| Event |
Flood |
| -- Flood Cause |
Heavy Rain |
| State |
IOWA |
| County/Area |
CLAYTON |
| WFO |
ARX |
| Begin Date |
04/25/2008 09:00:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range |
0 |
| Begin Azimuth |
N |
| Begin Location |
MC GREGOR |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
43.02/-91.18 |
| End Date |
04/30/2008 10:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Range |
2 |
| End Azimuth |
SE |
| End Location |
OSTERDOCK |
| End Lat/Lon |
42.75/-91.14 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
50.00K |
| 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 |
Due to runoff from heavy rainfall, the Mississippi River at McGregor crested at 17.02 feet on April 27. Flood stage is 16 feet. Some basement flooding of homes was reported, as well as flooding of McGregor's Riverfront Park. The Mississippi River at Guttenberg crested at 16.21 feet on April 27 causing minor flooding. Flood stage at Guttenberg is 15 feet. |
