PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
446 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

…TOP 24 HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA…

HERE ARE THE TOP TEN RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM VARIOUS AUTOMATED
PRECIPITATION GAGES ACROSS THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES
FORECAST AREA. THE GAGES MAY BE NEAR SCHOOLS…RIVER GAGES OR
OTHER REMOTE LOCATIONS. THE 24 HOUR PERIOD NOTED IS ENDING AT 430
AM CDT THURSDAY. UNCONFIRMED DOPPLER RADAR PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES
INDICATE THAT EVEN HIGHER AMOUNTS…OVER SEVEN INCHES…MAY HAVE
FALLEN IN NORTHWEST APPANOOSE COUNTY NORTH AND WEST OF UNIONVILLE.

LOCATION…RAINFALL (INCHES)

LUCAS-STEPHENS STATE FOREST….. 6.03
MOULTON……………………. 5.61
RED ROCK RESERVOIR………….. 5.57
CENTERVILLE………………… 5.39
MELCHER-DALLAS……………… 4.69
CHARITON…………………… 4.40
EDDYVILLE………………….. 4.36
CORYDON……………………. 4.32
OTTUMWA……………………. 4.27
BUSSEY…………………….. 4.25