Flood, Kossuth
- When
- March 19, 12:00 PM CST to March 23, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kossuth forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.204, -94.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Iowa, March 19 to 23, 1997
Another round of warm weather resulted in another minor to moderate rise in river levels around the state. Flooding took place in many of the same places as during the previous event, however rises were not as strong and no significant damage was reported.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 18 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
- 18
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.
Another round of warm weather resulted in another minor to moderate rise in river levels around the state. Flooding took place in many of the same places as during the previous event, however rises were not as strong and no significant damage was reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
18 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Winnebago
- When
- March 19, 12:00 PM CST to March 23, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Winnebago forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.378, -93.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Worth
- When
- March 19, 12:00 PM CST to March 23, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Worth forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.377, -93.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Hancock
- When
- March 19, 12:00 PM CST to March 23, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hancock forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.082, -93.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Cerro Gordo
- When
- March 19, 12:00 PM CST to March 23, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cerro Gordo forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.082, -93.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Pocahontas
- When
- March 19, 12:00 PM CST to March 23, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pocahontas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.734, -94.679 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Humboldt
- When
- March 19, 12:00 PM CST to March 23, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Humboldt forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.777, -94.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Wright
- When
- March 19, 12:00 PM CST to March 23, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wright forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.733, -93.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Franklin
- When
- March 19, 12:00 PM CST to March 23, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.733, -93.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Butler
- When
- March 19, 12:00 PM CST to March 23, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Butler forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.732, -92.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Bremer
- When
- March 19, 12:00 PM CST to March 23, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bremer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.775, -92.318 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Webster
- When
- March 19, 12:00 PM CST to March 23, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Webster forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.428, -94.182 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Hamilton
- When
- March 19, 12:00 PM CST to March 23, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.384, -93.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Hardin
- When
- March 19, 12:00 PM CST to March 23, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hardin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.384, -93.240 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Grundy
- When
- March 19, 12:00 PM CST to March 23, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Grundy forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.402, -92.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Black Hawk
- When
- March 19, 12:00 PM CST to March 23, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Black Hawk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.470, -92.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Marshall
- When
- March 19, 12:00 PM CST to March 23, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.036, -92.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Tama
- When
- March 19, 12:00 PM CST to March 23, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Tama forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 42.080, -92.532 (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
More
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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: 5590612, 5590613, 5590614, 5590615, 5590616, 5590617, 5590618, 5590619, 5590620, 5590621, 5590622, 5590623, 5590624, 5590625, 5590626, 5590627, 5590628, 5590629.