***Official 2024 Weather Thread***

[wintersmd]

Yeah, it's possible. I think in 93 Beaver Creek flooded Merle Hay Road but I could be wrong. I lived just north of there in Johnston back in 2018 when we had the 7 inches in one night and it didn't get over the road during that event so can hold alot of water.

Back in 93 I was to fly out to Ft Hood, TX. HWY 141 was closed at the Beaver Run Golf Course so I tried to take Merle Hay road to try and get to the airport. I was about 5 cars back when they shut down the bridge over Beaver Creek. I ended up back tracking through Ankeny to I235 to east 14th and made it across the Des Moines river bridge just before it was shut down. It was a crazy time

 

[MNCYWX]

With the emergency gates they can get that up to around 890 right?

892 with the the temporary gate added in the spillway.

Planning on going boating early afternoon on Wednesday at Saylorville, as of right now will it be safe to do so?

Going to be rising quickly, much more debris I’m sure. Go up on Big Creek. That basin won’t be rising as it didn’t see meaningful rain.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Gotta be cool to be a meteorologist here in the Twin Cities. This made me chuckle.

 

[cowgirl836]

Unexpected 8pm storms disrupted the later ones and we avoided most of it. Good guy little storm saves us from high wind and 2 more inches of rain.

 

[FLYINGCYCLONE]

If Saylorville does happen to flood, any idea how far the flood water could impact Ankeny/Johnston?

In 1993 a good friend of mine who lived east of DSM was told by a Army Corps guy if Saylorville broke lose down DSM would be 8-10 feet deep in water.

 

[CyCity]

yall were crying about it being dry. here is your 3 years of rain

My yard in West Des Moines could use a little bit more rain honestly.

 

[Gunnerclone]

Every QLCS is a derecho now lol.

 

[Pope]

Unexpected 8pm storms disrupted the later ones and we avoided most of it. Good guy little storm saves us from high wind and 2 more inches of wind.

"2 more inches of wind" and "3 years of rain"? I'm so confused.

 

[scyclonekid]

Evacuation orders for Rodney and Smithfield IA due to levee breach on little Sioux river.

 

[cowgirl836]

"2 more inches of wind" and "3 years of rain"? I'm so confused.

Kids screaming as I type, I definitely meant rain.

 

[CloneLawman]

Evacuation orders for Rodney and Smithfield IA due to levee breach on little Sioux river.

SmithLAND. Smithfield is nowhere near the Little Sioux.

 

[NorthCyd]

My yard in West Des Moines could use a little bit more rain honestly.

Lawns in north Ankeny are starting to brown up in the new developments.

 

[scyclonekid]

SmithLAND. Smithfield is nowhere near the Little Sioux.

Sorry typing error, thanks for the correction.

 

[CycloneDaddy]

Planning on going boating early afternoon on Wednesday at Saylorville, as of right now will it be safe to do so?

Drove over the bridge this morning and there were at least 10 visable large trees floating on top of the water. Safe to assume there are plenty just below the surface.

 

[nfrine]

Drove over the bridge this morning and there were at least 10 visable large trees floating on top of the water. Safe to assume there are plenty just below the surface.

Ski like there's no tomorrow...because there probably won't be if you do. Stay safe.

 

[Gunnerclone]

Drove over the bridge this morning and there were at least 10 visable large trees floating on top of the water. Safe to assume there are plenty just below the surface.

I would hesitate to boat or get in that lake in optimal conditions.

 

[intrepid27]

Lawns in north Ankeny are starting to brown up in the new developments.

My lawn is 14 year old and It's browning up in the light spots. We've not had over an inch of rain in one event all spring.

 

[clonedude]

When Des Moines floods, is El Bait Shop usually under water?

 

[Jer]

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?

 

[c.y.c.l.o.n.e.s]

The only homes that might be affected in Johnston would be the ones right by the soccer fields. Those are relatively new builds so I can't imagine they would have built them if they were in any flood danger?

Other than that there's not really much else in Johnston except for those industries south of Saylorville and north of I-80. I've seen that area underwater a couple of times in my life including the little league fields there just off I-80.

If the water ever gets high enough to flood up to those businesses on NW Beaver then RIP to a large portion of the Des Moines metro.

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.