The heavy rain prompted a Flash Flood Warning for parts of Cass, Adair and Adams Counties.
DES MOINES, Iowa — Heavy rain moved through central Iowa late Monday night into Tuesday morning, prompting a Flash Flood Warning for parts of Cass, Adair and Adams Counties. This area saw pockets of 2-4" of rain.
Additional rain is expected Tuesday, but here is a look at some totals across the area as of 7 a.m.:
- Norwalk: 1.70”
- Des Moines: 1.35”
- Atlantic: 0.98”
- Pella: 0.83”
- Ankeny: 0.67”
- Boone: 0.66”
- Ames: 0.63”
- Knoxville: 0.63”
- Perry: 0.61”
- Algona: 0.59”
- Audubon: 0.54”
- Carroll: 0.52”
- Iowa Falls: 0.50”
- Marshalltown: 0.38”
- Fort Dodge: 0.32”
- Grinnell: 0.30”
- Clarion: 0.30”
- Creston: 0.29”
- Hampton: 0.29”
- Osceola: 0.24”
- Chariton: 0.13”
Looking ahead for Tuesday, rain and storms are expected to stretch in a southwest to northeast band across Iowa during the day, becoming more sparse during the midday hours. Later, additional and potentially severe storms could develop between 3 and 9 p.m.
Storms will exit central Iowa by 10 p.m. Once all the rain has moved out of the area, a majority of rain totals will likely range between 1-3" with some areas seeing up to 5".