Flood, Taylor
- When
- October 22, 6:06 AM CST to 9:35 AM CST
- Where
- Taylor County, 1.21 mi W of Conway to 0.88 mi SE of Siam
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 40.751, -94.643
Flood in Iowa, October 22, 2008
It was a very wet month across much of the western one-third of Iowa where rain amounts were generally more than double October normals. 67 inches at Orange City.
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
- $10,000
- 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.
It was a very wet month across much of the western one-third of Iowa where rain amounts were generally more than double October normals. Heaviest rains fell from the 21st to the 23rd when 3.82 inches fell at Clarinda and 3.67 inches at Orange City. Meanwhile, rain totals were much less than usual over much of the eastern one-third of the state. Monthly rain totals varied from 1.21 inches at Belle Plaine to 6.17 inches at Clarinda. Sanborn established a new October record with 5.92 inches (old record 5.48 inches in 1984 among 97 years of record). Some minor flooding occurred on the East Fork of the 102 River as heavy rains fell on already wet ground on the 21st and 22nd. The river crested about a foot over flood stage with only minor damage occurring.
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
- Flooding in Nebraska, October 22 to 26, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 22, 2008
- Winter Storm and High Wind in Nebraska, October 22 to 23, 2008
- High Wind in Kansas, October 22 to 23, 2008
- Hail in Texas, October 22, 2008
- Heavy Rain in Florida, October 22, 2008
- High Wind in South Dakota, October 22, 2008
- Hail in Texas, October 22, 2008
- Frost and Freeze in Oregon, October 22, 2008
- High Wind in Texas, October 22, 2008
- High Wind in Colorado, October 22, 2008
- High Wind in Nebraska, October 22, 2008
More
Every storm in Iowa in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, October 2008
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: 134719.