Flood, Appanoose
- When
- March 30, 6:00 PM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Appanoose forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 40.743, -92.869 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Iowa, March 30 to 31, 1998
Most of the precipitation in Iowa for the month fell in two storms. The first was mentioned above with the heavy snow event on the 8th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
- $90,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
Most of the precipitation in Iowa for the month fell in two storms. The first was mentioned above with the heavy snow event on the 8th. As the snow melted, snow melt and rainfall brought rivers to near or just slightly above flood stage. Heavy rainfall on the 29th and 30th brought up to 4 inches of rain over parts of southeast Iowa, with 1 to 2 inches elsewhere. Areas that were previously dry, mainly in the upper Des Moines and Raccoon Basins, became saturated. Some minor flooding occurred over the southeast part of the state with some rivers rising a few feet above flood stage. The smaller South river rose nearly 8 feet above flood stage. Damage was minor however. At months end, reservoirs in central and southern Iowa were rising with flood control capacity reduced by around 30 percent.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Clarke
- When
- March 30, 6:00 PM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Clarke forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 41.029, -93.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Davis
- When
- March 30, 6:00 PM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Davis forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 40.748, -92.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Decatur
- When
- March 30, 6:00 PM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Decatur forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 40.738, -93.786 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Lucas
- When
- March 30, 6:00 PM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Lucas forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 41.029, -93.328 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Mahaska
- When
- March 30, 6:00 PM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Mahaska forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 41.335, -92.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Monroe
- When
- March 30, 6:00 PM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 41.030, -92.869 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Wapello
- When
- March 30, 6:00 PM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Wapello forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 41.031, -92.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Wayne
- When
- March 30, 6:00 PM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 40.740, -93.327 (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
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Maine, March 30 to 31, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, March 30, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, March 30, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, March 30, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Maine, March 30, 1998
- Flooding in New York, March 30 to 31, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, March 30, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Texas, March 30, 1998
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 30 to 31, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 30, 1998
- Flooding and Hail in Wisconsin, March 30 to 31, 1998
- Blizzard in Alaska, March 30 to 31, 1998
More
Every storm in Iowa in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, March 1998
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: 5634609, 5634610, 5634611, 5634612, 5634613, 5634614, 5634615, 5634616, 5634617.