Flood — Clayton, Iowa

2024-06-24 to 2024-06-30 · near Mc Gregor, Clayton, Iowa

Event narrative

Significant rainfall throughout June pushed the Mississippi River at McGregor into flood stage at 16.0ft on June 24th. The river stage continued to rise through the end of the month increasing from minor to moderate flood stage on June 28th.

Wider weather episode

Above normal rainfall over the course of June, combined with a robust rainfall event between June 20th and 22nd, led to widespread river flooding across portions of northeast Iowa. Rainfall amounts upwards of 5 inches between the 20th and 22nd allowed the Mississippi River, Cedar River and many other river basins in northeast Iowa to enter flood stage towards the end of June. Flooding along the Mississippi River mainstem continued into July.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1195807. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.