Flood in Cherokee County, Iowa

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

$3.4M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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 Washta (42.5615, -95.8594).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 862050. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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