Thunderstorms with heavy rain moved across portions of northeast Iowa during the late evening of September 19th into the early morning hours of the 20th. These storms dropped between 2 and 4 inches of rain from Fayette into Clayton Counties, with some locally higher amounts around 5 inches. This heavy rain produced a mudslide near McGregor (Clayton County) where a campground had to be evacuated. Street flooding occurred in Arlington (Fayette County) and water covered other roads across Fayette County.

Flood in FAYETTE, IOWA
From 20-SEP-18 04:51:00 to 20-SEP-18 07:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: ARLINGTON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 675.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

After thunderstorms with locally heavy rain moved across Fayette County, water covered some roads across the county and street flooding occurred in Arlington.

Flood in CLAYTON, IOWA
From 20-SEP-18 05:43:00 to 20-SEP-18 07:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: FARMERSBURG
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 591.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

After thunderstorms with locally heavy rain moved across Clayton County, some roads across the county were washed out with a few mudslides also occurring.

Flash Flood in CLAYTON, IOWA
From 19-SEP-18 22:45:00 to 20-SEP-18 01:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: MARQUETTE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Locally heavy rains caused a mudslide to occur near McGregor and a campground had to be evacuated.

Heavy Rain in FAYETTE, IOWA
From 19-SEP-18 22:00:00 to 20-SEP-18 04:24:00 (CST-6)
Location: ARLINGTON
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Near Arlington, 5.3 inches of rain fell.

Heavy Rain in CLAYTON, IOWA
From 19-SEP-18 22:10:00 to 20-SEP-18 05:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: VOLGA
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The COOP observer near Volga measured 4.6 inches of rain.

Heavy Rain in CLAYTON, IOWA
From 19-SEP-18 22:45:00 to 20-SEP-18 05:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: GUTTENBURG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The COOP observer in Guttenberg measured 4.43 inches of rain.

Flood in WINNESHIEK, IOWA
From 21-SEP-18 05:10:00 to 21-SEP-18 19:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: SPILLVILLE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Runoff from heavy rains pushed the Turkey River out of its banks in Spillville. The river crested less than a foot above the flood stage at 9.66 feet on September 21st.

Flood in FAYETTE, IOWA
From 20-SEP-18 00:00:00 to 22-SEP-18 11:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: ELDORADO
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Runoff from heavy rains pushed the Turkey River out of its banks near Eldorado. The river crested almost two feet over the flood stage at 14.88 feet on September 20th.

Flood in CLAYTON, IOWA
From 20-SEP-18 01:35:00 to 23-SEP-18 05:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: ELKADER
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Runoff from heavy rains pushed the Turkey River out of its banks near Elkader. The river crested almost five feet above the flood stage at 16.71 feet on September 20th.

Flood in CLAYTON, IOWA
From 20-SEP-18 01:40:00 to 22-SEP-18 20:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: GARBER
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Runoff from heavy rains pushed the Turkey River out of its banks in Garber. The river crested over seven feet above the flood stage at 24.47 feet on September 20th.

Flood in FLOYD, IOWA
From 21-SEP-18 02:45:00 to 22-SEP-18 22:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: CHARLES CITY
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Runoff from heavy rains pushed the Cedar River out of its banks in Charles City. The river crested almost two feet above the flood stage at 13.84 on September 22nd.