Flood — Mitchell, Iowa

2024-06-23 to 2024-06-24 · near New Haven, Mitchell, Iowa

Event narrative

Significant rainfall later into June pushed the Little Cedar River at Orchard into flood stage on June 23th. The river stage crested during the evening on the same day in at 1081.5 ft.

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 1195819. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.