Flood, Jasper
- When
- February 26, 10:45 PM CST to February 27, 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- Jasper County, Galesburg
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.686, -93.054 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Iowa, February 26 to 27, 1999
The same storm system that produced severe weather in the morning advanced east during the day. Though no severe weather occurred during the evening, moisture had increased significantly by the evening hours as dew point temperatures reached 60 degrees just south of Iowa.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $1,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
The same storm system that produced severe weather in the morning advanced east during the day. Though no severe weather occurred during the evening, moisture had increased significantly by the evening hours as dew point temperatures reached 60 degrees just south of Iowa. This moist air was lifted along a weak cold front advancing across the state and thunderstorms developed over parts of central and southeast Iowa. Rainfall was heavy for late February. One to two inches of rain fell in under two hours over the south third of Jasper County. This caused urban flooding as the soil was quite moist from recent snow melt. The flooding was not a major problem, but considerable ponding was reported on roadways.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in South Dakota, February 26 to 27, 1999
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 26, 1999
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 26 to 28, 1999
- Heavy Rain in American Samoa, February 26, 1999
- High Wind and Cold in Alaska, February 26 to 28, 1999
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, February 26, 1999
- High Wind in Oregon, February 26 to 27, 1999
- Hail in Iowa, February 26, 1999
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 26, 1999
- Flood in North Dakota, February 26, 1999
More
Every storm in Iowa in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, February 1999
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: 5682988.