the day from convection that had taken place earlier in the day. The boundary became stationary over the southern sections of the state.
Read the full account →A rather complex weather situation was in place over Iowa. An outflow boundary drifted south across the state during the day from convection that had taken place earlier in the day. The boundary became stationary over the southern sections of the state.
Read the full account →Most of the precipitation in Iowa for the month fell in two storms. The first was mentioned above with the heavy snow event on the 8th. As the snow melted, snow melt and rainfall brought rivers to near or just slightly above flood stage.
Read the full account →A rather complex weather situation was in place over Iowa. An outflow boundary drifted south across the state during the day from convection that had taken place earlier in the day. The boundary became stationary over the southern sections of the state.
Read the full account →Most of the precipitation in Iowa for the month fell in two storms. The first was mentioned above with the heavy snow event on the 8th. As the snow melted, snow melt and rainfall brought rivers to near or just slightly above flood stage.
Read the full account →Most of the precipitation in Iowa for the month fell in two storms. The first was mentioned above with the heavy snow event on the 8th. As the snow melted, snow melt and rainfall brought rivers to near or just slightly above flood stage.
Read the full account →Most of the precipitation in Iowa for the month fell in two storms. The first was mentioned above with the heavy snow event on the 8th. As the snow melted, snow melt and rainfall brought rivers to near or just slightly above flood stage.
Read the full account →Most of the precipitation in Iowa for the month fell in two storms. The first was mentioned above with the heavy snow event on the 8th. As the snow melted, snow melt and rainfall brought rivers to near or just slightly above flood stage.
Read the full account →Most of the precipitation in Iowa for the month fell in two storms. The first was mentioned above with the heavy snow event on the 8th. As the snow melted, snow melt and rainfall brought rivers to near or just slightly above flood stage.
Read the full account →Most of the precipitation in Iowa for the month fell in two storms. The first was mentioned above with the heavy snow event on the 8th. As the snow melted, snow melt and rainfall brought rivers to near or just slightly above flood stage.
Read the full account →Most of the precipitation in Iowa for the month fell in two storms. The first was mentioned above with the heavy snow event on the 8th. As the snow melted, snow melt and rainfall brought rivers to near or just slightly above flood stage.
Read the full account →Most of the precipitation in Iowa for the month fell in two storms. The first was mentioned above with the heavy snow event on the 8th. As the snow melted, snow melt and rainfall brought rivers to near or just slightly above flood stage.
Read the full account →Another strong low pressure system moved across Kansas and Missouri on the 21st and 22nd. This system brought moderate to heavy rainfall to the Des Moines HSA. In the overnight hours of 21 April, heavy rains fell in the extreme upper end of the North Raccoon River basin.
Read the full account →Another strong low pressure system moved across Kansas and Missouri on the 21st and 22nd. This system brought moderate to heavy rainfall to the Des Moines HSA. In the overnight hours of 21 April, heavy rains fell in the extreme upper end of the North Raccoon River basin.
Read the full account →Another strong low pressure system moved across Kansas and Missouri on the 21st and 22nd. This system brought moderate to heavy rainfall to the Des Moines HSA. In the overnight hours of 21 April, heavy rains fell in the extreme upper end of the North Raccoon River basin.
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