Iowa, 2010

Flooding in Iowa, October 1 to 6, 2010

October 1 to 6, 2010 · NWS FSD · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Minor to moderate flooding on the Little Sioux River caused by runoff from September heavy rains abated steadily during the first few days of the month.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 FSD wrote it up.

Minor to moderate flooding on the Little Sioux River caused by runoff from September heavy rains abated steadily during the first few days of the month.

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 Sioux Falls, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 30, 7:55 PM CST, 4 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 30, 7:55 PM CST, 4 hours 5 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Dickinson

When
October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 3, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Dickinson County, 8 mi NNW of Milford to 7 mi S of Milford
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
43.437, -95.211

Minor to moderate flooding of the Little Sioux River abated and ended during the first few days of the month. A few lowlands along the river and a few roads were flooded at the start of the month.

Flood, Clay

When
October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 5, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Clay County, 9.5 mi W of Fostoria to 5 mi SSW of Gillett Grove
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
43.250, -95.359

Minor to moderate flooding of the Little Sioux River abated and ended during the first few days of the month. A few lowlands along the river and a few roads were flooded at the start of the month.

Flood, Buena Vista

When
October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 6, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Buena Vista County, Linn Grove to 5 mi N of Linn Grove
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
42.880, -95.250

Minor to moderate flooding of the Little Sioux River abated and ended during the first few days of the month. A few lowlands along the river and a few roads were flooded at the start of the month.

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.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 265987, 265988, 265989.