| Event |
Flood |
| -- Flood Cause |
Heavy Rain / Snow Melt |
| State |
IOWA |
| County/Area |
CLAYTON |
| WFO |
ARX |
| Begin Date |
03/28/2011 08:00:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range |
1 |
| Begin Azimuth |
NNE |
| Begin Location |
MC GREGOR |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
43.03/-91.17 |
| End Date |
03/31/2011 23:59:00 CST-6 |
| End Range |
1 |
| End Azimuth |
NE |
| End Location |
MC GREGOR |
| End Lat/Lon |
43.03/-91.17 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
0.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
The combination of melting snow and some rainfall pushed the Mississippi River out of its banks at some northeast Iowa locations toward the end of the month. |
| Event Narrative |
The combination of rainfall and melting snow pushed the Mississippi River at McGregor out of its banks. The river exceeded the flood stage from the 28th through the end of the month. By the end of the month, the river was less than a half foot above the flood stage at 16.35 feet and was still rising. |
