4,632 first-hand accounts of flood events in Iowa, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
June temperatures averaged 73.4º or 3.6º above normal while precipitation averaged 5.19 inches or 0.55 inches above normal. This ranks as the 14th warmest and 50th wettest June among 133 years of state records. This was also the warmest June since 1991 and wettest since 2000.
Read the full account →June temperatures averaged 73.4º or 3.6º above normal while precipitation averaged 5.19 inches or 0.55 inches above normal. This ranks as the 14th warmest and 50th wettest June among 133 years of state records. This was also the warmest June since 1991 and wettest since 2000.
Read the full account →June temperatures averaged 73.4º or 3.6º above normal while precipitation averaged 5.19 inches or 0.55 inches above normal. This ranks as the 14th warmest and 50th wettest June among 133 years of state records. This was also the warmest June since 1991 and wettest since 2000.
Read the full account →June temperatures averaged 73.4º or 3.6º above normal while precipitation averaged 5.19 inches or 0.55 inches above normal. This ranks as the 14th warmest and 50th wettest June among 133 years of state records. This was also the warmest June since 1991 and wettest since 2000.
Read the full account →June temperatures averaged 73.4º or 3.6º above normal while precipitation averaged 5.19 inches or 0.55 inches above normal. This ranks as the 14th warmest and 50th wettest June among 133 years of state records. This was also the warmest June since 1991 and wettest since 2000.
Read the full account →June temperatures averaged 73.4º or 3.6º above normal while precipitation averaged 5.19 inches or 0.55 inches above normal. This ranks as the 14th warmest and 50th wettest June among 133 years of state records. This was also the warmest June since 1991 and wettest since 2000.
Read the full account →June temperatures averaged 73.4º or 3.6º above normal while precipitation averaged 5.19 inches or 0.55 inches above normal. This ranks as the 14th warmest and 50th wettest June among 133 years of state records. This was also the warmest June since 1991 and wettest since 2000.
Read the full account →June temperatures averaged 73.4º or 3.6º above normal while precipitation averaged 5.19 inches or 0.55 inches above normal. This ranks as the 14th warmest and 50th wettest June among 133 years of state records. This was also the warmest June since 1991 and wettest since 2000.
Read the full account →June temperatures averaged 73.4º or 3.6º above normal while precipitation averaged 5.19 inches or 0.55 inches above normal. This ranks as the 14th warmest and 50th wettest June among 133 years of state records. This was also the warmest June since 1991 and wettest since 2000.
Read the full account →June temperatures averaged 73.4º or 3.6º above normal while precipitation averaged 5.19 inches or 0.55 inches above normal. This ranks as the 14th warmest and 50th wettest June among 133 years of state records. This was also the warmest June since 1991 and wettest since 2000.
Read the full account →June temperatures averaged 73.4º or 3.6º above normal while precipitation averaged 5.19 inches or 0.55 inches above normal. This ranks as the 14th warmest and 50th wettest June among 133 years of state records. This was also the warmest June since 1991 and wettest since 2000.
Read the full account →June temperatures averaged 73.4º or 3.6º above normal while precipitation averaged 5.19 inches or 0.55 inches above normal. This ranks as the 14th warmest and 50th wettest June among 133 years of state records. This was also the warmest June since 1991 and wettest since 2000.
Read the full account →June temperatures averaged 73.4º or 3.6º above normal while precipitation averaged 5.19 inches or 0.55 inches above normal. This ranks as the 14th warmest and 50th wettest June among 133 years of state records. This was also the warmest June since 1991 and wettest since 2000.
Read the full account →June temperatures averaged 73.4º or 3.6º above normal while precipitation averaged 5.19 inches or 0.55 inches above normal. This ranks as the 14th warmest and 50th wettest June among 133 years of state records. This was also the warmest June since 1991 and wettest since 2000.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms with heavy rain were triggered by an upper level disturbance moving across Iowa toward northern Illinois. Excessive rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches occurred during the late night of April 24 into the early morning of April 25, which caused flash flooding.
Read the full account →Rainfall of 5 to 15 inches during a 30 hour period caused widespread lowland, crop, urban, and river flooding. Rivers and streams including the Big Sioux, Little Sioux, West Fork Little Sioux, and Floyd Rivers were over flood stage for 2 to 6 days.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms erupted within a very moist and unstable environment across central South Dakota during the afternoon of July 29 in response to an approaching upper level short-wave from Colorado.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms erupted within a very moist and unstable environment across central South Dakota during the afternoon of July 29 in response to an approaching upper level short-wave from Colorado.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms erupted within a very moist and unstable environment across central South Dakota during the afternoon of July 29 in response to an approaching upper level short-wave from Colorado.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms erupted within a very moist and unstable environment across central South Dakota during the afternoon of July 29 in response to an approaching upper level short-wave from Colorado.
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 →Strong thunderstorms formed over central Iowa during the morning hours of the 4th. The ground was already quite saturated, resulting in rapid runoff of the heavy rainfall. Rainfall for the most part ranged from 1 to 3 inches in a short period of time.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed in the warm sector of a storm system during the afternoon hours. The storms organized into a squall line, supported by a strong low level jet, and raced east.
Read the full account →October of 1998 was a fairly wet month across Iowa, in sharp contrast to September. According to the data provided by the State Climatologist, Harry Hillaker, October of 1998 was the 4th wettest on record with a statewide average rainfall of 4.82 inches.
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