Iowa weather: Rainfall totals from last night's thunderstorms
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Iowa weather: Rainfall totals from last night's thunderstorms
Updated: 10:39 AM CDT Sep 23, 2025
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Storms pushed in from northern Iowa Monday evening and into southern Iowa overnight. The strongest storms were mainly found over the northern half of the state. They did weaken in intensity as the night went on, but still added up to some decent rainfall totals. Here's a look at reports through early Tuesday morning: Jefferson: 2.22 inchesClarion: 1.19Weldon: 1.09Webster City: 1.07Altoona: 0.97Lamoni: 0.88Eagle Grove: 0.84Fort Dodge: 0.82Pleasant Hill: 0.82Creston: 0.80Carlisle: 0.77Nevada: 0.69Marshalltown: 0.61Chariton: 0.61Ankeny: 0.58Story City: 0.58Stuart: 0.56Ottumwa: 0.56Bode: 0.44Grinnell: 0.42Pella: 0.42Osceola: 0.40Lovilia: 0.38Earlham: 0.35 Knoxville: 0.35Perry: 0.33 Iowa Falls: 0.33Malcom: 0.32Adel: 0.32Ames: 0.30Corning: 0.24Guthrie Center: 0.23Des Moines Airport: 0.22 Corydon: 0.22Indianola: 0.21Huxley: 0.20 Norwalk: 0.20 Johnston: 0.17Atlantic: 0.17Polk City: 0.11Remember that rainfall often varies widely from place to place, especially in thunderstorms, so your rain gauge might have a different measurement.Don’t see your town listed here? Either less than one-tenth of an inch fell, or we might not have a report from there yet. You can always send your rain totals to weather@kcci.com. Keep an eye on weather across Iowa with vlog's skycamsWeather watchers can keep an eye on conditions by checking our skycam page, which shows aerial views from 20 sites across the state.
DES MOINES, Iowa — Storms pushed in from northern Iowa Monday evening and into southern Iowa overnight. The strongest storms were mainly found over the northern half of the state. They did weaken in intensity as the night went on, but still added up to some decent rainfall totals.
Here's a look at reports through early Tuesday morning:
- Jefferson: 2.22 inches
- Clarion: 1.19
- Weldon: 1.09
- Webster City: 1.07
- Altoona: 0.97
- Lamoni: 0.88
- Eagle Grove: 0.84
- Fort Dodge: 0.82
- Pleasant Hill: 0.82
- Creston: 0.80
- Carlisle: 0.77
- Nevada: 0.69
- Marshalltown: 0.61
- Chariton: 0.61
- Ankeny: 0.58
- Story City: 0.58
- Stuart: 0.56
- Ottumwa: 0.56
- Bode: 0.44
- Grinnell: 0.42
- Pella: 0.42
- Osceola: 0.40
- Lovilia: 0.38
- Earlham: 0.35
- Knoxville: 0.35
- Perry: 0.33
- Iowa Falls: 0.33
- Malcom: 0.32
- Adel: 0.32
- Ames: 0.30
- Corning: 0.24
- Guthrie Center: 0.23
- Des Moines Airport: 0.22
- Corydon: 0.22
- Indianola: 0.21
- Huxley: 0.20
- Norwalk: 0.20
- Johnston: 0.17
- Atlantic: 0.17
- Polk City: 0.11
Remember that rainfall often varies widely from place to place, especially in thunderstorms, so your rain gauge might have a different measurement.
Don’t see your town listed here? Either less than one-tenth of an inch fell, or we might not have a report from there yet. You can always send your rain totals to weather@kcci.com.
Keep an eye on weather across Iowa with vlog's skycams
Weather watchers can keep an eye on conditions by checking our skycam page, which shows aerial views from 20 sites across the state.