Flooding in Iowa, June 11 to 30, 2010

Name: Flooding in Iowa, June 11 to 30, 2010
Start: 2010-06-11T11:30
End: 2010-06-30T23:59
Location: Iowa

June 11 to 30, 2010 · NWS OAX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Heavy rain during the first 10 or 11 days of June caused the Missouri River to flood from around Plattsmouth downstream through Rulo. The flooding lasted through July downstream of Plattsmouth.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $65,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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 OAX wrote it up.

Heavy rain during the first 10 or 11 days of June caused the Missouri River to flood from around Plattsmouth downstream through Rulo. The flooding lasted through July downstream of Plattsmouth.

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 Omaha, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 11, 2:26 AM CST, 9 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 2:26 AM CST, 9 hours 4 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
326 AM CDT FRI JUN 11 2010

.DISCUSSION...
MAIN CONCERNS ARE CURRENT FLOODING AND THE FLOOD POTENTIAL THROUGH
TONIGHT. CURRENT MCS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PARTS OF THE AREA.
THIS SHOULD DECREASE AS THE LOW LEVEL JET WEAKENS THIS MORNING.
QUESTION THEN BECOMES WHETHER OR NOT THERE WILL BE REDEVELOPMENT
TODAY OR IF IT WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL TONIGHT. 4 KM WRF-NMM DEVELOPS
STORMS FARTHER SOUTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMPARED TO
WHERE STORMS ARE NOW. THAT WOULD BE GOOD NEWS...EXCEPT STORMS WILL
PROBABLY EXPAND NORTH OVERNIGHT. WILL LET THE CURRENT FLASH FLOOD
WATCH STAY WHERE IT IS NOW AND THE DAY SHIFT WILL NEED TO EVALUATE.

HAVE HIGHEST POPS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF OUR AREA FOR THIS
EVENING...THEN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN AREAS OVERNIGHT. SOUTHERN AREAS
CAN TAKE MORE RAIN...BUT AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM ABOUT
DAVID CITY TO OMAHA CAN NOT. MIGHT NEED ANOTHER FLASH FLOOD WATCH
FOR TONIGHT PERIOD BUT WILL NOT ISSUE AT THIS TIME. ATMOSPHERE
WILL REMAIN VERY MOIST...WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES OF 1.50
TO 2.00 INCHES INTO SATURDAY. FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN IN
THE AREA THE NEXT FEW DAYS...SO KEPT POPS GOING.

MODELS SUGGEST LOWER CHANCES BY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY WITH
ACTIVITY SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH. THERE IS STILL QUITE A BIT OF
UNCERTAINTY FARTHER OUT...SO DID NOT MAKE MANY CHANGES BEYOND
ABOUT TUESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...

TAF SITES KOFK/KOMA/KLNK

06Z TAFS

SCT TSTMS WL BE MAIN CONCERN AT TAF SITES IN THE NEAR TERM. MVFR
CIGS HAVE ROLLED ACROSS ALL SITES WITH A FEW IFR CONDITIONS FLOATING
AROUND. IFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN +TSRA. VARIABLE CLOUDINESS
EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE TAF PD WITH ADDITIONAL TSTM
DEVELOPMENT LATER.

&&

.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR NEZ011-012-
     015>018-030>034-042>045-050>052.

IA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR IAZ043-055.

&&

SHORT TERM...MILLER
AVIATION...KERN

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 10:21 AM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1121 AM CDT FRI JUN 11 2010

IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-
042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-120630-
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-
PAGE-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-
STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-
SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE-
JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
1121 AM CDT FRI JUN 11 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
IOWA...WEST CENTRAL IOWA...EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

FLOODING OF VARIOUS CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA. FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS
OF THE MISSOURI...ELKHORN...AND PLATTE RIVERS IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW.

THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE THAT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A HIGHER CHANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT THIS EVENING
AND TONIGHT. INITIAL STORM DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE CENTERED ACROSS
SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA WHERE A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL PUSH NORTH INTO
THE AREA THIS EVENING. STORM DEVELOPMENT SHOULD EXPAND NORTH AND
EAST OVERNIGHT AS THE SURFACE LOW OVER WESTERN KANSAS PUSHES
NORTHEAST FORCING THE BOUNDARY ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEBRASKA.
SOME SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS MOIST UNSTABLE AIR
CONTINUES TO ADVECT INTO THE REGION. DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL WILL
BE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO
HIGH...AND SHOULD RAIN OCCUR IN ALREADY SATURATED AREAS FROM
PREVIOUS RAIN FALL...WIDESPREAD FLOODING COULD CONTINUE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO
MONDAY NIGHT. SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.
DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL SHOULD BE THE MAIN HAZARDS...BUT LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING MAY BE POSSIBLE.

THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS APPEARS LOW TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...
BUT STORMS COULD DEVELOP LATER IN THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT...BUT
ANY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS...REPORTS OF FLOODING OR RAINFALL AMOUNTS
OF OVER TWO INCHES WILL BE APPRECIATED.

KURTZ

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 11, 5:46 AM CST, 5 hours 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
646 AM CDT FRI JUN 11 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0640 AM     FLOOD            12 S PILGER             41.83N 97.05W
06/11/2010                   STANTON            NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

            INTERSECTION OF HWY 32/HWY 15 CLOSED DUE TO WATER OVER
            THE ROAD.

&&

DEE

The radar

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Event by event

3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Mills

When: June 11, 11:30 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Mills County, 3.4 mi WNW of Folsom to 4.64 mi NW of Folsom
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 41.121, -95.879

Heavy rain over much of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa during most of June caused a prolonged period of flooding along the Missouri River, especially downstream of Omaha through Rulo. The flood damage was increased near the confluence of the Platte River where flood waters from the Platte added to the flow. In Plattsmouth the Missouri River crested a little over 33 feet in the late afternoon of June 22nd, flood stage is 26 feet. The river climbed above flood stage in the afternoon of June 11 and remained above flood stage into July. Several mobile home and camping communities along the river were flooded, including some trailers and mobile homes. Roads and farmland along the river were also flooded.

Flood, Fremont

When: June 11, 11:45 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Fremont County, 2.88 mi W of Hamburg to 1.85 mi SW of Payne
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 40.604, -95.705

Heavy rain over much of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa during most of June caused a prolonged period of flooding along the Missouri River, especially downstream of Omaha through Rulo. The river near Nebraska City climbed above flood stage early in the afternoon on June 11th and remained above flood stage into July. The river at Nebraska City crested around or a little over 25 feet during the afternoon of June 16th and June 21st. Flood stage is 18 feet. Some roads near the river were flooded along with some cabins, boat ramps and recreation areas.

Flood, Pottawattamie

When: June 15, 6:00 PM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Pottawattamie County, 4.63 mi W of Grable to 1.75 mi SSE of Council Bluffs Arpt
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 41.482, -96.008

Heavy rain over much of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa during most of June caused a prolonged period of flooding along the Missouri River, especially downstream of Omaha through Rulo. In addition, increased flows from the Platte River caused the Missouri River to back up a bit increasing levels in the Council Bluffs area and just upstream. The high waters flooded Wilson Island Park for over a week and also crossed a few roads by the river and approached the parking lots of riverboat casinos.

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

Every storm in Iowa in 2010 Every state in 2010 This day in weather history Warnings in Iowa, June 2010

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: 237838, 237836, 237889.