Flood, Greene
- When
- February 9, 6:00 AM CST to February 12, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Greene forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.036, -94.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Iowa, February 9 to 12, 1996
Though precipitation in Iowa during the month o February was light, scattered flooding was obseved in Iowa for the first time since July of 1995. All of the flooding resulted from significant melting of the extensive snow cover in Iowa between the 7th and the 10th of the month.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS DMX wrote it up.
Though precipitation in Iowa during the month o February was light, scattered flooding was obseved in Iowa for the first time since July of 1995. All of the flooding resulted from significant melting of the extensive snow cover in Iowa between the 7th and the 10th of the month. Some of the high water conditions were enhanced by ice jams. Damage was minor, as as the flooding. The Iowa River at Marshalltown crested about a foot and one half above flood stage on the 11th due to melting and ice action. The Raccoon River at Van Meter crested nearly 2 feet above flood stage. This was partly due to the melting and partly due to ice action. Minor flooding was observed along the South Skunk River at Oskaloosa and the Cedar Creek at Bussey.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Boone
- When
- February 9, 6:00 AM CST to February 12, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.037, -93.932 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Story
- When
- February 9, 6:00 AM CST to February 12, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Story forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.036, -93.465 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Marshall
- When
- February 9, 6:00 AM CST to February 12, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.036, -92.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Tama
- When
- February 9, 6:00 AM CST to February 12, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Tama forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.080, -92.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Dallas
- When
- February 9, 6:00 AM CST to February 12, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dallas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.685, -94.040 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Polk
- When
- February 9, 6:00 AM CST to February 12, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Polk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.686, -93.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Jasper
- When
- February 9, 6:00 AM CST to February 12, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jasper forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.686, -93.054 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Poweshiek
- When
- February 9, 6:00 AM CST to February 12, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Poweshiek forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.686, -92.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Marion
- When
- February 9, 6:00 AM CST to February 12, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marion forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.334, -93.099 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Mahaska
- When
- February 9, 6:00 AM CST to February 12, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mahaska forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 41.335, -92.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 9, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, February 9, 1996
- Winter Weather in Virginia, February 9, 1996
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, February 9 to 10, 1996
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 9, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 9 to 10, 1996
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, February 9, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 9, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 9, 1996
- High Wind in Montana, February 9, 1996
- Flood in Montana, February 9 to 10, 1996
- Flood in Montana, February 9, 1996
More
Every storm in Iowa in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, February 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5540501, 5540502, 5540503, 5540504, 5540505, 5540506, 5540507, 5540508, 5540509, 5540510, 5540511.