| Event |
Flood |
| -- Flood Cause |
Heavy Rain |
| State |
IOWA |
| County/Area |
EMMET |
| WFO |
DMX |
| Begin Date |
10/18/2007 21:30:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range |
5 |
| Begin Azimuth |
NW |
| Begin Location |
ESTHERVILLE |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
43.48/-94.91 |
| End Date |
10/22/2007 11:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Range |
0 |
| End Azimuth |
SE |
| End Location |
WALLINGFORD |
| End Lat/Lon |
43.33/-94.83 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
10.00K |
| Crop Damage |
10.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
Very wet weather prevailed for the first 18 days of the month. The month began with a heavy rain event on the 2nd when 2.25 inches of rain was recorded at New Hampton. Another round occurred on the 7th-8th with the heaviest rainfall being a 5.57 inch total at Edgewood. This primed the pump so to speak for future flooding. On the 13th-15th, heavy rain left a 4.60 inch total at Adair. Then on the 17th-18th, another round of heavy rain produced 3.20 inches at Bloomfield. The frequent heavy rains brought harvest activities to a halt following a rapid start to the harvest season in September. A sharp turnaround took place after mid month with an average of only 0.03 inches of rain for the final 12 days of October. Preliminary monthly rain totals vary from 2.08 inches at Burlington to 11.26 inches at Red Oak. Red Oak???s total more than doubled their previous October record of 5.88 inches set in 1935 (among 96 years of data). |
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