48
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
20
Direct injuries
$2.6M
Property damage
Flood in Humboldt County, Iowa: 48 recorded events between 1998 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #257 nationally and #22 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Humboldt County, Iowa: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Humboldt County is the 2010s, when 37 of the county's 48 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 Humboldt County archive, flood makes up 15.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #257 for this hazard and #22 within Iowa, putting it in the 91.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for flood in Humboldt County with 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2010 | HUMBOLDT MUNI ARPT | 0 | 0 | 20 | $5K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2024 | DAKOTA CITY | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 22, 2024 | BODE | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 22, 2024 | DAKOTA CITY | 0 | $88K |
| Jun 1, 2019 | DAKOTA CITY | 0 | $0 |
| May 24, 2019 | DAKOTA CITY | 0 | $100K |
| May 9, 2019 | DAKOTA CITY | 0 | $0 |
| May 1, 2019 | DAKOTA CITY | 0 | $100K |
| Apr 24, 2019 | DAKOTA CITY | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 1, 2019 | DAKOTA CITY | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 17, 2019 | DAKOTA CITY | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Humboldt County
- Hail 102
- Thunderstorm Wind 93
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 River at Humboldt crested twice through the period of flooding. The river remained in flood into July. The first crest was at 12.35 feet on 24 June 2018 at 23:30 UTC, and the second one was at 12.64 feet on 28 June 2018 at 16:15 UTC.
The West Fork of the Des Moines River at Humboldt went into flood in late June and remained in flood through much of July. The river crested 3 times in July. The first crest at 12.83 feet on 1 July 2018 at 18:15Z, the second crest at 13.5 feet on 7 July 2018 at 02:15 UTC, and the third crest at 12.04 feet on 15 July 2018 at 08:15 UTC.
The West Fork of the Des Moines at Humboldt crested at 16.99 ft on June 27 at 02:15 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.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Humboldt County, Iowa?
48 flood events are recorded in Humboldt County between 1998 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Humboldt County?
The strongest flood on record in Humboldt County measured 0.
Where does the flood data for Humboldt 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 Humboldt County, Iowa.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/iowa/humboldt-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.