***OFFICIAL 2026 WEATHER THREAD***

[houjix]

I'm saying there is likely other factors such as placement, not emptying it etc. that are in play. They absolutely did not get a FOOT of rain.

Tell that to their basement

 

[Clonehomer]

I'm saying there is likely other factors such as placement, not emptying it etc. that are in play. They absolutely did not get a FOOT of rain.

Poster did not specify the time period. Could have been collecting all spring.

 

[pourcyne]

Here we go, Folks. Until 3 p.m.

 

[awd4cy]

Tell that to their basement

4 would be plenty to potentially flood a basement.

 

[dmclone]

For 20 years we lived in the same area of johnston, and we maybe had our electric go out twice. Now that we've moved to Urbandale/Waukee, we constantly get blips. I assume that's because the johnston lines were underground? Will ours go underground as this new area gets completed?

 

[MeanDean]

For 20 years we lived in the same area of johnston, and we maybe had our electric go out twice. Now that we've moved to Urbandale/Waukee, we constantly get blips. I assume that's because the johnston lines were underground? Will ours go underground as this new area gets completed?

Ours is underground. My nephew, who works for MidAmerican said, "you really shouldn't need a generator." But the main lines feeding homes and business throughout the town are overhead - with big-ass trees hanging over them. And two multi-hour outages in two week? Yeah, I think I'm getting the generator.

 

[JEFF420]

sounds like some major ag damage in sw iowa

 

[Ms3r4ISU]

Lots of wind and rain in N. Ames, but very little hail, according to the radar we are through the worst of it, and the wind which was coming out of the west, has now shifted and is coming out of the east. Easy inch if not two of rain I would bet.

I stayed home until the worst was through and saw all kinds of branches, sticks, leaves, even half a tree down on my way in to work. We got around 2 in. rain although I didn't measure and empty. Wish I had an anemometer for days like this.

 

[ackatch]

Delayed taking one kid to school and another to the doctors office for her checkup. Glad we did, nothing bad, but just no need to be out in it if we didn't need to be.

 

[Tailg8er]

Tell that to their basement

Maybe they were reading the centimeters side of the gauge lol.

 

[harimad]

So their rain gauge lied to them?

Unless they have an ark sitting around their property that they sheltered in, yes the rain gauge lied

 

[wxman1]

Tons of rain in CR. despite the warning we have had next to no wind. It just did not mix down as radar was seeing 80+ wind a few thousand feet up.

 

[Entropy]

Tons of rain in CR. despite the warning we have had next to no wind. It just did not mix down as radar was seeing 80+ wind a few thousand feet up.

Yeah, West side lots of rain and noise, essentially no wind.

 

[enisthemenace]

Maybe they were reading the centimeters side of the gauge lol.

This would be my guess. 12cm is a touch over 4.5”.

 

[cycloneG]

This would be my guess. 12cm is a touch over 4.5”.

 

[snowcraig2.0]

Tons of rain in CR. despite the warning we have had next to no wind. It just did not mix down as radar was seeing 80+ wind a few thousand feet up.

The water runoff to Indian Creek in the neighborhood we just moved into is pretty impressive right now.

 

[NWICY]

Picked up a inch in the overnight

 

[Sigmapolis]

I picked up a family member at DSM last night at 12:30 AM.

Flight was coming from Atlanta... had to route all the way out to western Kansas around the southwestern tip of the squall line to come "back" into Des Moines. Added 90 minutes to the trip.

Otherwise a pleasant night drive!

 

[NWICY]

I'm saying there is likely other factors such as placement, not emptying it etc. that are in play. They absolutely did not get a FOOT of rain.

Meh I worked southern MN a long time ago when a section of it get a foot overnight it was a mess. North South roads were drivable East west basically all underwater.

 

[nfrine]

Picked up a inch in the overnight

Well...?