4,632 first-hand accounts of flood events in Iowa, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Yet another heavy rain event affected much of central and south central Iowa on the night of the 27th with Guthrie Center reporting 6.73 inches of rain. A few unofficial reports were as high as 7 inches that fell in the Stuart area of southeast Guthrie County.
Read the full account →Yet another heavy rain event affected much of central and south central Iowa on the night of the 27th with Guthrie Center reporting 6.73 inches of rain. A few unofficial reports were as high as 7 inches that fell in the Stuart area of southeast Guthrie County.
Read the full account →The wet weather pattern continued as heavy thunderstorm activity once again moved across south central Iowa. Widespread rainfall occurred over already wet soils. The heaviest totals on the morning of the 24th was a rainfall of 8.18 inches reported at the Creston Airport.
Read the full account →The wet weather pattern continued as heavy thunderstorm activity once again moved across south central Iowa. Widespread rainfall occurred over already wet soils. The heaviest totals on the morning of the 24th was a rainfall of 8.18 inches reported at the Creston Airport.
Read the full account →Yet another heavy rain event affected much of central and south central Iowa on the night of the 27th with Guthrie Center reporting 6.73 inches of rain. A few unofficial reports were as high as 7 inches that fell in the Stuart area of southeast Guthrie County.
Read the full account →Yet another heavy rain event affected much of central and south central Iowa on the night of the 27th with Guthrie Center reporting 6.73 inches of rain. A few unofficial reports were as high as 7 inches that fell in the Stuart area of southeast Guthrie County.
Read the full account →Yet another heavy rain event affected much of central and south central Iowa on the night of the 27th with Guthrie Center reporting 6.73 inches of rain. A few unofficial reports were as high as 7 inches that fell in the Stuart area of southeast Guthrie County.
Read the full account →The wet weather pattern continued as heavy thunderstorm activity once again moved across south central Iowa. Widespread rainfall occurred over already wet soils. The heaviest totals on the morning of the 24th was a rainfall of 8.18 inches reported at the Creston Airport.
Read the full account →A very unstable airmass was in place over Iowa as a warm front lifted north slowly into the state. The warm air had moved in aloft as freezing levels increased from 14,600 feet in the morning, to 16,200 by the evening hours.
Read the full account →A very unstable airmass was in place over Iowa as a warm front lifted north slowly into the state. The warm air had moved in aloft as freezing levels increased from 14,600 feet in the morning, to 16,200 by the evening hours.
Read the full account →A very unstable airmass was in place over Iowa as a warm front lifted north slowly into the state. The warm air had moved in aloft as freezing levels increased from 14,600 feet in the morning, to 16,200 by the evening hours.
Read the full account →Iowa came off of a very wet May, only to be followed by a near record wet June. Some of the flooding along Iowa's rivers continued from May into June. Heavy rains fell on a nearly daily basis somewhere in Iowa through the first half of the month.
Read the full account →Iowa received a welcome break from heavy winter precipitation. The month was practically snow-free until the 13th when snow fell over the southeast one-half of the state with greatest amounts in central (7.6 inches at Des Moines) and southwest (6.8 inches at Oakland) Iowa.
Read the full account →Iowa received a welcome break from heavy winter precipitation. The month was practically snow-free until the 13th when snow fell over the southeast one-half of the state with greatest amounts in central (7.6 inches at Des Moines) and southwest (6.8 inches at Oakland) Iowa.
Read the full account →Iowa received a welcome break from heavy winter precipitation. The month was practically snow-free until the 13th when snow fell over the southeast one-half of the state with greatest amounts in central (7.6 inches at Des Moines) and southwest (6.8 inches at Oakland) Iowa.
Read the full account →A strong push of moisture streamed into the state during the day on the 7th into the morning of the 8th. A large area of rain swept across the area on the 7th, setting the stage for flooding on the 8th.
Read the full account →A strong push of moisture streamed into the state during the day on the 7th into the morning of the 8th. A large area of rain swept across the area on the 7th, setting the stage for flooding on the 8th.
Read the full account →A strong push of moisture streamed into the state during the day on the 7th into the morning of the 8th. A large area of rain swept across the area on the 7th, setting the stage for flooding on the 8th.
Read the full account →Rain fell statewide on the 25th and 26th with very heavy rainfall across southwest, central and northeast Iowa. A statewide average of 2.45 inches fell during this 48 hour period and brought fieldwork to a halt.
Read the full account →Rain fell statewide on the 25th and 26th with very heavy rainfall across southwest, central and northeast Iowa. A statewide average of 2.45 inches fell during this 48 hour period and brought fieldwork to a halt.
Read the full account →Rain fell statewide on the 25th and 26th with very heavy rainfall across southwest, central and northeast Iowa. A statewide average of 2.45 inches fell during this 48 hour period and brought fieldwork to a halt.
Read the full account →Rain fell statewide on the 25th and 26th with very heavy rainfall across southwest, central and northeast Iowa. A statewide average of 2.45 inches fell during this 48 hour period and brought fieldwork to a halt.
Read the full account →Rain fell statewide on the 25th and 26th with very heavy rainfall across southwest, central and northeast Iowa. A statewide average of 2.45 inches fell during this 48 hour period and brought fieldwork to a halt.
Read the full account →The warm front from the previous night lifted north of the state as low pressure pushed northeast out of Kansas across northwest Iowa. The atmosphere became quite unstable. Lifted indices fell to -6 to -8, with CAPE values in the 1000 to 2000 J/kg range.
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