4,632 first-hand accounts of flood events in Iowa, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A line of strong thunderstorms and heavy rain moved through Iowa on the 24th, which led to flash flooding for some areas. The areas seeing the largest impact were in Jefferson and Van Buren Counties in Iowa.
Read the full account →A line of strong thunderstorms and heavy rain moved through Iowa on the 24th, which led to flash flooding for some areas. The areas seeing the largest impact were in Jefferson and Van Buren Counties in Iowa.
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 →A significant early spring storm wrapped up while moving from Kansas on the morning of Saturday, March 28 to Wisconsin early morning March 29.
Read the full account →A significant early spring storm wrapped up while moving from Kansas on the morning of Saturday, March 28 to Wisconsin early morning March 29.
Read the full account →A significant early spring storm wrapped up while moving from Kansas on the morning of Saturday, March 28 to Wisconsin early morning March 29.
Read the full account →A significant early spring storm wrapped up while moving from Kansas on the morning of Saturday, March 28 to Wisconsin early morning March 29.
Read the full account →A significant early spring storm wrapped up while moving from Kansas on the morning of Saturday, March 28 to Wisconsin early morning March 29.
Read the full account →A significant early spring storm wrapped up while moving from Kansas on the morning of Saturday, March 28 to Wisconsin early morning March 29.
Read the full account →A significant early spring storm wrapped up while moving from Kansas on the morning of Saturday, March 28 to Wisconsin early morning March 29.
Read the full account →A significant early spring storm wrapped up while moving from Kansas on the morning of Saturday, March 28 to Wisconsin early morning March 29.
Read the full account →A significant early spring storm wrapped up while moving from Kansas on the morning of Saturday, March 28 to Wisconsin early morning March 29.
Read the full account →A significant early spring storm wrapped up while moving from Kansas on the morning of Saturday, March 28 to Wisconsin early morning March 29.
Read the full account →An upper level disturbance moved through the region during the morning and early afternoon hours of June 18 sparking some showers and thunderstorms across the area. Some severe storms produced damaging winds and large hail.
Read the full account →A cold front moved across western Iowa which had observed unseasonably warm temperatures in the past couple of days. The front set off a line of storms that produced strong wind gusts and smaller hail. The strongest measured wind gust was 68 mph in Page County.
Read the full account →It rained very hard in northeast Iowa the morning of August 28th. Storms moved over the same locations for several hours, resulting in several inches of rain, and some flash flooding in portions of Buchanan County.
Read the full account →Several rounds of thunderstorms with heavy rain moved across portions of northeast Iowa during the evening of August 8th into the early morning of the 9th. Radar estimates indicated that 4 to 6 inches of rain fell across southeast Floyd County into southwest Chickasaw County.
Read the full account →Several rounds of thunderstorms with heavy rain moved across portions of northeast Iowa during the evening of August 8th into the early morning of the 9th. Radar estimates indicated that 4 to 6 inches of rain fell across southeast Floyd County into southwest Chickasaw County.
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 →An upper level disturbance allowed thunderstorms to develop in the pre dawn hours of a near tropical atmosphere. Due to weak winds aloft, the storms moved very slowly and produced copious amounts of rainfall in a localized area between Fairbank and Hazleton, Iowa.
Read the full account →Additional rounds of rain fell over Iowa with flooding occurring in southern Iowa on the Chariton River. The Chariton river floods quite easily, and thus the flooding was relatively minor and limited to agricultural lands for the most part.
Read the full account →Additional rounds of rain fell over Iowa with flooding occurring in southern Iowa on the Chariton River. The Chariton river floods quite easily, and thus the flooding was relatively minor and limited to agricultural lands for the most part.
Read the full account →Additional rounds of rain fell over Iowa with flooding occurring in southern Iowa on the Chariton River. The Chariton river floods quite easily, and thus the flooding was relatively minor and limited to agricultural lands for the most part.
Read the full account →Spotty heavy rainfall on the 15th and 16th lead to significant rises on the Des Moines and Raccoon River Basins. The flooding was once again minor and restricted to low lying and agricultural lands.
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