Flood — Guthrie, Iowa

2022-06-05 to 2022-06-06 · near Bagley, Guthrie, Iowa

Event narrative

Guthrie county emergency manager reported multiple roadways with running water over them. Not reported as widespread at the time.

Wider weather episode

A shortwave trough dropped out of the Canadian Rockies and across the upper midwest. Storms developed along a surface boundary in the afternoon, resulting in a few hail reports and a strong wind gust. In addition to the moderate CAPE , the backed wind profile supported some rotation within storms. While no tornadoes occurred there was a funnel cloud reported north of the Des Moines metro. Later that night the deep warm cloud layer and high precipitable water values made for efficient rain producers. As storms continued overnight along a stationary boundary locally heavy rain resulted in flash flooding in central Iowa.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1033155. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.