4,632 first-hand accounts of flood events in Iowa, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Extensive flooding occurred late May and into June across eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois, and northeast Missouri. The last half of May was very wet with 5-8 inches of rain falling over the region.
Read the full account →Extensive flooding occurred late May and into June across eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois, and northeast Missouri. The last half of May was very wet with 5-8 inches of rain falling over the region.
Read the full account →Extensive flooding occurred late May and into June across eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois, and northeast Missouri. The last half of May was very wet with 5-8 inches of rain falling over the region.
Read the full account →Extensive flooding occurred late May and into June across eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois, and northeast Missouri. The last half of May was very wet with 5-8 inches of rain falling over the region.
Read the full account →Extensive flooding occurred late May and into June across eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois, and northeast Missouri. The last half of May was very wet with 5-8 inches of rain falling over the region.
Read the full account →Extensive flooding occurred late May and into June across eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois, and northeast Missouri. The last half of May was very wet with 5-8 inches of rain falling over the region.
Read the full account →Extensive flooding occurred late May and into June across eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois, and northeast Missouri. The last half of May was very wet with 5-8 inches of rain falling over the region.
Read the full account →Extensive flooding occurred late May and into June across eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois, and northeast Missouri. The last half of May was very wet with 5-8 inches of rain falling over the region.
Read the full account →Heavy rains combined with snow melt runoff caused the Cedar River to flood. At Charles City (Floyd County), the river crested at 17.8 feet on April 8, with water levels remaining above the flood stage of 12 feet for nearly another week.
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 →An upper level trough over the western U.S. pushed a cold front into central Nebraska during the overnight hours of June 11th and 12th. This system brought scattered heavy-rain producing thunderstorms to eastern Nebraska and western Iowa which produced some flooding.
Read the full account →Several intense clusters of storms moved through eastern Iowa into Illinois. The morning cluster produced flash flooding. In the afternoon and evening, a cluster of intense thunderstorms moved through far eastern Iowa into west central and northwest Illinois the evening of June…
Read the full account →Several intense clusters of storms moved through eastern Iowa into Illinois. The morning cluster produced flash flooding. In the afternoon and evening, a cluster of intense thunderstorms moved through far eastern Iowa into west central and northwest Illinois the evening of June…
Read the full account →Water continued to flow at above normal levels through the Des Moines River system. In addition, another round of heavy rainfall moved through Iowa, especially the water soaked southern half. Flooding took place on several streams across the south.
Read the full account →Water continued to flow at above normal levels through the Des Moines River system. In addition, another round of heavy rainfall moved through Iowa, especially the water soaked southern half. Flooding took place on several streams across the south.
Read the full account →Snowmelt during late March into early April, as well as some added rainfall, resulted in rises on some small streams and creeks across the region.
Read the full account →Snowmelt during late March into early April, as well as some added rainfall, resulted in rises on some small streams and creeks across the region.
Read the full account →Snowmelt during late March into early April, as well as some added rainfall, resulted in rises on some small streams and creeks across the region.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed along a cold front and swept across northeast Iowa for the second consecutive night. These storms brought additional heavy rains producing more flooding problems on July 23rd into the 24th.
Read the full account →Precipitation was fairly evenly distributed through the month, however there was a period of heavier rainfall that occurred in two rain events during the middle of the month. The rain of 1 to 2 inches caused some relatively minor flooding over southern Iowa.
Read the full account →Precipitation was fairly evenly distributed through the month, however there was a period of heavier rainfall that occurred in two rain events during the middle of the month. The rain of 1 to 2 inches caused some relatively minor flooding over southern Iowa.
Read the full account →Precipitation was fairly evenly distributed through the month, however there was a period of heavier rainfall that occurred in two rain events during the middle of the month. The rain of 1 to 2 inches caused some relatively minor flooding over southern Iowa.
Read the full account →Precipitation was fairly evenly distributed through the month, however there was a period of heavier rainfall that occurred in two rain events during the middle of the month. The rain of 1 to 2 inches caused some relatively minor flooding over southern Iowa.
Read the full account →The wet pattern continued over Iowa with another round of significant rainfall taking place on the 4th into the 5th. Rivers that had fallen below food stage returned to a minor flood state due to rainfall on already saturated soils.
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