4,632 first-hand accounts of flood events in Iowa, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Deep moisture moved into Iowa as a strong shortwave moved into the central U.S. Moisture from former hurricane Norbert moved into the central U.S. as a low pressure system developed over Kansas.
Read the full account →Deep moisture moved into Iowa as a strong shortwave moved into the central U.S. Moisture from former hurricane Norbert moved into the central U.S. as a low pressure system developed over Kansas.
Read the full account →A powerful upper level system was moving into south central Canada. The upper level winds were increasing as a closed upper low settled into that area. Warm air advection continued across Iowa through the night of the 29th into the morning of the 30th.
Read the full account →A powerful upper level system was moving into south central Canada. The upper level winds were increasing as a closed upper low settled into that area. Warm air advection continued across Iowa through the night of the 29th into the morning of the 30th.
Read the full account →Upper level low pressure was located over the southwest U.S. with surface low pressure located over central Nebraska. A warm front extended east from the low across Iowa.
Read the full account →A very dynamic weather pattern was in place over the central U.S. on the 3rd. A strong short wave moved out of the Rockies onto the Plains during the day. Thunderstorms formed early in Nebraska and South Dakota.
Read the full account →An upper level low pressure moved northeast into the central U.S. during the day on the the 7th. The atmosphere had deep moisture present with precipitable water values in the 1.5 to 1.75 inch range across southern Iowa.
Read the full account →A very dynamic weather pattern was in place over the central U.S. on the 3rd. A strong short wave moved out of the Rockies onto the Plains during the day. Thunderstorms formed early in Nebraska and South Dakota.
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 →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 →A warm and humid air mass was in place across eastern Iowa on August 28, 2016.|Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed during the|afternoon and continued into the evening hours. These showers and thunderstorms were nearly stationary and produced heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →Another round of severe weather and heavy rain took place during the late afternoon and evening hours of the 9th, lasting into the early morning of the 10th. A strong shortwave lifted northeast across the area.
Read the full account →A record rain event in May in eastern Montana combined with high water from other storms in April and May and brought high water to the Missouri River chain of reservoirs. Water levels were further increased by the melting of a above normal snow pack in the northern Rockies.
Read the full account →Deep moisture moved into Iowa as a strong shortwave moved into the central U.S. Moisture from former hurricane Norbert moved into the central U.S. as a low pressure system developed over Kansas.
Read the full account →Deep moisture moved into Iowa as a strong shortwave moved into the central U.S. Moisture from former hurricane Norbert moved into the central U.S. as a low pressure system developed over Kansas.
Read the full account →Deep moisture moved into Iowa as a strong shortwave moved into the central U.S. Moisture from former hurricane Norbert moved into the central U.S. as a low pressure system developed over Kansas.
Read the full account →The season's first strong synoptic weather system moved through the central U.S. on the 13th into the 14th. The storm developed over the southern U.S. and moved from Oklahoma on the 13th into Illinois on the morning of the 14th.
Read the full account →A warm front pushed into southern Iowa from Missouri, bringing with it storms and heavy rainfall. The front progressed slowly, aiding in keeping the rain over the same areas for long periods of time.
Read the full account →A warm front pushed into southern Iowa from Missouri, bringing with it storms and heavy rainfall. The front progressed slowly, aiding in keeping the rain over the same areas for long periods of time.
Read the full account →A warm front pushed into southern Iowa from Missouri, bringing with it storms and heavy rainfall. The front progressed slowly, aiding in keeping the rain over the same areas for long periods of time.
Read the full account →A warm front pushed into southern Iowa from Missouri, bringing with it storms and heavy rainfall. The front progressed slowly, aiding in keeping the rain over the same areas for long periods of time.
Read the full account →A warm front pushed into southern Iowa from Missouri, bringing with it storms and heavy rainfall. The front progressed slowly, aiding in keeping the rain over the same areas for long periods of time.
Read the full account →Slow moving thunderstorms developed over northeast Iowa during the evening of July 11th. All of the severe weather occurred in Clayton County.
Read the full account →A warm front extended from a low pressure area over northeast Nebraska, southeast through central into southeast Iowa. A cold front extended south from the low into Kansas. South of the warm front, dew point temperatures were in the low 70s.
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