4,632 first-hand accounts of flood events in Iowa, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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.
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 →An explosive situation became established over Iowa and the central U.S. during the day on the 30th. A nearly stationary front extended from Wisconsin, southwest through the northwest corner of Iowa, and into northern Kansas.
Read the full account →An explosive situation became established over Iowa and the central U.S. during the day on the 30th. A nearly stationary front extended from Wisconsin, southwest through the northwest corner of Iowa, and into northern Kansas.
Read the full account →Hydrologic Outlooks (ESF) for heavy rainfall were issued late on the 9th and early on the 10th ,as forecasts indicated the possibility of 1 to 3 inches of rain over south central Iowa, in an area where substantial rains fell earlier in the week.
Read the full account →Hydrologic Outlooks (ESF) for heavy rainfall were issued late on the 9th and early on the 10th ,as forecasts indicated the possibility of 1 to 3 inches of rain over south central Iowa, in an area where substantial rains fell earlier in the week.
Read the full account →Hydrologic Outlooks (ESF) for heavy rainfall were issued late on the 9th and early on the 10th ,as forecasts indicated the possibility of 1 to 3 inches of rain over south central Iowa, in an area where substantial rains fell earlier in the week.
Read the full account →A warm, humid air mass covered most of the state during the day June 12, with a weak frontal boundary in place across south central Iowa. In the late afternoon storms erupted along this boundary, producing some severe weather and very heavy precipitation.
Read the full account →A warm, humid air mass covered most of the state during the day June 12, with a weak frontal boundary in place across south central Iowa. In the late afternoon storms erupted along this boundary, producing some severe weather and very heavy precipitation.
Read the full account →A warm, humid air mass covered most of the state during the day June 12, with a weak frontal boundary in place across south central Iowa. In the late afternoon storms erupted along this boundary, producing some severe weather and very heavy precipitation.
Read the full account →A warm, humid air mass covered most of the state during the day June 12, with a weak frontal boundary in place across south central Iowa. In the late afternoon storms erupted along this boundary, producing some severe weather and very heavy precipitation.
Read the full account →Hydrologic Outlooks (ESF) for heavy rainfall were issued late on the 9th and early on the 10th ,as forecasts indicated the possibility of 1 to 3 inches of rain over south central Iowa, in an area where substantial rains fell earlier in the week.
Read the full account →Hydrologic Outlooks (ESF) for heavy rainfall were issued late on the 9th and early on the 10th ,as forecasts indicated the possibility of 1 to 3 inches of rain over south central Iowa, in an area where substantial rains fell earlier in the week.
Read the full account →Hydrologic Outlooks (ESF) for heavy rainfall were issued late on the 9th and early on the 10th ,as forecasts indicated the possibility of 1 to 3 inches of rain over south central Iowa, in an area where substantial rains fell earlier in the week.
Read the full account →Hydrologic Outlooks (ESF) for heavy rainfall were issued late on the 9th and early on the 10th ,as forecasts indicated the possibility of 1 to 3 inches of rain over south central Iowa, in an area where substantial rains fell earlier in the week.
Read the full account →Hydrologic Outlooks (ESF) for heavy rainfall were issued late on the 9th and early on the 10th ,as forecasts indicated the possibility of 1 to 3 inches of rain over south central Iowa, in an area where substantial rains fell earlier in the week.
Read the full account →Hydrologic Outlooks (ESF) for heavy rainfall were issued late on the 9th and early on the 10th ,as forecasts indicated the possibility of 1 to 3 inches of rain over south central Iowa, in an area where substantial rains fell earlier in the week.
Read the full account →Hydrologic Outlooks (ESF) for heavy rainfall were issued late on the 9th and early on the 10th ,as forecasts indicated the possibility of 1 to 3 inches of rain over south central Iowa, in an area where substantial rains fell earlier in the week.
Read the full account →Hydrologic Outlooks (ESF) for heavy rainfall were issued late on the 9th and early on the 10th ,as forecasts indicated the possibility of 1 to 3 inches of rain over south central Iowa, in an area where substantial rains fell earlier in the week.
Read the full account →Hydrologic Outlooks (ESF) for heavy rainfall were issued late on the 9th and early on the 10th ,as forecasts indicated the possibility of 1 to 3 inches of rain over south central Iowa, in an area where substantial rains fell earlier in the week.
Read the full account →A strong mesoscale system moved across the northern one-third of the HSA during the early morning hours of the 4th producing numerous severe thunderstorms with high winds.
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