47
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$12.7M
Property damage
Flood in Emmet County, Iowa: 47 recorded events between 2006 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #267 nationally and #24 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Emmet County, Iowa: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Emmet County is the 2010s, when 37 of the county's 47 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 Emmet County archive, flood makes up 12.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #267 for this hazard and #24 within Iowa, putting it in the 90.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for flood in Emmet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2024 | WELLINGFORD | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 22, 2024 | WALLINGFORD | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 21, 2024 | WELLINGFORD | 0 | $10.0M |
| May 25, 2024 | WELLINGFORD | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 9, 2020 | WELLINGFORD | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 1, 2019 | WELLINGFORD | 0 | $0 |
| May 1, 2019 | WELLINGFORD | 0 | $200K |
| Apr 1, 2019 | WELLINGFORD | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2019 | WELLINGFORD | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2019 | HUNTINGTON | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The West Fork of the Des Moines at Estherville crested at 18.1 ft on June 24 at 09:00 am CDT. The river remained in flood through the end of the month and into July. Preliminary information indicates this is the new flood of record for the point.
The West Fork of the Des River crested 6 times through the month of May. The crests are as follows: first, 10.5 ft on 9 May 2019 at 21:30 UTC, second, 10.07 ft on 15 May 2019 at 12:30 UTC, third, 8.88 ft on 23 May 2019 at 01:15 UTC, fourth, 9.28 ft on 25 May 2019 at 07:45 UTC, fifth, 12.3 ft on 28 May 2019 at 12:00 UTC, and sixth at 13.32 ft on 30 May 2019 at 16:45 UTC.
The West Fork of the Des Moines River at Estherville crested twice through the period of flooding. The river remained in flood into July. The first crest was at 12.67 feet on 22 June 2018 at 08:30 UTC, and the second one was at 13.33 feet on 25 June 2018 at 21:00 UTC.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Emmet County, Iowa?
47 flood events are recorded in Emmet County between 2006 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Emmet County?
The strongest flood on record in Emmet County measured 0.
Where does the flood data for Emmet 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 Emmet County, Iowa.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/iowa/emmet-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.