43
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$3.2M
Property damage
Flood in Clinton County, Iowa: 43 recorded events between 2000 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #301 nationally and #26 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Clinton County, Iowa: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Clinton County is the 2010s, when 29 of the county's 43 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Clinton County archive, flood makes up 7.4% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #301 for this hazard and #26 within Iowa, putting it in the 89.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for flood in Clinton County with 11 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2000 | CLINTON | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2024 | LOW MOOR | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2023 | WEST CLINTON | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2020 | DEWITT | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 6, 2020 | DEWITT | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 1, 2019 | CAMANCHE | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 1, 2019 | CAMANCHE | 0 | $0 |
| May 30, 2019 | FOLLETTS | 0 | $0 |
| May 28, 2019 | FOLLETTS | 0 | $0 |
| May 1, 2019 | WEST CLINTON | 0 | $0 |
| May 1, 2019 | HAUNTOWN | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Clinton County
- Thunderstorm Wind 288
- Hail 141
- Tornado 52
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Heavy rains during the third week of June resulted in the Wapsipinicon River at De Witt going above the moderate flood stage level of 11.5 feet on June 17 around 630 am. After briefly falling back below 11.5 feet, it crested above the major flood stage around 13.2 feet around 7 pm June 22. It fell below the moderate flood stage level around 7 pm June 28.
Heavy rains during the second week of May resulted in the Wapsipinicon River at De Witt going above the moderate flood stage level of 11.5 feet on May 18 around 1 pm. It crested around 11.9 feet around 1 am May 21. It fell below the moderate flood stage level around 1 am May 23.
Heavy rains during the last week of April resulted in the Wapsipinicon River near De Witt going above the moderate flood stage level of 11.5 feet around 6 pm on May 2. It crested around 11.89 feet around 11 am on May 4. It fell back below its moderate flood stage level around 1 am May 6.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Clinton County, Iowa?
43 flood events are recorded in Clinton County between 2000 and 2024, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Clinton County?
The strongest flood on record in Clinton County measured 0.
Where does the flood data for Clinton County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Flood in Clinton County, Iowa.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/iowa/clinton-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.