41
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$8.6M
Property damage
Flood in Fayette County, Iowa: 41 recorded events between 2000 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #317 nationally and #28 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Fayette County, Iowa: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Fayette County is the 2010s, when 34 of the county's 41 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 Fayette County archive, flood makes up 9.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #317 for this hazard and #28 within Iowa, putting it in the 88.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for flood in Fayette County with 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2025 | ELDORADO | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 27, 2023 | ELDORADO | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | WAUCOMA | 0 | $20K |
| Mar 14, 2019 | CLERMONT | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2019 | ELDORADO | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 20, 2018 | ARLINGTON | 0 | $10K |
| Sep 20, 2018 | ELDORADO | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 3, 2018 | ELDORADO | 0 | $0 |
| May 5, 2018 | CLERMONT | 0 | $0 |
| May 4, 2018 | ELDORADO | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Fayette County
- Thunderstorm Wind 174
- Hail 141
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
After the initial flash flooding, the flood waters lingered across much of Fayette County into Sunday, July 23rd. On Saturday morning, numerous roads were reported to be impassable in Fairbank because of the flood waters. Sandbagging was occurring around several businesses. State Highway 3 was closed between Oelwein and Oran. In the town of Fayette, around 80 percent of the homes had water in their basements and a park in town was closed because of the flooding.
Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Turkey River out of its banks near Eldorado. The river crested at almost nine feet above the flood stage at 21.92 feet. This established a new crest of record. Flooding downstream along the Turkey River damaged some roads and bridges along with county parks.
Several gravel roads are washed out across the southern part of Fayette County. Several homes sustained damages as well, mainly to basements with a few basement walls pushed in by the water. A three day rainfall total of 12.18 inches was measured at 6 a.m. CST July 24th about three quarters of a mile northwest of Oelwein.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Fayette County, Iowa?
41 flood events are recorded in Fayette County between 2000 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Fayette County?
The strongest flood on record in Fayette County measured 0.
Where does the flood data for Fayette 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 Fayette County, Iowa.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/iowa/fayette-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.