Heavy Rain — Wapello, Iowa

2024-05-02 · near Blakesburg Arpt, Wapello, Iowa

Event narrative

Monroe County EM reported a gauge with 6.13 inches of rain for the day as of 7:30 pm. An additional round of rain was moving towards the location at the time of report.

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 1182815. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.