***Official 2025 Weather Thread***

[wxman1]

 

[Cyientist]

In 2017 Ankeny got 8 inches of rain; that was the storm that claimed Larry Cotlar. Somehow my sump pump held up like a champ.

My did not…

 

[ackatch]

Muggy tonight. Instant sweat.

I made the mistake of mowing since tomorrow looks to be a soaker and it was getting long. Can confirm it's a lot of sweat.

 

[nfrine]

July 7, 1993

 

[dafarmer]

Wind and hail pounding me now, 50+ mph now. 70 now and tree down across drveway

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

Tornado warning for des moines

 

[ClonerJams]

A tad windy here in Ankeny. No sirens though

 

[Sigmapolis]

Quite the lightshow and heavy rain just passed Waukee.

No hail or tornadoes, though.

 

[MeowingCows]

A tad windy here in Ankeny. No sirens though

Pretty much let up here about 10 mins so apart from the constant drone of thunder. Got just a sliver of the whole storm

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

I went and stood out in it. What a feeling it always is! Love it.

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

Quite the lightshow and heavy rain just passed Waukee.

No hail or tornadoes, though.

A guy was doing a tiktok live that lived in that area. It was crazy, completely calm then things from 0-60 in an instant.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Woke up with my scaredy cat pup during the storms from 1 to 2, and then for another half hour between 2 and 5 (didn't get up, but laid there calming her and trying to keep her from standing on top of me), so I'm dragging ass this morning.

 

[dafarmer]

Inch of rain and snapped apple tree off at ground level. Corn still upright but sweet corn flat

 

[cycloner29]

1.5” of rain in my guage here in north Ames.

 

[zarnold56]

In West Des Moines, found a water spot above my upstairs bathroom tub. It is on an outside wall along the angle of the roof so can't really get a good look at it getting in the attic either. Heading out tonight for family vacation too. Can't decide to just cut some drywall out and make sure it would drain in the tub for the 5 days we are gone, or leave it til we get back. Roof was new in 2019 too. UGH

 

[Clonehomer]

In West Des Moines, found a water spot above my upstairs bathroom tub. It is on an outside wall along the angle of the roof so can't really get a good look at it getting in the attic either. Heading out tonight for family vacation too. Can't decide to just cut some drywall out and make sure it would drain in the tub for the 5 days we are gone, or leave it til we get back. Roof was new in 2019 too. UGH

Might be worth drilling a hole at least. Don’t want water to build up. But a hole is easy to patch later.

 

[ClonerJams]

Power just flickered here and it's not even storming anymore

 

[ScottyP]

Two very large branches in my front yard that require a chainsaw. I walked out of my mens group meeting this morning and could hear electricity buzzing. I’m guessing from branches on a power line nearby.

 

[houjix]

Sump pump finally ran here in WDM. Most the downhill neighbors' had been running at points over the past week or so. Ground is finally saturated enough to cause mine to run.

 

[CYdTracked]

Heard it rain hard overnight but didn't sound like it got that windy in Grimes and the sirens never went off which they seem to go off even when there is not a lot of wind. 1.4" in my rain gauge. Really would just like a dry week as everything is really saturated at this point.