4,632 first-hand accounts of flood events in Iowa, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
In years to come, July 1999 will be remembered in northeast Iowa for the "Floods of '99". Record to near record river flooding affected much of this area through the month. Within the Des Moines HSA, the major rivers most affected were the Cedar, Shell Rock, and Beaver Creek.
Read the full account →A Mesoscale Convective Complex developed over north central and northeast Iowa during the overnight and early morning hours of the 18th and 19th of July. The first flash flood warnings were issued during the wee hours after midnight.
Read the full account →A Mesoscale Convective Complex developed over north central and northeast Iowa during the overnight and early morning hours of the 18th and 19th of July. The first flash flood warnings were issued during the wee hours after midnight.
Read the full account →A Mesoscale Convective Complex developed over north central and northeast Iowa during the overnight and early morning hours of the 18th and 19th of July. The first flash flood warnings were issued during the wee hours after midnight.
Read the full account →A Mesoscale Convective Complex developed over north central and northeast Iowa during the overnight and early morning hours of the 18th and 19th of July. The first flash flood warnings were issued during the wee hours after midnight.
Read the full account →A Mesoscale Convective Complex developed over north central and northeast Iowa during the overnight and early morning hours of the 18th and 19th of July. The first flash flood warnings were issued during the wee hours after midnight.
Read the full account →In years to come, July 1999 will be remembered in northeast Iowa for the "Floods of '99". Record to near record river flooding affected much of this area through the month. Within the Des Moines HSA, the major rivers most affected were the Cedar, Shell Rock, and Beaver Creek.
Read the full account →In years to come, July 1999 will be remembered in northeast Iowa for the "Floods of '99". Record to near record river flooding affected much of this area through the month. Within the Des Moines HSA, the major rivers most affected were the Cedar, Shell Rock, and Beaver Creek.
Read the full account →A Mesoscale Convective Complex developed over north central and northeast Iowa during the overnight and early morning hours of the 18th and 19th of July. The first flash flood warnings were issued during the wee hours after midnight.
Read the full account →A Mesoscale Convective Complex developed over north central and northeast Iowa during the overnight and early morning hours of the 18th and 19th of July. The first flash flood warnings were issued during the wee hours after midnight.
Read the full account →A Mesoscale Convective Complex developed over north central and northeast Iowa during the overnight and early morning hours of the 18th and 19th of July. The first flash flood warnings were issued during the wee hours after midnight.
Read the full account →A strong mesoscale system moved across the northern one-third of the HSA during the early morning hours of the 4th producing numerous severe thunderstorms with high winds.
Read the full account →May 2004 began rather dry with an average of only 0.19 inches of rain over the first week of the month. However, the second week of May brought seasonally normal rainfall. Heavy rain occurred during the third week of the month. May's greatest rain events came back to back.
Read the full account →May 2004 began rather dry with an average of only 0.19 inches of rain over the first week of the month. However, the second week of May brought seasonally normal rainfall. Heavy rain occurred during the third week of the month. May's greatest rain events came back to back.
Read the full account →May 2004 began rather dry with an average of only 0.19 inches of rain over the first week of the month. However, the second week of May brought seasonally normal rainfall. Heavy rain occurred during the third week of the month. May's greatest rain events came back to back.
Read the full account →May 2004 began rather dry with an average of only 0.19 inches of rain over the first week of the month. However, the second week of May brought seasonally normal rainfall. Heavy rain occurred during the third week of the month. May's greatest rain events came back to back.
Read the full account →May 2004 began rather dry with an average of only 0.19 inches of rain over the first week of the month. However, the second week of May brought seasonally normal rainfall. Heavy rain occurred during the third week of the month. May's greatest rain events came back to back.
Read the full account →May 2004 began rather dry with an average of only 0.19 inches of rain over the first week of the month. However, the second week of May brought seasonally normal rainfall. Heavy rain occurred during the third week of the month. May's greatest rain events came back to back.
Read the full account →May 2004 began rather dry with an average of only 0.19 inches of rain over the first week of the month. However, the second week of May brought seasonally normal rainfall. Heavy rain occurred during the third week of the month. May's greatest rain events came back to back.
Read the full account →May 2004 began rather dry with an average of only 0.19 inches of rain over the first week of the month. However, the second week of May brought seasonally normal rainfall. Heavy rain occurred during the third week of the month. May's greatest rain events came back to back.
Read the full account →May 2004 began rather dry with an average of only 0.19 inches of rain over the first week of the month. However, the second week of May brought seasonally normal rainfall. Heavy rain occurred during the third week of the month. May's greatest rain events came back to back.
Read the full account →May 2004 began rather dry with an average of only 0.19 inches of rain over the first week of the month. However, the second week of May brought seasonally normal rainfall. Heavy rain occurred during the third week of the month. May's greatest rain events came back to back.
Read the full account →May 2004 began rather dry with an average of only 0.19 inches of rain over the first week of the month. However, the second week of May brought seasonally normal rainfall. Heavy rain occurred during the third week of the month. May's greatest rain events came back to back.
Read the full account →May 2004 began rather dry with an average of only 0.19 inches of rain over the first week of the month. However, the second week of May brought seasonally normal rainfall. Heavy rain occurred during the third week of the month. May's greatest rain events came back to back.
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