Flood in Plymouth County, Iowa

Flood March 13, 2019 – March 15, 2019 · Plymouth County, Iowa

$2.3M

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Up to 25 gravel roads were under water across Plymouth County. Other flooding resulted in extensive damage to public infrastructure including numerous county and township roads, culverts, and some bridges.

The wider storm

Rainfall of one to three inches on frozen ground and into a snow pack with between 1 and 3 inches of liquid water equivalent resulted in considerable areal flooding and flooding of small streams. Numerous roads, bridges and homes were compromised by flood water, especially in areas near Hornick, Danbury, Holly Springs, and Moville.

Began near James (42.5677, -96.4667).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 829256. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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