Flood in Lucas County, Iowa

Flood in Lucas County, Iowa: 55 recorded events between 1997 and 2019. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #209 nationally and #18 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for flood in Lucas County is the 2000s, when 36 of the county's 55 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 Lucas County archive, flood makes up 18.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #209 for this hazard and #18 within Iowa, putting it in the 92.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for flood in Lucas 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 82
• Hail 78
• Heavy Rain 46

How many flood events are on record in Lucas County, Iowa?

55 flood events are recorded in Lucas County between 1997 and 2019, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flood recorded in Lucas County?

The strongest flood on record in Lucas County measured 0.

Where does the flood data for Lucas 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.