Chickasaw storm history

One person drowned when a vehicle was swept off the road by flood waters from the Little Turkey River. This occurred north of Lawler where Union Avenue crosses the river. The driver called 911 at 340 a.m.

The combination of falling snow and wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph led to a period of very low visibilities during the afternoon and evening hours on December 28th in Chickasaw County. During this period, a peak wind gust of 53 mph was observed at New Hampton. Snowfall totals across …

This significant winter storm brought between 8 and 12 inches of snow to Chickasaw County between November 28th and the 30th. The highest snowfall report in the county was located in New Hampton where 11.3 inches of snow was observed.

A trained spotter reported water flowing over the road at the intersection of 165th St and Kenwood Ave near Devon Woods.

The public reported water over gravel road 165th street. Picture received on social media.

Heavy rain during the middle of August allowed the Little Cedar River at Ionia to rise into flood stage during the afternoon on August 18th. The site crested at 12.06 ft in minor flood stage during the evening on August 18th before falling below flood stage during the early morni…

Heavy rain during the middle of August allowed the Little Cedar River at Nashua to rise into flood stage during the evening on August 18th. The site crested at 956.33 ft in minor flood stage during the early morning hours on August 19th before falling below flood stage during the…

This winter system brought near-blizzard conditions and snow to Chickasaw County on March 19th. Snowfall totals between 1 to 3 inches across the county with the highest reported total being 2 inches in near New Hampton. Additionally, a peak wind gust of 45 mph was observed at an …

The combination of snow and strong winds allowed for visibilities to drop to a quarter mile or less resulting in blizzard conditions during the morning hours on March 5th in portions of Chickasaw County. At the Iowa Department of Transportation observation station near New Hampto…

Minimum wind chills across Chickasaw County ranged between 30 to 40 degrees on the morning of February 18th. The coldest reported wind chill in the county of 37 degrees below zero in New Hampton, Iowa.

Dangerously cold wind chills began on the evening of the 20th and continued through noon on the 21st in Chickasaw County where values dropped between 25 to 40 degrees below zero. The coldest observed wind chill in the county of 39 degrees below zero was recorded in New Hampton, I…

Sustained winds of 35 to 40 mph persisted across portions of Chickasaw County during the late morning through early evening hours on December 4th. Additionally, a 58 mph peak non-thunderstorm wind gust was observed at an Iowa Department of Transportation weather observation stati…

Throughout the entirety of September and through October 29th, only 0.2 to 1 inches of precipitation fell in Chickasaw County. This 5 to 7 inch deficit for this period resulted in the development of severe drought by mid-October. Severe drought conditions ended in the county by O…

Anomalously warm air temperatures and high humidity allowed the heat index to reach 108 degrees at an Iowa Department of Transportation surface observation station near New Hampton on August 26th.

The public reported a large tree limb broken two miles southeast of New Hampton.

Emergency management reported numerous trees and limbs down in Fredericksburg. This damaged power lines and a few homes.

Significant rainfall later into June pushed the Little Cedar River at Nashua into flood stage on June 24th. The river stage crested during the early morning on June 25th in major flood stage at 959.94 ft.

A mesonet station measured a peak wind gust from the south-southwest at 68 mph.

Trees were blown down 1 mile north of Bassett.

Above normal total monthly precipitation near 10 inches resulted in reduction of severe (D2) drought to moderate (D1) through May.

Sightly above monthly normal rainfall totals alleviated extreme (D3) drought across all but southern Chickasaw County through April, while severe (D2) drought persisted elsewhere across the county.

While total monthly precipitation of 2 to 2.5 was near normal for Chickasaw County through March, long-standing abnormally dry conditions resulted in extreme (D3) drought persisting across nearly all of the county.

Total liquid precipitation up to 0.5 fell in Chickasaw County through February, near 1 below normal, resulting in extreme (D3) drought persisting.

An automated weather observation station reported a wind chill of 33 degrees below zero in New Hampton.

An automated weather observation station reported a wind chill of 40 degrees below zero in New Hampton.

A volunteer observer reported 7.6 of snowfall in New Hampton.

A volunteer observer reported 5.7 in Fredericksburg.

Extreme (D3) drought persisted across Chickasaw County through January. While 1 to 1.5 of monthly total liquid precipitation was slightly above normal, the long-standing abnormally dry conditions, 8 to 12 below normal since June 1st, 2023, resulted in extreme (D3) drought persist…

Extreme (D3) drought persisted across all of Chickasaw County through December. Monthly total rainfall of less than 1 was up to 1 below normal, exacerbating the long standing deficit of more than 10 since June 1st.

A volunteer observer reported 0.3 inches of snowfall near New Hampton.

Extreme (D3) drought persisted across all of Chickasaw County through November. The combination of total monthly precipitation near 0.25 inches, 2 inches below normal, and several days of anomalously warm temperatures resulted in 30 to 50% below normal topsoil moisture.

Long-standing drier than normal conditions, comprised of 8 consecutive weeks of at least severe drought (D2), resulted in continual extreme drought (D3) across Chickasaw County through October. Several storms provided monthly rainfall totals near 2 inches, up to an inch below nor…

Ongoing extreme drought (D3) persisted through Chickasaw County, worsening to exceptional drought (D4) in the northeast part of the county by mid-September. By September 11th, less than a quarter of an inch of rain had fallen across Chickasaw County, which was more than 1.25 inch…

The combination of anomalously high temperatures and humidity resulted in maximum heat indices of 108 degrees on Tuesday, August 22nd and 118 degrees on Wednesday, August 23rd in New Hampton.

Drier than normal conditions resulted in extreme drought (D3) for all of Chickasaw County through August. During the first half of August, a 1 to 2 inches of rain fell, initially preventing any spread of severe drought (D2) conditions. Only a tenth to half an inch of rain fell du…

Public reported ping-pong ball sized hail near New Hampton.

Drier than normal conditions resulted in severe drought conditions for 241 square miles across southern Chickasaw County persisting into the middle of July. Increased rainfall of 1.40 to 4.64 inches according to volunteer observers resulted in some drought improvement across Chic…

Drier than normal conditions resulted in severe drought conditions for 164 square miles or 33% of Chickasaw County through the end of June.

Significant runoff from heavy rainfall upstream resulted in a rapid rise of water and minor flooding along the Little Cedar River near Nashua on May 16th. Minor flooding was initially realized during the early morning of May 16th, with the river cresting 0.94 feet above flood sta…

Significant runoff from heavy rainfall upstream resulted in rapid rises and minor flooding along the Little Cedar River near Ionia on May 16th. Minor flooding was initially realized late on May 15th, with the river cresting 0.68 feet above flood stage of 10.0 feet during the earl…

A tree and stop sign were reported to be snapped near Fredericksburg.

Wind chills 35 to 40 below zero occurred in parts of Chickasaw County during the early morning of January 31st. The coldest observed wind chill of 38 below zero occurred at the automated weather observing equipment in New Hampton.

Volunteer snow observers reported around 6 inches of snow fell in parts of Chickasaw County. The highest reported total was 7.4 inches near Fredericksburg.

Volunteer snow observers reported that 5 to 6 inches of snow fell across Chickasaw County. The highest reported total was 6.5 inches near New Hampton.

The combination of arctic air and wind gusts of 25 to 45 mph created wind chills of 20 to 40 below zero across Chickasaw County. The lowest calculated wind chill was 41 below at a mesonet site in New Hampton.

COOP and volunteer snow observers reported that 2 to 3 inches of snow fell across Chickasaw County. The highest reported total was 3 inches in New Hampton. Strong winds with gusts of 25 to 45 mph created blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions occurring from the late m…