4,632 first-hand accounts of flood events in Iowa, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Numerous outflow boundaries from overnight convection re-fired across southwest Minnesota and northwest Iowa around mid afternoon as diurnal heating weakened the cap and increased MLCAPE to around 2000 J/kg.
Read the full account →Numerous outflow boundaries from overnight convection re-fired across southwest Minnesota and northwest Iowa around mid afternoon as diurnal heating weakened the cap and increased MLCAPE to around 2000 J/kg.
Read the full account →Numerous outflow boundaries from overnight convection re-fired across southwest Minnesota and northwest Iowa around mid afternoon as diurnal heating weakened the cap and increased MLCAPE to around 2000 J/kg.
Read the full account →Numerous outflow boundaries from overnight convection re-fired across southwest Minnesota and northwest Iowa around mid afternoon as diurnal heating weakened the cap and increased MLCAPE to around 2000 J/kg.
Read the full account →After a very brief reprieve from multiple days of activity, another round of storms greeted large parts of central Iowa during the very early morning hours of the 14th, through the rest of the morning, and into the afternoon.
Read the full account →An occluded/occluding surface low pressure system slowly worked its way into western and southwest Iowa during the morning and afternoon of the 25th. Given its location, Iowa was situated north of the warm front, which was much further south into central Missouri.
Read the full account →Numerous outflow boundaries from overnight convection re-fired across southwest Minnesota and northwest Iowa around mid afternoon as diurnal heating weakened the cap and increased MLCAPE to around 2000 J/kg.
Read the full account →Numerous outflow boundaries from overnight convection re-fired across southwest Minnesota and northwest Iowa around mid afternoon as diurnal heating weakened the cap and increased MLCAPE to around 2000 J/kg.
Read the full account →Numerous outflow boundaries from overnight convection re-fired across southwest Minnesota and northwest Iowa around mid afternoon as diurnal heating weakened the cap and increased MLCAPE to around 2000 J/kg.
Read the full account →Without even looking at supporting variables, the setup for impactful weather could be gleaned from the general setup. A weak surface pressure system was slowly working its way across Iowa, situating its relevant boundaries primarily across southwest and southern Iowa.
Read the full account →A complex of severe thunderstorms moved across northeast Iowa during the late afternoon and early evening of June 9th. These severe storms produced up to 75 mph wind gusts in and near Rockford (Floyd County) with extensive damage in town.
Read the full account →After a very brief reprieve from multiple days of activity, another round of storms greeted large parts of central Iowa during the very early morning hours of the 14th, through the rest of the morning, and into the afternoon.
Read the full account →An occluded/occluding surface low pressure system slowly worked its way into western and southwest Iowa during the morning and afternoon of the 25th. Given its location, Iowa was situated north of the warm front, which was much further south into central Missouri.
Read the full account →A frontal boundary was draped across areas just west of Iowa during the morning hours of June 30th, and slowly moved eastward into the state throughout the day.
Read the full account →Very heavy rain fell across the Des Moines and Waterloo metro areas on the evening of June 30th. This led to flash flooding and river flooding that continued into 01 July 2018.
Read the full account →Very heavy rain fell across the Des Moines and Waterloo metro areas on the evening of June 30th. This led to flash flooding and river flooding that continued into 01 July 2018.
Read the full account →Very heavy rain fell across the Des Moines and Waterloo metro areas on the evening of June 30th. This led to flash flooding and river flooding that continued into 01 July 2018.
Read the full account →Very heavy rain fell across the Des Moines and Waterloo metro areas on the evening of June 30th. This led to flash flooding and river flooding that continued into 01 July 2018.
Read the full account →A frontal boundary was draped across areas just west of Iowa during the morning hours of June 30th, and slowly moved eastward into the state throughout the day.
Read the full account →Wet conditions continued across the state with yet another round of moderate to heavy rainfall on top of already mostly saturated conditions. A shortwave moving through the upper level flow out of the southwest, a surface front situated to the west and northwest of the state,…
Read the full account →A weak, relatively stationary, boundary found itself across portions of western and central Iowa during the evening and overnight hours of the 1st into the 2nd.
Read the full account →Note, a portion of this event began on August 31st (heavy rainfall namely) and carried over into September 1st. ||The general setup for the day was less so for severe weather and more so for potential heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →A weak, relatively stationary, boundary found itself across portions of western and central Iowa during the evening and overnight hours of the 1st into the 2nd.
Read the full account →Heavy rainfall continued to affect the Midwest and portions of Iowa, though fortunately no severe weather (hail, winds, etc...) were experienced with this event.
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