4,632 first-hand accounts of flood events in Iowa, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Preliminary information provided by State Climatologist Harry Hillaker of the Iowa Department of Agriculturena d Land Stewardship indicated a statewide average precipitation of 2.63 inches for the month. Normal is 3.16 inches.
Read the full account →Temperatures for the month of March were slightly above normal with slightly below normal precipitaton. Preliminary information provided by the State Climatologist Harry Hillaker of the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship indicated a statewide average of 1.41…
Read the full account →A southeast flow of moist air was in place over Iowa. This flow brought moisture north with surface dew point temperatures rising into the low to mid 50s. Lapse rates were steep with the freezing level only around 9000 feet.
Read the full account →A cold front to the west of Iowa moved into the state during the day. Initially, the airmass was quite capped and thunderstorms had a hard time getting going.
Read the full account →The first significant rainfall of the month affected much of the Des Moines Hydrologic Service Area (HSA) on the 5th as scattered showers and the seasons's first thunderstorms moved across the area.
Read the full account →The first significant rainfall of the month affected much of the Des Moines Hydrologic Service Area (HSA) on the 5th as scattered showers and the seasons's first thunderstorms moved across the area.
Read the full account →The first significant rainfall of the month affected much of the Des Moines Hydrologic Service Area (HSA) on the 5th as scattered showers and the seasons's first thunderstorms moved across the area.
Read the full account →The first significant rainfall of the month affected much of the Des Moines Hydrologic Service Area (HSA) on the 5th as scattered showers and the seasons's first thunderstorms moved across the area.
Read the full account →The first significant rainfall of the month affected much of the Des Moines Hydrologic Service Area (HSA) on the 5th as scattered showers and the seasons's first thunderstorms moved across the area.
Read the full account →The first significant rainfall of the month affected much of the Des Moines Hydrologic Service Area (HSA) on the 5th as scattered showers and the seasons's first thunderstorms moved across the area.
Read the full account →The first significant rainfall of the month affected much of the Des Moines Hydrologic Service Area (HSA) on the 5th as scattered showers and the seasons's first thunderstorms moved across the area.
Read the full account →The first significant rainfall of the month affected much of the Des Moines Hydrologic Service Area (HSA) on the 5th as scattered showers and the seasons's first thunderstorms moved across the area.
Read the full account →The first significant rainfall of the month affected much of the Des Moines Hydrologic Service Area (HSA) on the 5th as scattered showers and the seasons's first thunderstorms moved across the area.
Read the full account →The first significant rainfall of the month affected much of the Des Moines Hydrologic Service Area (HSA) on the 5th as scattered showers and the seasons's first thunderstorms moved across the area.
Read the full account →The first significant rainfall of the month affected much of the Des Moines Hydrologic Service Area (HSA) on the 5th as scattered showers and the seasons's first thunderstorms moved across the area.
Read the full account →The first significant rainfall of the month affected much of the Des Moines Hydrologic Service Area (HSA) on the 5th as scattered showers and the seasons's first thunderstorms moved across the area.
Read the full account →The first significant rainfall of the month affected much of the Des Moines Hydrologic Service Area (HSA) on the 5th as scattered showers and the seasons's first thunderstorms moved across the area.
Read the full account →The first significant rainfall of the month affected much of the Des Moines Hydrologic Service Area (HSA) on the 5th as scattered showers and the seasons's first thunderstorms moved across the area.
Read the full account →The first significant rainfall of the month affected much of the Des Moines Hydrologic Service Area (HSA) on the 5th as scattered showers and the seasons's first thunderstorms moved across the area.
Read the full account →The first significant rainfall of the month affected much of the Des Moines Hydrologic Service Area (HSA) on the 5th as scattered showers and the seasons's first thunderstorms moved across the area.
Read the full account →The first significant rainfall of the month affected much of the Des Moines Hydrologic Service Area (HSA) on the 5th as scattered showers and the seasons's first thunderstorms moved across the area.
Read the full account →The first significant rainfall of the month affected much of the Des Moines Hydrologic Service Area (HSA) on the 5th as scattered showers and the seasons's first thunderstorms moved across the area.
Read the full account →The first significant rainfall of the month affected much of the Des Moines Hydrologic Service Area (HSA) on the 5th as scattered showers and the seasons's first thunderstorms moved across the area.
Read the full account →The first significant rainfall of the month affected much of the Des Moines Hydrologic Service Area (HSA) on the 5th as scattered showers and the seasons's first thunderstorms moved across the area.
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