DES MOINES, Iowa — A band of heavy rain and thunderstorms pushed across the southern and western portions of Iowa early Wednesday.
Several inches of rain fell in this region, and rain was still ongoing as of 8 a.m. Wednesday.
While flash flood warnings were issued in a few locations in western Iowa this morning, word from local officials is that there hasn't been much impact from heavy rain.
The ground has handled this stretch of heavy rain quite well, absorbing it rather than leading to significant runoff. Also, the heavy rain has been a bit more drawn out over time versus a more focused timeline of picking up these amounts around 3,4 and 5" of rain.
For metro Des Moines and other areas of central Iowa, the rain was lighter, but still steady, as the edge of the storm complex pushed north.
Additional showers and thunderstorms are possible through midday and the afternoon as an atmospheric wave pushes across the state.
Here are some of the rainfall totals from around the region as of 8 a.m.:
- Weldon - 4.8"
- Creston - 4.17"
- Garden Grove - 4.0"
- Massena - 3.5"
- Murray - 2.99"
- Diagonal - 2.75"
- Creston - 2.5"
- Mount Ayr - 2.5"
- Cromwell - 2.28"
- Allerton - 2.15"
- Corydon - 1.93"
- Atlantic - 1.71"
- West Des Moines - 0.5"
- Des Moines - 0.46"
August is often a wet one for Des Moines, as the month's average rainfall comes in around 4.17" at the airport.
4.04" of rain fell at Des Moines International Airport in 2022, for comparison.
So far in 2023, Des Moines is nearly 4" below average for meteorological summer (June 1 - Aug. 31), and more than 6" below average for rainfall since Jan. 1.
