Flood — Cherokee, Iowa

2019-03-13 to 2019-03-15 · near Washta, Cherokee, Iowa

Event narrative

Flooding resulted in extensive damage to public infrastructure including numerous county and township roads, culverts, and some bridges.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 862050. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.