4,632 first-hand accounts of flood events in Iowa, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
The weather pattern became much quieter after the blizzard through a good part of the month. There was no widespread precipitation again until the 20th. The final 12 days of the month, however, saw frequent shower and thunderstorm activity.
Read the full account →Flood waters from a creek in Waucoma (Fayette County) covered the intersection of County Road V68 and Scenic Road. When a driver attempted to drive through the waters, the current in the flow swept the vehicle off the road.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms produced 4 inches of rain in about an hour, causing flash flooding. Law enforcement officials reported numerous roads washed out, while 1 to 2 feet of water covered roads in Waukon (Allamakee County) and Protivin (Howard County).
Read the full account →Thunderstorms continued nearly every day of the month at some point in the state. Heavy rainfall in the South Skunk and Chariton River basins caused some minor flooding. Little damage occurred due to the river flooding and it was more of an inconvenience than a major problem.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms continued nearly every day of the month at some point in the state. Heavy rainfall in the South Skunk and Chariton River basins caused some minor flooding. Little damage occurred due to the river flooding and it was more of an inconvenience than a major problem.
Read the full account →An upper level disturbance lifted from the central Rockies across Nebraska during the overnight hours of June 22nd and 23rd. As it did a warm front along the Kansas border lifted north across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms moved across the northwest part of the Des Moines CWA. Heavy rainfall of 3 to 4 inches caused several secondary roads to become flooded in the Wallingford area.
Read the full account →A decaying mesoscale convective system moved into eastern Iowa during the morning hours of July 20th. These showers and storms produced heavy rain with trained spotters reporting 1 to 3 inches of rain.
Read the full account →A decaying mesoscale convective system moved into eastern Iowa during the morning hours of July 20th. These showers and storms produced heavy rain with trained spotters reporting 1 to 3 inches of rain.
Read the full account →A decaying mesoscale convective system moved into eastern Iowa during the morning hours of July 20th. These showers and storms produced heavy rain with trained spotters reporting 1 to 3 inches of rain.
Read the full account →A decaying mesoscale convective system moved into eastern Iowa during the morning hours of July 20th. These showers and storms produced heavy rain with trained spotters reporting 1 to 3 inches of rain.
Read the full account →A decaying mesoscale convective system moved into eastern Iowa during the morning hours of July 20th. These showers and storms produced heavy rain with trained spotters reporting 1 to 3 inches of rain.
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 →Rain that fell during the month of June across Minnesota and Wisconsin caused rises on the Mississippi River along the Iowa and Illinois border.
Read the full account →Rain that fell during the month of June across Minnesota and Wisconsin caused rises on the Mississippi River along the Iowa and Illinois border.
Read the full account →Rain that fell during the month of June across Minnesota and Wisconsin caused rises on the Mississippi River along the Iowa and Illinois border.
Read the full account →Rain that fell during the month of June across Minnesota and Wisconsin caused rises on the Mississippi River along the Iowa and Illinois border.
Read the full account →Rain that fell during the month of June across Minnesota and Wisconsin caused rises on the Mississippi River along the Iowa and Illinois border.
Read the full account →Rain that fell during the month of June across Minnesota and Wisconsin caused rises on the Mississippi River along the Iowa and Illinois border.
Read the full account →Rain that fell during the month of June across Minnesota and Wisconsin caused rises on the Mississippi River along the Iowa and Illinois border.
Read the full account →Rain that fell during the month of June across Minnesota and Wisconsin caused rises on the Mississippi River along the Iowa and Illinois border.
Read the full account →Heavy rain-producing showers and thunderstorms moved across much of eastern Iowa and northwest and west central Illinois from the evening of May 25th to the early morning of May 26th. Some of the stronger storms also produced tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail.
Read the full account →April 2001 began with continued minor to moderate snowmelt flooding in portions of the Iowa, Cedar and Des Moines River basins. The first significant rainfall of the month affected much of the Des Moines Hydrologic Service Area (HSA) on the 5th as scattered showers and the…
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