| Event |
Flash Flood |
| -- Flood Cause |
Heavy Rain |
| State |
IOWA |
| County/Area |
CLAYTON |
| WFO |
ARX |
| Begin Date |
04/25/2008 00:05:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range |
0 |
| Begin Azimuth |
N |
| Begin Location |
STRAWBERRY PT |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
42.68/-91.53 |
| End Date |
04/25/2008 02:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Range |
1 |
| End Azimuth |
S |
| End Location |
HIGHLAND |
| End Lat/Lon |
42.89/-91.6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
290.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
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. Runoff from the heavy rainfall kept water levels high through the end of April on the Turkey River and Mississippi River. |
| Event Narrative |
The emergency manager indicated a park was flooded near Elkader, along with some homes on the south side of Elkader. There were also numerous road closures across the county, with mudslides reported near Millville. Also near Millville, some freight train cars fell into the Turkey River due to a bridge collapse. St.Olaf had about $35,000 in damages, mostly due to erosion. At least two bridges were washed out in the county. |
