Rainfall totals: Heavy rain falls across Southern Iowa

Southern Iowa got a good soaking of rain overnight. This all worked out in the best way because the rain avoided northwest Iowa where flooding is a major problem, and areas creeping back towards drought in southern Iowa received much-needed rain.

A sharp cut-off in rain totals can be seen right through Des Moines. Norwalk received more than 2 and a half inches of rain, the Des Moines airport received just over one inch and in Urbandale on the north side of the metro, only a half inch was measured.

Here’s a list of some of the rainfall totals around the state.

• Norwalk 2.71″
• Hartford 2.69″
• Carlisle 2.41″
• Russell 1.90″
• Murray 1.77″
• New Market 1.55″
• Chariton 1.54″
• Grinnell 1.47″
• Van Meter 1.25″
• Des Moines 1.13″
• Newton 1.08″
• Creston 1.05″
• Audubon 0.98″
• Adel 0.60″
• Osceola 0.52″
• Lamoni 0.51″
• Centerville 0.48″
• Urbandale 0.45″
• Altoona 0.45″
• Bondurant 0.43″
• Ottumwa 0.35″
• Carroll 0.23″
• Ankeny 0.09″
• Ames Trace

More heavy rain is expected across Iowa by Friday morning. Get all the details from our weather page here.

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