***OFFICIAL 2026 WEATHER THREAD***

[casey1973]

Ames getting hammered right now.

 

[awd4cy]

I can’t believe there’s not a flash flood warning. It’s gotta be getting crazy out there.

 

[CY88CE11]

Man, 10 inches is a mythical measurement .

10" over a 48 hour period is a 500 year storm, from an engineering perspective.

 

[Agclone91]

Only had 2.4" last night at my place on West Ames, thankfully. Tonight is setting up exactly like what Huxley/Maxwell had last night. Been raining for 2 hours and still coming

 

[awd4cy]

There’s the flood warning.

 

[STLISU]

Over 4 inches in N Ames so far.

 

[isu_oak]

Over 4 inches in N Ames so far.

This sucks. We moved our kids' cars out of the street just in time. They would be flooded right now.

I think one or two of my neighbors might be getting water in their basement, and they're on vacation. It's all the way up to their garages. Can't walk across the waist high river in the street to find out if that's what's going on.

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

Yards are going to grow ten feet this week

 

[AltoonaFish]

Yards are going to grow ten feet this week

I am almost on an island, i will be happy if my grass doesnt die.

 

[theshadow]

The gauge on Ioway Creek just north of Stange/13th has gone up 7.5 feet in the last 24 hours.

7/3, 3am - 888.6
7/3, 3pm - 892.2
7/4, 12am - 893.1
7/4, 1:45am - 896.1

 

[Cyclone90]

CyTown and Hilton flood proofing may be tested.

 

[cycloner29]

Backyard is a lake with 5” in the guage. 13th and Dayton was/is closed. Flooding on Ferndale just west of the mall.

Sump pump ran none stop for over an hour and now every 30 seconds..

 

[AllInForISU]

Backyard is a lake with 5” in the guage. 13th and Dayton was/is closed. Flooding on Ferndale just west of the mall.

Sump pump ran none stop for over an hour and now every 30 seconds..

I used to live on Ferndale. That area is set up to flood. I have a feeling we will be seeing lots of dumpsters in the area getting rid of basement items within the next few days.