Iowa rainfall totals: Heavy morning rain leads to flooding in central Iowa
Iowa rainfall totals: Heavy morning rain leads to flooding in central Iowa
PARTY, A THIRD PARTY, TO INVESTIGATE THOSE COMPLAINTS. AND IT’S ABOUT 20 MINUTES TO 7:00. LET’S GET BACK TO BREAKING NEWS FOR YOU THIS MORNING. WE’RE SEEING A LOT OF STANDING WATER HERE IN DES MOINES. THIS IS AT WELBECK ROAD AND MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR PARKWAY. THAT VAN WE’VE WATCHED IT. THERE’S A TOW TRUCK THERE NOW TRYING TO HELP. THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE. WATER UP TO THE WHEEL WELLS. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALSO ADVISE NOT TO DO. TURN AROUND. DON’T DROWN. WE KNOW THIS CAN BE A TRICKY SPOT BECAUSE THERE IS A MEDIAN BETWEEN THE TWO DIFFERENT SIDES OF TRAFFIC. IF THIS IS A PART OF YOUR MORNING COMMUTE, WE ARE WARNING YOU NOW TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE. THIS IS A VERY TRICKY SITUATION AND NOT WHAT YOU
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Iowa rainfall totals: Heavy morning rain leads to flooding in central Iowa
Drenching storms moved over central Iowa this morning making for a complicated morning drive for some. Flood waters took over some streets over parts of the Des Moines metro and for areas to the east/southeast. Some of the totals happened in just a matter of hours late last night and early this morning. Stuart: 5.98 inchesMassena: 5.57 Earlham: 5.42Fontanelle: 4.33 Atlantic: 4.21Van Meter: 3.57 Adel: 3.56Waukee: 3.33 Greenfield: 3.38Urbandale: 2.45 Downtown Des Moines: 2.36 Perry: 1.85Norwalk: 1.73 Dallas Center: 1.65Altoona: 1.58Leon: 1.48Boone: 1.42Lineville: 1.42Madrid: 1.42Ames: 1.37Ankeny: 1.29Polk City: 1.28Carlisle: 1.12Carroll: 1.10Pleasant Hill: 1.05Story City: 0.99Webster City: 0.84Ottumwa: 0.80Marshalltown: 0.77Osceola: 0.76Pella: 0.69Chariton: 0.55Remember 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? We might not have a report from there yet. You can always send your rain totals to weather@kcci.com.
DES MOINES, Iowa —
Drenching storms moved over central Iowa this morning making for a complicated morning drive for some. Flood waters took over some streets over parts of the Des Moines metro and for areas to the east/southeast. Some of the totals happened in just a matter of hours late last night and early this morning.
- Stuart: 5.98 inches
- Massena: 5.57
- Earlham: 5.42
- Fontanelle: 4.33
- Atlantic: 4.21
- Van Meter: 3.57
- Adel: 3.56
- Waukee: 3.33
- Greenfield: 3.38
- Urbandale: 2.45
- Downtown Des Moines: 2.36
- Perry: 1.85
- Norwalk: 1.73
- Dallas Center: 1.65
- Altoona: 1.58
- Leon: 1.48
- Boone: 1.42
- Lineville: 1.42
- Madrid: 1.42
- Ames: 1.37
- Ankeny: 1.29
- Polk City: 1.28
- Carlisle: 1.12
- Carroll: 1.10
- Pleasant Hill: 1.05
- Story City: 0.99
- Webster City: 0.84
- Ottumwa: 0.80
- Marshalltown: 0.77
- Osceola: 0.76
- Pella: 0.69
- Chariton: 0.55
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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? We might not have a report from there yet. You can always send your rain totals to weather@kcci.com.