4,632 first-hand accounts of flood events in Iowa, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
During April 2001, the Mississippi River crested at levels second only to the all-time flood of record, which occurred in April 1965. Flooding continued until the middle of May, at which time water levels dropped below flood stage for the first time in several weeks.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed during the evening along an outflow-reinforced frontal zone as a zonal pattern aloft sent a minor wave rippling from central South Dakota into southern Minnesota during the evening.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front entered the state and produced heavy rainfall across a large portion of central Iowa. The front eventually stalled, and transitioned to a northward moving warm front the next day.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front entered the state and produced heavy rainfall across a large portion of central Iowa. The front eventually stalled, and transitioned to a northward moving warm front the next day.
Read the full account →Heavy rainfall moved across the state with several locations receiving one to two inches of rain. Multiple convective complexes moved across the state on the 14th. The heavy rainfall caused some local flooding with minor river flooding in parts of central Iowa.
Read the full account →Heavy rainfall moved across the state with several locations receiving one to two inches of rain. Multiple convective complexes moved across the state on the 14th. The heavy rainfall caused some local flooding with minor river flooding in parts of central Iowa.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms that developed over northwest Minnesota during the evening of June 20th, moved across northeast Iowa during the early morning hours of the 21st.
Read the full account →Continued heavy rain and high streamflows led to many rivers going back into flood in late May across central Iowa. Several crests occurred on the Des Moines River at Ottumwa.
Read the full account →Continued heavy rain and high streamflows led to many rivers going back into flood in late May across central Iowa. Several crests occurred on the Des Moines River at Ottumwa.
Read the full account →Continued heavy rain and high streamflows led to many rivers going back into flood in late May across central Iowa. Several crests occurred on the Des Moines River at Ottumwa.
Read the full account →Continued heavy rain and high streamflows led to many rivers going back into flood in late May across central Iowa. Several crests occurred on the Des Moines River at Ottumwa.
Read the full account →Continued heavy rain and high streamflows led to many rivers going back into flood in late May across central Iowa. Several crests occurred on the Des Moines River at Ottumwa.
Read the full account →During April 2001, the Mississippi River crested at levels second only to the all-time flood of record, which occurred in April 1965. Flooding continued until the middle of May, at which time water levels dropped below flood stage for the first time in several weeks.
Read the full account →Another morning and early afternoon MCS rolled through Iowa, producing heavy rainfall, a couple of wind damage reports, and a handfull of flash flood reports.
Read the full account →Another morning and early afternoon MCS rolled through Iowa, producing heavy rainfall, a couple of wind damage reports, and a handfull of flash flood reports.
Read the full account →An unstable airmass was in place across Iowa with afternoon highs reaching well into the 80s, and dewpoint readings in the low to mid 70s. CAPE rose to 2000 to 3000 J/kg.
Read the full account →Heavy rain that fell across the state in mid-December led to river flooding at many locations across central and southern Iowa. The ground was already saturated from a wet fall, with new rainfall of one to 3 inches fell across the area in a two-day span.
Read the full account →Heavy rain that fell across the state in mid-December led to river flooding at many locations across central and southern Iowa. The ground was already saturated from a wet fall, with new rainfall of one to 3 inches fell across the area in a two-day span.
Read the full account →Heavy rain that fell across the state in mid-December led to river flooding at many locations across central and southern Iowa. The ground was already saturated from a wet fall, with new rainfall of one to 3 inches fell across the area in a two-day span.
Read the full account →Heavy rain that fell across the state in mid-December led to river flooding at many locations across central and southern Iowa. The ground was already saturated from a wet fall, with new rainfall of one to 3 inches fell across the area in a two-day span.
Read the full account →Heavy rain that fell across the state in mid-December led to river flooding at many locations across central and southern Iowa. The ground was already saturated from a wet fall, with new rainfall of one to 3 inches fell across the area in a two-day span.
Read the full account →Heavy rain that fell across the state in mid-December led to river flooding at many locations across central and southern Iowa. The ground was already saturated from a wet fall, with new rainfall of one to 3 inches fell across the area in a two-day span.
Read the full account →Heavy rain that fell across the state in mid-December led to river flooding at many locations across central and southern Iowa. The ground was already saturated from a wet fall, with new rainfall of one to 3 inches fell across the area in a two-day span.
Read the full account →Rainfall of 4 to 8 inches fell over much of eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa over the weekend of May 4th, 5th and 6th, 2007. Besides causing localized flash flooding, the heavy rain also produced areas of prolonged river and creek flooding over the region.|Heavier 96 hour…
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