4,632 first-hand accounts of flood events in Iowa, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
April temperatures averaged 46.4�� or 2.1�� below normal while pecipitation totaled 5.93 inches or 2.60 inches above normal. This ranks as the 31st coldest and 2nd wettest April among 136 years of state records.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system lifted northeast out of the southwest U.S. The system moved very slowly and produced a large rain shield. Moderate to heavy rain fell over an extended period of time over parts of eastern Iowa.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system lifted northeast out of the southwest U.S. The system moved very slowly and produced a large rain shield. Moderate to heavy rain fell over an extended period of time over parts of eastern Iowa.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system lifted northeast out of the southwest U.S. The system moved very slowly and produced a large rain shield. Moderate to heavy rain fell over an extended period of time over parts of eastern Iowa.
Read the full account →The seasons first strong push of warm air moved into Iowa during the overnight hours of the 1st into the 2nd. Temperatures rose through the night with readings soaring into the 60s to around 70 by the afternoon of the 2nd.
Read the full account →A strong push of moist and unstable air moved into Iowa during the day on the 24th. Surface temperatures warmed into the low to mid 70s over much of western and southern Iowa with dew point temperatures in the low to mid 60s.
Read the full account →After a period of about 11 days without rainfall, a new round of thunderstorms moved across the area. Significant rainfall of 1 to 2 inches fell across southern and eastern Iowa.
Read the full account →Wet weather was the rule through most of May. However, a very welcome dry period at mid month finally allowed spring planting to progress. A statewide average of only 0.07 inches of rain fell between the afternoon of the 11th and the evening of the 22nd.
Read the full account →Wet weather was the rule through most of May. However, a very welcome dry period at mid month finally allowed spring planting to progress. A statewide average of only 0.07 inches of rain fell between the afternoon of the 11th and the evening of the 22nd.
Read the full account →Wet weather was the rule through most of May. However, a very welcome dry period at mid month finally allowed spring planting to progress. A statewide average of only 0.07 inches of rain fell between the afternoon of the 11th and the evening of the 22nd.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system lifted northeast out of the southwest U.S. The system moved very slowly and produced a large rain shield. Moderate to heavy rain fell over an extended period of time over parts of eastern Iowa.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system lifted northeast out of the southwest U.S. The system moved very slowly and produced a large rain shield. Moderate to heavy rain fell over an extended period of time over parts of eastern Iowa.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system lifted northeast out of the southwest U.S. The system moved very slowly and produced a large rain shield. Moderate to heavy rain fell over an extended period of time over parts of eastern Iowa.
Read the full account →A strong push of moist and unstable air moved into Iowa during the day on the 24th. Surface temperatures warmed into the low to mid 70s over much of western and southern Iowa with dew point temperatures in the low to mid 60s.
Read the full account →A strong push of moist and unstable air moved into Iowa during the day on the 24th. Surface temperatures warmed into the low to mid 70s over much of western and southern Iowa with dew point temperatures in the low to mid 60s.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system lifted northeast out of the southwest U.S. The system moved very slowly and produced a large rain shield. Moderate to heavy rain fell over an extended period of time over parts of eastern Iowa.
Read the full account →Heavy rain fell once again across a large part of Iowa, especially across the north and northeast. This rain fell on rivers that were already close to flood stage as they were just beginning to fall after the flooding from earlier in the month.
Read the full account →Heavy rain fell once again across a large part of Iowa, especially across the north and northeast. This rain fell on rivers that were already close to flood stage as they were just beginning to fall after the flooding from earlier in the month.
Read the full account →Heavy rainfall continued across the state into the second week of June. The rain of the first week set the stage, heavy rain going into the second week put things over the top.
Read the full account →Heavy rainfall continued across the state into the second week of June. The rain of the first week set the stage, heavy rain going into the second week put things over the top.
Read the full account →Heavy rainfall continued across the state into the second week of June. The rain of the first week set the stage, heavy rain going into the second week put things over the top.
Read the full account →Heavy rainfall continued across the state into the second week of June. The rain of the first week set the stage, heavy rain going into the second week put things over the top.
Read the full account →Heavy rainfall continued across the state into the second week of June. The rain of the first week set the stage, heavy rain going into the second week put things over the top.
Read the full account →Heavy rainfall continued across the state into the second week of June. The rain of the first week set the stage, heavy rain going into the second week put things over the top.
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