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Iowa Flood Stories

4,632 first-hand accounts of flood events in Iowa, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

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Lucas, IA · Jun 5, 2001

June 2001 in the Des Moines Hydrologic Service Area (HSA) was more like two different months in one, with a wet and cool first half and a dry and increasingly warm second half.

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Wayne, IA · Jun 5, 2001

June 2001 in the Des Moines Hydrologic Service Area (HSA) was more like two different months in one, with a wet and cool first half and a dry and increasingly warm second half.

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Lucas, IA · Oct 23, 2001

Moderate to heavy rainfall developed across the southeastern one-half of the DMX HSA late on the 22nd and early on the 23rd as a complex storm system moved across the region.

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Wayne, IA · Oct 23, 2001

Moderate to heavy rainfall developed across the southeastern one-half of the DMX HSA late on the 22nd and early on the 23rd as a complex storm system moved across the region.

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Monroe, IA · Oct 23, 2001

Moderate to heavy rainfall developed across the southeastern one-half of the DMX HSA late on the 22nd and early on the 23rd as a complex storm system moved across the region.

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Appanoose, IA · Oct 23, 2001

Moderate to heavy rainfall developed across the southeastern one-half of the DMX HSA late on the 22nd and early on the 23rd as a complex storm system moved across the region.

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Clarke, IA · Oct 23, 2001

Moderate to heavy rainfall developed across the southeastern one-half of the DMX HSA late on the 22nd and early on the 23rd as a complex storm system moved across the region.

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Hamilton, IA · May 9, 2003

The active weather continued as convective storms produced a swath of moderate rainfall from central Iowa into northeast Iowa on the late on May 6.

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Hancock, IA · May 9, 2003

The active weather continued as convective storms produced a swath of moderate rainfall from central Iowa into northeast Iowa on the late on May 6.

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Humboldt, IA · May 9, 2003

The active weather continued as convective storms produced a swath of moderate rainfall from central Iowa into northeast Iowa on the late on May 6.

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Jasper, IA · May 9, 2003

The active weather continued as convective storms produced a swath of moderate rainfall from central Iowa into northeast Iowa on the late on May 6.

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Kossuth, IA · May 9, 2003

The active weather continued as convective storms produced a swath of moderate rainfall from central Iowa into northeast Iowa on the late on May 6.

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Lucas, IA · May 9, 2003

The active weather continued as convective storms produced a swath of moderate rainfall from central Iowa into northeast Iowa on the late on May 6.

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Madison, IA · May 9, 2003

The active weather continued as convective storms produced a swath of moderate rainfall from central Iowa into northeast Iowa on the late on May 6.

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Mahaska, IA · May 9, 2003

The active weather continued as convective storms produced a swath of moderate rainfall from central Iowa into northeast Iowa on the late on May 6.

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Marshall, IA · May 4, 2003

The first two weeks of May brought repeated convective storm activity to the DMX HSA, with many strong to severe thunderstorms and significant, although not generally excessive rainfall.

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Monroe, IA · May 4, 2003

The first two weeks of May brought repeated convective storm activity to the DMX HSA, with many strong to severe thunderstorms and significant, although not generally excessive rainfall.

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Palo Alto, IA · May 4, 2003

The first two weeks of May brought repeated convective storm activity to the DMX HSA, with many strong to severe thunderstorms and significant, although not generally excessive rainfall.

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Pocahontas, IA · May 4, 2003

The first two weeks of May brought repeated convective storm activity to the DMX HSA, with many strong to severe thunderstorms and significant, although not generally excessive rainfall.

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Poweshiek, IA · May 4, 2003

The first two weeks of May brought repeated convective storm activity to the DMX HSA, with many strong to severe thunderstorms and significant, although not generally excessive rainfall.

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Sac, IA · May 4, 2003

The first two weeks of May brought repeated convective storm activity to the DMX HSA, with many strong to severe thunderstorms and significant, although not generally excessive rainfall.

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Story, IA · May 4, 2003

The first two weeks of May brought repeated convective storm activity to the DMX HSA, with many strong to severe thunderstorms and significant, although not generally excessive rainfall.

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Wapello, IA · May 4, 2003

The first two weeks of May brought repeated convective storm activity to the DMX HSA, with many strong to severe thunderstorms and significant, although not generally excessive rainfall.

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Warren, IA · May 4, 2003

The first two weeks of May brought repeated convective storm activity to the DMX HSA, with many strong to severe thunderstorms and significant, although not generally excessive rainfall.

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