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Floods in Iowa
30 federal floods disaster declarations in Iowa since 1953.
Floods — Iowa — federal disaster declarations per year
19532023
Counties most affected
Clayton County14Des Moines County13Allamakee County12Johnson County12Clinton County12Linn County11Scott County11Buchanan County11Butler County11Louisa County11Fayette County10Dubuque County10Muscatine County10Tama County10Franklin County10Marshall County9Winneshiek County9Harrison County9Iowa County9Lee County9Marion County9Black Hawk County9Fremont County9Wapello County9Keokuk County8Benton County8Polk County8Delaware County8Madison County8Ringgold County8Chickasaw County8Emmet County8Howard County8Floyd County8Jackson County8Bremer County8Crawford County8Wright County8Jones County8Monona County7Palo Alto County7Pottawattamie County7Woodbury County7Clay County7Mahaska County7Audubon County7Cass County7Dickinson County7Greene County7Hamilton County7Kossuth County7Buena Vista County7Webster County7Carroll County7Mills County7Cedar County7Monroe County7Plymouth County6Cerro Gordo County6Cherokee County6Clarke County6Dallas County6Davis County6Decatur County6Hardin County6Henry County6Humboldt County6Ida County6Jasper County6Jefferson County6Lucas County6Lyon County6Mitchell County6Montgomery County6Osceola County6Page County6Pocahontas County6Shelby County6Story County6Union County6Van Buren County6Warren County6Hancock County5Sioux County5Boone County5Appanoose County5Worth County5Adams County5Wayne County5Sac County5Winnebago County5Poweshiek County4O'Brien County4Guthrie County4Washington County4Calhoun County4Adair County4Grundy County4Taylor County2
Declarations
August 25, 2023Flood7 counties
FLOODING
April 29, 2019Flood
SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
March 23, 2019Flood80 counties
SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
October 31, 2016Flood19 counties
SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
September 29, 2016Flood8 counties
SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
July 24, 2014Flood26 counties
SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
May 31, 2013Flood20 counties
SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
June 27, 2011Flood6 counties
FLOODING
June 19, 2002Flood21 counties
SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
July 2, 1998Flood83 counties
SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES AND FLOODING
July 9, 1993Flood99 counties
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
April 26, 1993Flood15 counties
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
October 2, 1992Flood9 counties
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
July 12, 1991Flood16 counties
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
September 6, 1990Flood17 counties
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
May 26, 1990Flood39 counties
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
July 17, 1987Flood4 counties
STORMS & FLASH FLOODING
June 24, 1974Flood39 counties
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
May 23, 1973Flood26 counties
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
September 26, 1972Flood17 counties
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
August 18, 1972Flood4 counties
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
August 14, 1969Flood47 counties
HEAVY RAINS & FLOODING
April 25, 1969Flood40 counties
FLOODING
August 4, 1968Flood12 counties
HEAVY RAINS & FLOODING
April 22, 1965Flood68 counties
FLOODING
September 5, 1962Flood
FLOODS
March 31, 1961Flood
FLOODS
July 5, 1958Flood
FLOODS
June 23, 1954Flood
FLOOD
June 11, 1953Flood
FLOOD
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries. History is not a forecast.