Drought — Cerro Gordo, Iowa

2024-05-01 to 2024-05-21 · Cerro Gordo, Iowa

Event narrative

Ample rainfall during the spring continued across Cerro Gordo County into second half of May with severe drought conditions ending.

Wider weather episode

Rainfall during the spring remained generous and actually lead to flood conditions along rivers in central Iowa. The rainfall helped to alleviate the long term drought conditions with severe drought ending across all portions of central Iowa.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1170204. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.