Flood — Clayton, Iowa

2024-06-26 to 2024-06-30 · near Guttenberg Arpt, Clayton, Iowa

Event narrative

Significant rainfall throughout June pushed the Mississippi River at Guttenberg into flood stage on June 26th. The river stage continued to rise through the end of the month while remaining in minor flood stage.

Wider weather episode

Well above average rainfall throughout June in conjunction with late-month heavy rainfall contributed to additional rises into flood stage along the Mississippi River. River gauges at both Guttenberg and Lansing reached minor flood stage before the end of the month and observed rising river levels into July.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1194669. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.