Heavy Rain — Appanoose, Iowa

2024-05-02 · near Forbush, Appanoose, Iowa

Event narrative

Rainfall of 3.7 inches since 730 am. Several instances of minor creek flooding.

Wider weather episode

An embedded shortwave within a larger upper level low swung across the area, bringing showers and thunderstorms to southern Iowa through much of the day. Repeated rounds of showers and thunderstorms across the area brought 3-4 inches of rain to the area with isolated pockets of over 6 inches of rain reported.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1182813. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.