May 29th-30th Severe Storms causing wind damage and widespread flooding on area rivers and streams

 Severe storm line approaching Cresco May 29th 2013

A very active stretch of weather for the area these past couple days. The latest round of weather was with a warm front/boundary that set up west of the area and was the focus for showers and thunderstorms late in the day north of Des Monies developing around the noon hour. This storm activity moved northeast though the afternoon and reached North Iowa and Far Southern Minnesota by around 3pm bringing territorial rain, hail and high winds to many areas south of I-90. I was at work at the time the line of storms moved in from. the Mason City area, here in Cresco, the storms came with strong southwest winds and torrential downpours. Local wind gauges reported a 45MPH wind gust in Cresco. Territorial rains from the storms on top of very soggy grounds lead to significant run off which caused area creeks and rivers to flood and even some overland flooding in various communities across the area, but especially across the central and south part of the area.

Storm Reports

Nashua,IA 60MPH gust

Ionia,IA 62MPH gust

New Hampton,IA 63MPH gust

Cherry Grove,MN Shed destroyed, shingles removed from garage. 

Raging Turkey River May 30th 2013

Significant river and overland flooding was seen from this storm activity because the area has been hit by consistent rain which has fallen for the last month. Over the past month we have revived 5 to nearly 8 inches of rain, in this storm activity 1.50 up to 3 inches of rain was reported. After the 1st initial line of storms went through in the afternoon, thunderstorms re developed over Floyd Mitchell and Howard Counties causing more problems. All of the area from these storms ran off into river and streams causing significant flooding of much of the areas rivers and streams. Overland flooding is still a common problem across much of the area even where there is no rivers and streams. My yard here in Cresco has standing water in it and I am far from any river.

Flash Flooding Reports

Decorah 2.23" Widespread street flooding in town

Charles City 1.89"

Ionia 1.34"

Cresco 1.47"

Protivin Sand bagging operations under way against Bohemian Creek 

Caledonia Water flowing over the intersection of Hwy 76 and Hwy 22

3 miles N Caledonia, water flowing over fields

Fort Akinson 3.40" Water half way over Hwy 24

Calmer 3.43"

New Hampton, Street flooding, widespread flooding across eastern Chickasaw County

Charles City, Some streets underwater

Riceville, Flooding on area creeks

Osage, Street Flooding