4,632 first-hand accounts of flood events in Iowa, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Part of the Des Moines River returned to its banks during the first part of the month. Rounds of thunderstorms continued over northwest Iowa into southwest Minnesota as an upper level ridge developed over the central U.S.
Read the full account →Part of the Des Moines River returned to its banks during the first part of the month. Rounds of thunderstorms continued over northwest Iowa into southwest Minnesota as an upper level ridge developed over the central U.S.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms produced rainfall amounts of 4 to 6 inches in two hours, which led to flash flooding. According to law enforcement officials, numerous roads were covered with water 6 to 12 inches deep.
Read the full account →A warm front moved across the area late on the evening of April 21 into April 22. While thunderstorms remained below severe criteria, deep saturation and precipitable water values over 1.5 inches allowed for a band of heavier precipitation to set up over a narrow corridor in…
Read the full account →A warm front moved across the area late on the evening of April 21 into April 22. While thunderstorms remained below severe criteria, deep saturation and precipitable water values over 1.5 inches allowed for a band of heavier precipitation to set up over a narrow corridor in…
Read the full account →A warm front moved across the area late on the evening of April 21 into April 22. While thunderstorms remained below severe criteria, deep saturation and precipitable water values over 1.5 inches allowed for a band of heavier precipitation to set up over a narrow corridor in…
Read the full account →A warm front moved across the area late on the evening of April 21 into April 22. While thunderstorms remained below severe criteria, deep saturation and precipitable water values over 1.5 inches allowed for a band of heavier precipitation to set up over a narrow corridor in…
Read the full account →A warm front moved across the area late on the evening of April 21 into April 22. While thunderstorms remained below severe criteria, deep saturation and precipitable water values over 1.5 inches allowed for a band of heavier precipitation to set up over a narrow corridor in…
Read the full account →A warm front moved across the area late on the evening of April 21 into April 22. While thunderstorms remained below severe criteria, deep saturation and precipitable water values over 1.5 inches allowed for a band of heavier precipitation to set up over a narrow corridor in…
Read the full account →A warm front moved across the area late on the evening of April 21 into April 22. While thunderstorms remained below severe criteria, deep saturation and precipitable water values over 1.5 inches allowed for a band of heavier precipitation to set up over a narrow corridor in…
Read the full account →A warm front moved across the area late on the evening of April 21 into April 22. While thunderstorms remained below severe criteria, deep saturation and precipitable water values over 1.5 inches allowed for a band of heavier precipitation to set up over a narrow corridor in…
Read the full account →Heavy rains during the second week of August resulted in the Wapsipinicon River at De Witt reaching the moderate flood stage level of 11.5 feet on August 14 around 7 pm CDT. It remained steady around 11.5 feet for about 42 hours.
Read the full account →Heavy rains during the second week of August resulted in the Wapsipinicon River at De Witt reaching the moderate flood stage level of 11.5 feet on August 14 around 7 pm CDT. It remained steady around 11.5 feet for about 42 hours.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms dropped 3 to 6 inches of rain during the night of May 31 into the early morning hours of June 1, with the heaviest amounts near the Minnesota/Iowa border. Law enforcement officials reported damage to several roads and bridges in St.
Read the full account →Heavy rainfall moved across northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. The rain resulted in rises along the upper reaches of the Des Moines River. With the rain falling in the headwaters area of the river, the flooding lasted through the rest of the month.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front moving east through Iowa. By the evening, a surface low had developed along the cold front as it moved into Eastern Iowa.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms dropped heavy rainfall in central Iowa with some areas receiving over 2 inches of rain. The rainfall on already wet ground caused rises on area streams and rivers. A brief period of flooding occurred, but was nothing too much out of the ordinary.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms dropped heavy rainfall in central Iowa with some areas receiving over 2 inches of rain. The rainfall on already wet ground caused rises on area streams and rivers. A brief period of flooding occurred, but was nothing too much out of the ordinary.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms dropped heavy rainfall in central Iowa with some areas receiving over 2 inches of rain. The rainfall on already wet ground caused rises on area streams and rivers. A brief period of flooding occurred, but was nothing too much out of the ordinary.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms dropped heavy rainfall in central Iowa with some areas receiving over 2 inches of rain. The rainfall on already wet ground caused rises on area streams and rivers. A brief period of flooding occurred, but was nothing too much out of the ordinary.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms dropped heavy rainfall in central Iowa with some areas receiving over 2 inches of rain. The rainfall on already wet ground caused rises on area streams and rivers. A brief period of flooding occurred, but was nothing too much out of the ordinary.
Read the full account →A thunderstorm complex associated with an MCV lifted northeastward across parts of eastern Iowa. This complex of storms was slow moving and produced heavy rain as it lifted across the area. This lead to flash flooding in Louisa and Muscatine Counties.
Read the full account →A thunderstorm complex associated with an MCV lifted northeastward across parts of eastern Iowa. This complex of storms was slow moving and produced heavy rain as it lifted across the area. This lead to flash flooding in Louisa and Muscatine Counties.
Read the full account →A thunderstorm complex associated with an MCV lifted northeastward across parts of eastern Iowa. This complex of storms was slow moving and produced heavy rain as it lifted across the area. This lead to flash flooding in Louisa and Muscatine Counties.
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