4,632 first-hand accounts of flood events in Iowa, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Iowa enjoyed a welcomed period of dry weather from February 21 through March 5. Unfortunately, temperatures remained too low to allow substantial melting of the considerable Iowa snowpack during this dry spell.
Read the full account →Iowa enjoyed a welcomed period of dry weather from February 21 through March 5. Unfortunately, temperatures remained too low to allow substantial melting of the considerable Iowa snowpack during this dry spell.
Read the full account →Iowa enjoyed a welcomed period of dry weather from February 21 through March 5. Unfortunately, temperatures remained too low to allow substantial melting of the considerable Iowa snowpack during this dry spell.
Read the full account →Iowa enjoyed a welcomed period of dry weather from February 21 through March 5. Unfortunately, temperatures remained too low to allow substantial melting of the considerable Iowa snowpack during this dry spell.
Read the full account →Iowa enjoyed a welcomed period of dry weather from February 21 through March 5. Unfortunately, temperatures remained too low to allow substantial melting of the considerable Iowa snowpack during this dry spell.
Read the full account →Iowa enjoyed a welcomed period of dry weather from February 21 through March 5. Unfortunately, temperatures remained too low to allow substantial melting of the considerable Iowa snowpack during this dry spell.
Read the full account →Iowa enjoyed a welcomed period of dry weather from February 21 through March 5. Unfortunately, temperatures remained too low to allow substantial melting of the considerable Iowa snowpack during this dry spell.
Read the full account →Iowa enjoyed a welcomed period of dry weather from February 21 through March 5. Unfortunately, temperatures remained too low to allow substantial melting of the considerable Iowa snowpack during this dry spell.
Read the full account →Iowa enjoyed a welcomed period of dry weather from February 21 through March 5. Unfortunately, temperatures remained too low to allow substantial melting of the considerable Iowa snowpack during this dry spell.
Read the full account →The series of strong thunderstorm continued to plague the state during the 3rd week of June. A large MCS rolled across the state, with the heaviest rain falling across the northern sections of the state.
Read the full account →Another period of heavy rainfall affected the state as several MCS's swept across the state. A nearly stationary frontal boundary that had been in place through most of the month continued to be the focal point for thunderstorm activity.
Read the full account →Another period of heavy rainfall affected the state as several MCS's swept across the state. A nearly stationary frontal boundary that had been in place through most of the month continued to be the focal point for thunderstorm activity.
Read the full account →Another period of heavy rainfall affected the state as several MCS's swept across the state. A nearly stationary frontal boundary that had been in place through most of the month continued to be the focal point for thunderstorm activity.
Read the full account →June 2010 temperatures averaged 71.4�� or 1.6�� above normal while precipitation totaled 10.45 inches or 5.81 inches above normal. This ranks as the wettest and 33rd warmest June among 138 years of state records and set the stage for significant river flooding.
Read the full account →June 2010 temperatures averaged 71.4�� or 1.6�� above normal while precipitation totaled 10.45 inches or 5.81 inches above normal. This ranks as the wettest and 33rd warmest June among 138 years of state records and set the stage for significant river flooding.
Read the full account →June 2010 temperatures averaged 71.4�� or 1.6�� above normal while precipitation totaled 10.45 inches or 5.81 inches above normal. This ranks as the wettest and 33rd warmest June among 138 years of state records and set the stage for significant river flooding.
Read the full account →June 2010 temperatures averaged 71.4�� or 1.6�� above normal while precipitation totaled 10.45 inches or 5.81 inches above normal. This ranks as the wettest and 33rd warmest June among 138 years of state records and set the stage for significant river flooding.
Read the full account →The very wet weather pattern of June and July continued into the first two weeks of August. Central Iowa was hardest hit by rainfall with three consecutive nights of torrential rains on the 8th, 9th and 10th.
Read the full account →The very wet weather pattern of June and July continued into the first two weeks of August. Central Iowa was hardest hit by rainfall with three consecutive nights of torrential rains on the 8th, 9th and 10th.
Read the full account →The very wet weather pattern of June and July continued into the first two weeks of August. Central Iowa was hardest hit by rainfall with three consecutive nights of torrential rains on the 8th, 9th and 10th.
Read the full account →The very wet weather pattern of June and July continued into the first two weeks of August. Central Iowa was hardest hit by rainfall with three consecutive nights of torrential rains on the 8th, 9th and 10th.
Read the full account →The very wet weather pattern of June and July continued into the first two weeks of August. Central Iowa was hardest hit by rainfall with three consecutive nights of torrential rains on the 8th, 9th and 10th.
Read the full account →July 2010 temperatures averaged 71.4�� or 1.6�� above normal while precipitation totaled 10.45 inches or 5.81 inches above normal. This ranks as the wettest and 33rd warmest July among 138 years of state records.
Read the full account →July 2010 temperatures averaged 71.4�� or 1.6�� above normal while precipitation totaled 10.45 inches or 5.81 inches above normal. This ranks as the wettest and 33rd warmest July among 138 years of state records.
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