Two rivers remained in flood until early October across portions of central and northeast Iowa. The Cedar River at Cedar Falls and the Iowa River at Tama Highway E49 remained in flood for a few days in early October.
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The episode as NWS DMX wrote it up.
Two rivers remained in flood until early October across portions of central and northeast Iowa. The Cedar River at Cedar Falls and the Iowa River at Tama Highway E49 remained in flood for a few days in early October.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Cedar River at Cedar Falls crested at 98.9 feet on 24 September at 12 pm CDT.
The Iowa River at Tama Highway E49 crested at 13.26 feet on 29 September at 10:30 pm CDT.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Iowa in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, October 2016
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 658438, 658439.