Flood, Marshall
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 4, 11:15 AM CST
- Where
- Marshall County, Marshalltown
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 42.050, -92.920
Flooding in Iowa, June 1 to 4, 2007
The recent pattern of heavy precipitation in western Iowa and light in the east reversed during June. Some residual flooding remained on the Iowa River at Marshalltown.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Events
- 2
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 recent pattern of heavy precipitation in western Iowa and light in the east reversed during June. Some residual flooding remained on the Iowa River at Marshalltown. In addition, minor flooding occured on parts of the South Skunk River in the Oskaloosa area from rainfall early in the month. Precipitation totals were less than one-half of normal across much of western Iowa while very heavy rains flooded parts of east central and southeast Iowa. Monthly precipitation totals varied from only 0.58 inches at Sac City to 9.87 inches at Marengo. Sac City’s total was their second lowest June total among 129 years of records (only 1933 with less at 0.56 inches). Only minor crop flooding occurred from the flooding as precipitation was not all that heavy.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Des Moines, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 31, 5:59 PM CST, 6 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 31, 5:59 PM CST, 6 hours 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 659 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2007 .UPDATE... UPDATED FOR 01/00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION. && .DISCUSSION... AS THE FIRST CDFNT THAT DISPTD AS IT MOVED ACRS THE CWA LAST NGT MOVS OUT OF THE PIX...THE NEXT FNTL BNDRY IS DVLPG AS LO INTENSIFIES OVR NWRN SD. STG THETA-E ADVN WL MOVE INTO THE CWA LATE TNGT INTO FRI WITH A DECENT MCS DVLPG. FEEL PCPN WL MOVE INTO SWRN PART OF THE CWA BY 12Z AND SPRD EWD DURG THE DAY. SIMILAR AMOUNTS OF PCPN AS WE SAY WITH SYS YDA. SYS WL MOV TO THE E FRI NGT AND MUCH OF THE SIG PCPN FOR THIS FCST PD WL BE OVER WITH AS UPR LOW DROPS SE. NWLY FLOW AFT THAT INTO NEXT WK, BUT NOT ALL THAT STABLE WITH THE UPPER LOW NOT REALLY MOVING ALL THAT FAR. HAVE PUT IN SOME INTMT PDS OF TSRA, BUT WDSPRD ORGANIZED EVENTS DO NOT APPEAR LKLY. && .AVIATION 01/00Z... ALTHOUGH VCNTY MENTION WAS INTRODUCED AT MCW/DSM...ONLY BROUGHT WRN IA CONVECTION INTO FOD FOR THE TIME BEING WITH LOSS OF HEATING AND RATHER SLOW MOVEMENT. CONFIDENCE NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO ADD OTHERWISE TONIGHT. EXPECT NEXT EVENT TO DEVELOP DURING PEAK HEATING FRI AS NEXT UPPER LEVEL WV REACHES MO RIVER. HAVE INCLUDED MENTION IN BODY WITH VARIOUS TIMING IN ALL TAFS BEGINNING AT 17Z. POTENTIAL FOR IFR OR LESS CERTAINLY THERE...BUT HAVE LIMITED TO MVFR FOR THE TIME BEING AT THIS TIME RANGE. && .DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR ADAIR-ADAMS-CLARKE-DALLAS-DECATUR-JASPER-LUCAS-MADISON- MARION-MARSHALL-POLK-RINGGOLD-STORY-TAYLOR-UNION-WARREN-WAYNE. && MS/BSS
Hazardous weather outlook, May 31, 9:24 PM CST, 2 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1024 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2007 IAZ048-049-059>061-071>074-081>084-092>095-011115- STORY-MARSHALL-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION- ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- 1024 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR OVERNIGHT...MAINLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 35....BUT THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH SEVERE LIMITS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SWEEP ACROSS MUCH OF IOWA ON FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE LARGE HAIL OR DAMAGING WINDS... ESPECIALLY FOR LOCATIONS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES OR MORE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. WITH THE RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL...AREAS AFFECTED BY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL BE AT RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY...ALTHOUGH THE STORMS SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS INTENSE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. IAZ007-017-026>028-037>039-050-062-075-085-086-096-097-011115- WORTH-CERRO GORDO-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- TAMA-POWESHIEK-MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- 1024 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SWEEP ACROSS MUCH OF IOWA ON FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE LARGE HAIL OR DAMAGING WINDS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO 1.5 INCHES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE...BUT THE OVERALL THREAT IS LOW. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY...ALTHOUGH STORMS SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS INTENSE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FRIDAY OR FRIDAY EVENING. IAZ004>006-015-016-023>025-033>036-044>047-057-058-070-011115- EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT- WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE- AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS- 1024 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR OVERNIGHT BUT THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH SEVERE LIMITS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SWEEP ACROSS MUCH OF IOWA ON FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE LARGE HAIL OR DAMAGING WINDS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO 1.5 INCHES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE...BUT THE OVERALL THREAT IS LOW. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY...ALTHOUGH STORMS SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS INTENSE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. KAJ/RPK/BSS
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Mahaska
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 3, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Mahaska County, Oskaloosa
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 41.300, -92.650
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
- Tornadoes in Iowa, June 1, 2007
- Drought in Mississippi, June 1 to 30, 2007
- Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Florida, June 1 to 2, 2007
- Tornado and Rip Current in Florida, June 1, 2007
- Drought in Tennessee, June 1 to 30, 2007
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, June 1, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 1, 2007
- Heavy Rain in Oklahoma, June 1 to 30, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 1, 2007
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 1 to 3, 2007
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Pennsylvania, June 1 to 2, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 1, 2007
More
Every storm in Iowa in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, June 2007
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: 34318, 34319.