4,632 first-hand accounts of flood events in Iowa, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Ice jam and snowmelt flooding continued over much of central Iowa during the last two weeks of March. The South Skunk, North Raccoon, and Ice Rivers were the most affected.
Read the full account →Ice jam and snowmelt flooding continued over much of central Iowa during the last two weeks of March. The South Skunk, North Raccoon, and Ice Rivers were the most affected.
Read the full account →Ice jam and snowmelt flooding continued over much of central Iowa during the last two weeks of March. The South Skunk, North Raccoon, and Ice Rivers were the most affected.
Read the full account →Ice jam and snowmelt flooding continued over much of central Iowa during the last two weeks of March. The South Skunk, North Raccoon, and Ice Rivers were the most affected.
Read the full account →Ice jam and snowmelt flooding continued over much of central Iowa during the last two weeks of March. The South Skunk, North Raccoon, and Ice Rivers were the most affected.
Read the full account →Ice jam and snowmelt flooding continued over much of central Iowa during the last two weeks of March. The South Skunk, North Raccoon, and Ice Rivers were the most affected.
Read the full account →Ice jam and snowmelt flooding continued over much of central Iowa during the last two weeks of March. The South Skunk, North Raccoon, and Ice Rivers were the most affected.
Read the full account →Ice jam and snowmelt flooding continued over much of central Iowa during the last two weeks of March. The South Skunk, North Raccoon, and Ice Rivers were the most affected.
Read the full account →Ice jam and snowmelt flooding continued over much of central Iowa during the last two weeks of March. The South Skunk, North Raccoon, and Ice Rivers were the most affected.
Read the full account →Ice jam and snowmelt flooding continued over much of central Iowa during the last two weeks of March. The South Skunk, North Raccoon, and Ice Rivers were the most affected.
Read the full account →Ice jam and snowmelt flooding continued over much of central Iowa during the last two weeks of March. The South Skunk, North Raccoon, and Ice Rivers were the most affected.
Read the full account →Ice jam and snowmelt flooding continued over much of central Iowa during the last two weeks of March. The South Skunk, North Raccoon, and Ice Rivers were the most affected.
Read the full account →Ice jam and snowmelt flooding continued over much of central Iowa during the last two weeks of March. The South Skunk, North Raccoon, and Ice Rivers were the most affected.
Read the full account →Ice jam and snowmelt flooding continued over much of central Iowa during the last two weeks of March. The South Skunk, North Raccoon, and Ice Rivers were the most affected.
Read the full account →Ice jam and snowmelt flooding continued over much of central Iowa during the last two weeks of March. The South Skunk, North Raccoon, and Ice Rivers were the most affected.
Read the full account →Ice jam and snowmelt flooding continued over much of central Iowa during the last two weeks of March. The South Skunk, North Raccoon, and Ice Rivers were the most affected.
Read the full account →Ice jam and snowmelt flooding continued over much of central Iowa during the last two weeks of March. The South Skunk, North Raccoon, and Ice Rivers were the most affected.
Read the full account →Ice jam and snowmelt flooding continued over much of central Iowa during the last two weeks of March. The South Skunk, North Raccoon, and Ice Rivers were the most affected.
Read the full account →Ice jam and snowmelt flooding continued over much of central Iowa during the last two weeks of March. The South Skunk, North Raccoon, and Ice Rivers were the most affected.
Read the full account →Ice jam and snowmelt flooding continued over much of central Iowa during the last two weeks of March. The South Skunk, North Raccoon, and Ice Rivers were the most affected.
Read the full account →The flooding that began earlier in the month continued as the warmer air moved north. Much of the secondary flooding of the month occurred over northern Iowa in places that hadn't already reached flood stage from the first wave of melting.
Read the full account →The flooding that began earlier in the month continued as the warmer air moved north. Much of the secondary flooding of the month occurred over northern Iowa in places that hadn't already reached flood stage from the first wave of melting.
Read the full account →Heavy rains during the third week of August resulted in the Des Moines River at St. Francisville going above the moderate flood stage level of 22 feet on August 21 around 820 am CDT. It crested around 22.24 feet around 12 pm CDT August 21.
Read the full account →As the night progressed, the area of thunderstorms continued to expand. Additional rains of 1 to 2 inches in an hour or two fell on Mahaska County, causing flooding there.
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