4,632 first-hand accounts of flood events in Iowa, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Rainfall was fairly evenly distributed through out the month but totaled much less than usual over northwestern and west central sections. Greatest rainfall came on the 26th and was centered upon central and north central Iowa.
Read the full account →A strong weather system moved through the central U.S. during the late afternoon of the 3rd through the early morning of the 4th. The system resembled a winter type system as strong low pressure at the surface developed over Kansas and moved northeast into Missouri.
Read the full account →A strong weather system moved through the central U.S. during the late afternoon of the 3rd through the early morning of the 4th. The system resembled a winter type system as strong low pressure at the surface developed over Kansas and moved northeast into Missouri.
Read the full account →A strong weather system moved through the central U.S. during the late afternoon of the 3rd through the early morning of the 4th. The system resembled a winter type system as strong low pressure at the surface developed over Kansas and moved northeast into Missouri.
Read the full account →Relatively wet weather prevailed over much of Iowa for the first one-half of July but the second half of the month was much drier in most areas. Monthly rain totals varied from 2.03 inches at Newton to 8.95 inches at Anamosa.
Read the full account →A strong weather system moved through the central U.S. during the late afternoon of the 3rd through the early morning of the 4th. The system resembled a winter type system as strong low pressure at the surface developed over Kansas and moved northeast into Missouri.
Read the full account →Rainfall was frequent throughout the month. This made it difficult to make hay and also caused further delays in planting in southern Iowa where some soybean acres remain unplanted at month���s end.
Read the full account →Rainfall was frequent throughout the month. This made it difficult to make hay and also caused further delays in planting in southern Iowa where some soybean acres remain unplanted at month���s end.
Read the full account →A cold frontal boundary dropped south into Iowa and stalled out just south of the state. Rounds of thunderstorms moved east-northeast across the state as a series of waves moved along the front.
Read the full account →A cold frontal boundary dropped south into Iowa and stalled out just south of the state. Rounds of thunderstorms moved east-northeast across the state as a series of waves moved along the front.
Read the full account →A cold frontal boundary dropped south into Iowa and stalled out just south of the state. Rounds of thunderstorms moved east-northeast across the state as a series of waves moved along the front.
Read the full account →A cold frontal boundary dropped south into Iowa and stalled out just south of the state. Rounds of thunderstorms moved east-northeast across the state as a series of waves moved along the front.
Read the full account →A cold frontal boundary dropped south into Iowa and stalled out just south of the state. Rounds of thunderstorms moved east-northeast across the state as a series of waves moved along the front.
Read the full account →A cold frontal boundary dropped south into Iowa and stalled out just south of the state. Rounds of thunderstorms moved east-northeast across the state as a series of waves moved along the front.
Read the full account →The intense rainfall that occurred over northern Iowa and southern Minnesota during late September continued to cause flooding along the upper reaches of the Des Moines River. The river had crested in September in most locations.
Read the full account →Rainfall totals were generally less than normal over the northwest one-half of Iowa and greater than normal over the southeast. Very wet conditions prevailed in the far southeast where Keosauqua recorded 11.49 inches of rain or about three times the normal May amount.
Read the full account →Rainfall totals were generally less than normal over the northwest one-half of Iowa and greater than normal over the southeast. Very wet conditions prevailed in the far southeast where Keosauqua recorded 11.49 inches of rain or about three times the normal May amount.
Read the full account →Iowa enjoyed a welcomed period of dry weather from February 21 through March 5. Unfortunately, temperatures remained too low to allow substantial melting of the considerable Iowa snowpack during this dry spell.
Read the full account →Iowa enjoyed a welcomed period of dry weather from February 21 through March 5. Unfortunately, temperatures remained too low to allow substantial melting of the considerable Iowa snowpack during this dry spell.
Read the full account →Iowa enjoyed a welcomed period of dry weather from February 21 through March 5. Unfortunately, temperatures remained too low to allow substantial melting of the considerable Iowa snowpack during this dry spell.
Read the full account →Another period of heavy rainfall affected the state as several MCS's swept across the state. A nearly stationary frontal boundary that had been in place through most of the month continued to be the focal point for thunderstorm activity.
Read the full account →A very unstable airmass was in place over Iowa during the late afternoon and evening of the 22nd. Surface temperatures warmed into the upper 80s to low 90s over much of the state with dew point temperatures rising into the mid 70s to low 80s.
Read the full account →A nearly stationary front was located across southeast Iowa. A strong upper level low pressure system lifted northeast across the central U.S. An area of thunderstorms developed along the front and trained northeast across southeast Iowa.
Read the full account →A nearly stationary front was located across southeast Iowa. A strong upper level low pressure system lifted northeast across the central U.S. An area of thunderstorms developed along the front and trained northeast across southeast Iowa.
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