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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.

Flash Flood

Linn, IA · Aug 20, 2019

A line of strong to severe thunderstorms impacted much of eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois, and northeast Missouri early Tuesday morning. This line of storms produced wind gusts to 70 MPH and several reports of wind damage.

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Flash Flood

Appanoose, IA · May 28, 2019

The hits just kept on rolling, with yet another pair of rounds of strong to severe storms, heavy rainfall, and flooding. Through much of the end of May, the synoptic setup across the region remained relatively unchanged, including this event.

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Flash Flood

Johnson, IA · May 16, 2019

A slow, south moving cold front and an outflow boundary from morning thunderstorms over northern Illinois, combined with a hot and humid environment to produce widespread showers and thunderstorms across eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois overnight.

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Flash Flood

Washington, IA · May 28, 2019

A frontal boundary settled across northern Kansas, northern Missouri and central Illinois. This front was the focus area for the development of several rounds of showers and thunderstorms that impacted the region.

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Flash Flood

Jefferson, IA · May 28, 2019

A frontal boundary settled across northern Kansas, northern Missouri and central Illinois. This front was the focus area for the development of several rounds of showers and thunderstorms that impacted the region.

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Flash Flood

Van Buren, IA · May 28, 2019

A frontal boundary settled across northern Kansas, northern Missouri and central Illinois. This front was the focus area for the development of several rounds of showers and thunderstorms that impacted the region.

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Flash Flood

Des Moines, IA · May 28, 2019

A frontal boundary settled across northern Kansas, northern Missouri and central Illinois. This front was the focus area for the development of several rounds of showers and thunderstorms that impacted the region.

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Flash Flood

Johnson, IA · May 28, 2019

A frontal boundary settled across northern Kansas, northern Missouri and central Illinois. This front was the focus area for the development of several rounds of showers and thunderstorms that impacted the region.

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Flash Flood

Woodbury, IA · Jul 17, 2019

A complex of thunderstorms developed during the evening across western South Dakota, moving east and becoming more organized as the low-level jet increased focus into south central and southeast South Dakota late at night.

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Flash Flood

Davis, IA · Sep 28, 2019

After a moderate to heavy rainfall event providing 2 to 3 inches just prior to this, the pump was primed so to speak for flooding potential. A generally stationary front resided south of the area into Missouri, but upper level and mid level flow strongly suggested storms would…

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Flash Flood

Wayne, IA · Sep 28, 2019

After a moderate to heavy rainfall event providing 2 to 3 inches just prior to this, the pump was primed so to speak for flooding potential. A generally stationary front resided south of the area into Missouri, but upper level and mid level flow strongly suggested storms would…

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Flash Flood

Iowa, IA · May 28, 2019

A frontal boundary settled across northern Kansas, northern Missouri and central Illinois. This front was the focus area for the development of several rounds of showers and thunderstorms that impacted the region.

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Flash Flood

Washington, IA · May 28, 2019

A frontal boundary settled across northern Kansas, northern Missouri and central Illinois. This front was the focus area for the development of several rounds of showers and thunderstorms that impacted the region.

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Flash Flood

Louisa, IA · May 28, 2019

A frontal boundary settled across northern Kansas, northern Missouri and central Illinois. This front was the focus area for the development of several rounds of showers and thunderstorms that impacted the region.

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Flash Flood

Appanoose, IA · Sep 29, 2019

After a moderate to heavy rainfall event providing 2 to 3 inches just prior to this, the pump was primed so to speak for flooding potential. A generally stationary front resided south of the area into Missouri, but upper level and mid level flow strongly suggested storms would…

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Flash Flood

Appanoose, IA · Sep 29, 2019

After a moderate to heavy rainfall event providing 2 to 3 inches just prior to this, the pump was primed so to speak for flooding potential. A generally stationary front resided south of the area into Missouri, but upper level and mid level flow strongly suggested storms would…

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Flash Flood

Appanoose, IA · Sep 29, 2019

After a moderate to heavy rainfall event providing 2 to 3 inches just prior to this, the pump was primed so to speak for flooding potential. A generally stationary front resided south of the area into Missouri, but upper level and mid level flow strongly suggested storms would…

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Flash Flood

Dubuque, IA · Sep 12, 2019

Heavy rain-producing showers and storms moved across areas north of Interstate 80 on September 11 and 12. The higher 2-day rainfall totals were between 3 and 6 inches. The Dubuque Airport had a record rainfall total of 1.98 on September 11.

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Flash Flood

Dubuque, IA · Sep 12, 2019

Heavy rain-producing showers and storms moved across areas north of Interstate 80 on September 11 and 12. The higher 2-day rainfall totals were between 3 and 6 inches. The Dubuque Airport had a record rainfall total of 1.98 on September 11.

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Flood

Emmet, IA · Mar 13, 2019

Reports from the 13h through the 19th in this entry. ||A relatively deep and widespread snowpack existed across the region during early to mid March.

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Dallas, IA · Mar 15, 2019

Reports from the 13h through the 19th in this entry. ||A relatively deep and widespread snowpack existed across the region during early to mid March.

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Madison, IA · Mar 13, 2019

Reports from the 13h through the 19th in this entry. ||A relatively deep and widespread snowpack existed across the region during early to mid March.

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Hancock, IA · Mar 15, 2019

Reports from the 13h through the 19th in this entry. ||A relatively deep and widespread snowpack existed across the region during early to mid March.

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Carroll, IA · Mar 13, 2019

Reports from the 13h through the 19th in this entry. ||A relatively deep and widespread snowpack existed across the region during early to mid March.

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