68
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$4.9M
Property damage
Flood in Webster County, Iowa: 68 recorded events between 1998 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #151 nationally and #12 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Webster County, Iowa: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Webster County is the 2010s, when 49 of the county's 68 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 Webster County archive, flood makes up 9.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #151 for this hazard and #12 within Iowa, putting it in the 95.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for flood in Webster County with 16 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 | LANYON | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 1, 2024 | ROBERTS | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 24, 2024 | LANYON | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 22, 2024 | ROBERTS | 0 | $0 |
| May 23, 2024 | ROBERTS | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 1, 2019 | ROBERTS | 0 | $0 |
| May 30, 2019 | ROBERTS | 0 | $50K |
| May 28, 2019 | ROBERTS | 0 | $50K |
| May 24, 2019 | ROBERTS | 0 | $100K |
| Apr 1, 2019 | ROBERTS | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Webster County
- Hail 226
- Thunderstorm Wind 216
- Heavy Rain 110
- Tornado 65
- Flash Flood 56
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Emergency reported water had started to rise along Riverside Trail between Fort Dodge and Otho, and will impact residential areas. Webster County has begun to evacuate some residents. The emergency manager also noted ice jam action likely starting near Lehigh.|The ice jam near Lehigh on the Des Moines River ended up flooding many homes and structures in the town of Lehigh. Many roads were closed as well.
Emergency manager reported most gravel roads cannot be driven on and several blacktop roads covered in water. At the time, low visibility making it hard to see flooded roadways. County has taken most utility trucks off the roads due to flood dangers.
The Des Moines River at Fort Dodge crested 4 times during the period the river was in flood. It remained in flood into July. The first crest was at 11.24 feet on 21 June 2018 at 07:00 UTC, the second at 12.75 feet on 23 June 2018 at 04:45 UTC, the third at 12.88 feet on 24 June 2018 at 21:15 UTC, and the fourth crest at 20.26 feet on 27 June 2018 at 22:15 UTC.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Webster County, Iowa?
68 flood events are recorded in Webster County between 1998 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Webster County?
The strongest flood on record in Webster County measured 0.
Where does the flood data for Webster 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 Webster County, Iowa.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/iowa/webster-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.