44
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$8.1M
Property damage
Flood in Lee County, Iowa: 44 recorded events between 1998 and 2019. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #290 nationally and #25 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Lee County, Iowa: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Lee County is the 2010s, when 32 of the county's 44 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 Lee County archive, flood makes up 8.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #290 for this hazard and #25 within Iowa, putting it in the 90.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for flood in Lee 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2019 | KEOKUK | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 1, 2019 | DENMARK | 0 | $0 |
| May 29, 2019 | AUGUSTA | 0 | $0 |
| May 29, 2019 | ARGYLE | 0 | $0 |
| May 22, 2019 | KEOKUK | 0 | $0 |
| May 1, 2019 | KEOKUK | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2019 | WALFORD | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2019 | KEOKUK | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 19, 2019 | KEOKUK | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 12, 2019 | SOUTH AUGUSTA | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Lee County
- Thunderstorm Wind 239
- Hail 154
- Tornado 42
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The Skunk River near Augusta, IA experienced major flooding from the evening of September 13 to the late afternoon of September 15. It crested near 21.4 feet during the evening of September 14. The major flood stage level is 20.0 feet.
Heavy rains during the second week of May resulted in the Des Moines River at St. Francisville going above the moderate flood stage level of 22 feet on May 13 around 6 am. It crested around 23 feet around 7 am May 13. It fell below the moderate flood stage level around 12 pm May 13.
Heavy rains during the second and third weeks of June resulted in the Skunk River at Augusta going above the moderate flood stage level of 17 feet on June 14 around 2 pm. It crested above the major flood stage around 21.6 feet around 1 am June 22. It fell below the moderate flood stage level around 1 am June 27.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Lee County, Iowa?
44 flood events are recorded in Lee County between 1998 and 2019, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Lee County?
The strongest flood on record in Lee County measured 0.
Where does the flood data for Lee 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 Lee County, Iowa.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/iowa/lee-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.