***Official 2024 Weather Thread***

[Jer]

I mentioned this earlier in the thread but a lot of this depends on if the the Raccoon river basin gets very heavy rainfall. In '93 the Raccoon was WAY above flood stage so when Saylorville went over the spillway there was no place for the water to go. The Raccoon isn't even bank full yet.

It seems like the prolonged drought was a double edged sword. Rain was desperately needed, but in some ways the dry/hard ground made runoff even more pronounced. But the downstream destinations for the water were sitting at really low levels and able to support more overlow.

 

[MNCYWX]

I haven't seen good predictions of weather for the next 10 days. What is it looking like for Northwest Iowa - and selfishly also Waukee?

My predictions are always good!

Best rain chances in Iowa look to favor the southern half of the state which is really good news for flooded areas and Des Moines considering Saylorville is filling up. Tonight, don't expect much north of US 20. Some streaks of 1-3" in there but not for everyone. Should still be a good rain for southern half of state that needs it.

Showers Thursday, not much.

Some more good coverage with rain on Friday especially AM but could redevelop a bit in the evening too.



Not quite in view of the hi-res stuff for Friday yet.

 

[Gunnerclone]

It seems like the prolonged drought was a double edged sword. Rain was desperately needed, but in some ways the dry/hard ground made runoff even more pronounced. But the downstream destinations for the water were sitting at really low levels and able to support more overlow.

Des Moines has received billions of dollars in upgraded flood protection since 1993, it’s a fortress now. It would take months of a similar pattern to defeat the systems they have in place.

 

[NWICY]

They've called the crest in Ft. Dodge today instead of tomorrow. Just under 16ft instead of 19.

 

[jsb]

They've called the crest in Ft. Dodge today instead of tomorrow. Just under 16ft instead of 19.

They are predicting less in Waverly too.

 

[Letterkenny]

Des Moines has received billions of dollars in upgraded flood protection since 1993, it’s a fortress now. It would take months of a similar pattern to defeat the systems they have in place.

Didn't Des Moines have some issues in 2008 or 2009? I worked for the city of Altoona that summer and spent a couple days filling sand bags. I want to say the neighborhood around North High and Birdland was in danger of flooding? Or did flood?

 

[Gunnerclone]

Didn't Des Moines have some issues in 2008 or 2009? I worked for the city of Altoona that summer and spent a couple days filling sand bags. I want to say the neighborhood around North High and Birdland was in danger of flooding? Or did flood?

Yep, then they put even more money and tech in it.

 

[3TrueFans]

Yep, then they put even more money to it.

And when it floods the next time we'll put MORE money into it, we will not be defeated.

 

[somecyguy]

And when it floods the next time we'll put MORE money into it, we will not be defeated.

They could have done what Cedar Rapids did, go buck wild and essentially force a $1 billion flood project that the citizens will be paying on for decades.

 

[Entropy]

Sirens going off here on the west side of CR.

 

[Rabbuk]

Sirens going off here on the west side of CR.

My buddy just sent a Pic of a funnel cloud forming over crapids looks like roughly over Vernon heights neighborhood from pic.

 

[ISUAgronomist]

Poor Omaha has a cell sitting on them for an hour already. Flash flooding

 

[bluestarcyclone]

Didn't Des Moines have some issues in 2008 or 2009? I worked for the city of Altoona that summer and spent a couple days filling sand bags. I want to say the neighborhood around North High and Birdland was in danger of flooding? Or did flood?

Yeah, pretty sure north and birdland flooded. The area around principal park did too, and some storm sewer backups downtown. Of course fleur as well, but that floods over if a cloud passes by.

 

[dafarmer]

4 to 5 inch hail in many locations in the Omaha metro, flooding rains also. 2+ inches of rain in less than an hour, heading Southeast. Started at 4:30 and still raining.

 

[ISUAgronomist]

4 to 5 inch hail in many locations in the Omaha metro, flooding rains also. 2+ inches of rain in less than an hour, heading Southeast. Started at 4:30 and still raining.

It's just refusing to move

 

[stormchaser2014]

At 637 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Cumming, or
over Norwalk, moving south at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Law enforcement confirmed tornado.

 

[CySki]

At 637 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Cumming, or
over Norwalk, moving south at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Law enforcement confirmed tornado.

Took this pic in Waukee.

 

[ackatch]

From Waukee (North side of 80 by Rubes) a little bit ago.

 

[theshadow]

Storm moving east-to-west should just about complete the ******* bingo card for this year.

 

[stormchaser2014]