4,632 first-hand accounts of flood events in Iowa, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A stationary thunderstorm developed in Linn County, near Marion, Iowa. This thunderstorm formed in a favorable environment for heavy rain, which it led to nearly 6 inches or more in some areas within a few hours.
Read the full account →Significant flooding occurred across eastern Iowa during the Spring 2019. Moderate to major flooding was observed on most Iowa tributary rivers due to snowmelt, frozen ground, ice jams, saturated soils, and rainfall from March 9th to 12th.The higher crests occurred on the…
Read the full account →Significant flooding occurred across eastern Iowa during the Spring 2019. Moderate to major flooding was observed on most Iowa tributary rivers due to snowmelt, frozen ground, ice jams, saturated soils, and rainfall from March 9th to 12th.The higher crests occurred on the…
Read the full account →Significant flooding occurred across eastern Iowa during the Spring 2019. Moderate to major flooding was observed on most Iowa tributary rivers due to snowmelt, frozen ground, ice jams, saturated soils, and rainfall from March 9th to 12th.The higher crests occurred on the…
Read the full account →Significant flooding occurred across eastern Iowa during the Spring 2019. Moderate to major flooding was observed on most Iowa tributary rivers due to snowmelt, frozen ground, ice jams, saturated soils, and rainfall from March 9th to 12th.The higher crests occurred on the…
Read the full account →Significant flooding occurred across eastern Iowa during the Spring 2019. Moderate to major flooding was observed on most Iowa tributary rivers due to snowmelt, frozen ground, ice jams, saturated soils, and rainfall from March 9th to 12th.The higher crests occurred on the…
Read the full account →Significant flooding occurred across eastern Iowa during the Spring 2019. Moderate to major flooding was observed on most Iowa tributary rivers due to snowmelt, frozen ground, ice jams, saturated soils, and rainfall from March 9th to 12th.The higher crests occurred on the…
Read the full account →Significant flooding occurred across eastern Iowa during the Spring 2019. Moderate to major flooding was observed on most Iowa tributary rivers due to snowmelt, frozen ground, ice jams, saturated soils, and rainfall from March 9th to 12th.The higher crests occurred on the…
Read the full account →Significant flooding occurred across eastern Iowa during the Spring 2019. Moderate to major flooding was observed on most Iowa tributary rivers due to snowmelt, frozen ground, ice jams, saturated soils, and rainfall from March 9th to 12th.The higher crests occurred on the…
Read the full account →Numerous round of showers and thunderstorms moved across eastern Iowa during the day on the 22nd as a storm system interacted with numerous outflow boundaries and a quasi-stationary front across the area.
Read the full account →Numerous round of showers and thunderstorms moved across eastern Iowa during the day on the 22nd as a storm system interacted with numerous outflow boundaries and a quasi-stationary front across the area.
Read the full account →Numerous round of showers and thunderstorms moved across eastern Iowa during the day on the 22nd as a storm system interacted with numerous outflow boundaries and a quasi-stationary front across the area.
Read the full account →Heavy rain fell in the central, southeast, and into the south central counties of the state. This caused some brief minor flooding along the South Skunk River in Oskaloosa, and also along the Chariton River in Chariton.
Read the full account →Heavy rain fell in the central, southeast, and into the south central counties of the state. This caused some brief minor flooding along the South Skunk River in Oskaloosa, and also along the Chariton River in Chariton.
Read the full account →During the day on the 15th, much of Iowa found itself firmly in the warm sector with a warm front/stationary front eventually settling across northern Iowa.
Read the full account →A round of thunderstorms moved across northeast Iowa during the morning and afternoon of July 21st. These storms dropped locally heavy rains that produced some flash flooding in Fayette and Chickasaw Counties.
Read the full account →Scattered showers and thunderstorms moved across portions of eastern Iowa the evening of April 15, as a cold front pushed east across Iowa. Large hail, heavy downpours, and frequent lightning were common as the storms moved across the area.
Read the full account →With the help of a couple weak boundaries in the area, storms initiated on the nose of the low level jet and generally remained over the same areas overnight.
Read the full account →A weak, relatively stationary boundary found itself draped across northern Iowa throughout the day. Overall conditions were not incredible, but with around 1000 J/kg MLCAPE, LCLs below 1000 m, and the weak boundary in place, a number of funnel clouds were reported as storms…
Read the full account →A weak, relatively stationary boundary found itself draped across northern Iowa throughout the day. Overall conditions were not incredible, but with around 1000 J/kg MLCAPE, LCLs below 1000 m, and the weak boundary in place, a number of funnel clouds were reported as storms…
Read the full account →A weak, relatively stationary boundary found itself draped across northern Iowa throughout the day. Overall conditions were not incredible, but with around 1000 J/kg MLCAPE, LCLs below 1000 m, and the weak boundary in place, a number of funnel clouds were reported as storms…
Read the full account →A weak semi-stationary boundary remained draped across Iowa in the overnight hours of the 20th into the 21st, which acted as a focus for initial storm development. Storms early in the evening moved off to the southeast and was relatively quiet until the low level jet kicked in.
Read the full account →A weak semi-stationary boundary remained draped across Iowa in the overnight hours of the 20th into the 21st, which acted as a focus for initial storm development. Storms early in the evening moved off to the southeast and was relatively quiet until the low level jet kicked in.
Read the full account →A weak semi-stationary boundary remained draped across Iowa in the overnight hours of the 20th into the 21st, which acted as a focus for initial storm development. Storms early in the evening moved off to the southeast and was relatively quiet until the low level jet kicked in.
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