(Radio Iowa) – Forecasters say parts of Wright and Franklin counties got up to a half-foot of rain overnight, bringing flash flooding to communities including Alexander, Clarion and Eagle Grove. Wright County Emergency Management Coordinator Jarika Beecher says many basements were flooded and many roads were impassible as municipal crews tried to keep up with the torrents.
Eagle Grove football field (Photo by Pat Powers)
“We had a lot of water taken in last night and a lot of city streets were overwhelmed with all the water that was coming in so quickly,” Beecher says, “but they did their best to stay on top of all of it and had some pumps going and both Clarion and Eagle but water still got in a lot of people’s basements.”
Despite all of her training, even Beecher wasn’t immune from the unstoppable forces of nature. “I have a house in Eagle and I had water in my basement as well. I think the drains were just overwhelmed. There’s a lot of water going in so the drains weren’t taking it,” Beecher says. “I’ve been talking with the Eagle Grove mayor, they’re going to try to figure out a game plan for this morning and try to help people out, but there’s only so much that can be done when that much water is being taken in all at once.”
Meteorologist Brad Small, at the National Weather Service, says Sunday night’s storms brought some extreme downpours to the region. “We had a swath of what radar estimated to be four to six inches of rain from the Eagle Grove area through other parts of Clarion in Wright County and then near Alexander in Franklin County,” Small says. “We did have some personal weather stations record over five inches of rain in Eagle Grove and they were hit pretty hard with flooding overnight.”
The water has receded and most roads that were flooded are now open to traffic. Small says the weather will be changing by midweek and will start feeling more seasonal. “We’ve got a larger trend that looks like it’s pointing toward less precipitation and more summery conditions with more heat and humidity, especially as we end the week and into the weekend, when highs in the 90s will be more common for the weekend,” Small says, “and we’ll see heat indices well through the 90s, possibly touching 100 degrees in spots.”
No injuries were reported in this latest round of flooding.
Severe storms that moved over the Omaha/Council Bluffs area Sunday evening moved into western Iowa, bringing penny to golf ball-size hail to the Crescent area. Several funnel clouds were observed as well, including this one near Minden at around 6:50-p.m. (Photo courtesy of Zach Ploen).
The National Weather Service reports a personal weather station six-miles NE of Orient (Adair County) recorded a 64 mph gust of wind at around 9:34-p.m., Sunday, as storms moved into the County. Hail three-quarters (.75) of inch in diameter was reported one-mile NW of Shenandoah at around 9:36-p.m., Sunday. A funnel cloud was observed by Shelby County Emergency Management at around 6:50-p.m. one-mile NW of Shelby. Hail the size of ping-pong balls (1.5 inches in diameter) fell 4 miles NE of Council Bluffs at around 6:57-p.m. A few minutes earlier, the hail had been the size of half dollar coins.
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph this morning.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm this evening.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday: A 30% chance of afternoon showers & thunderstorms, otherwise mostly sunny. High near 83.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 83. Our Low this morning was 57. We received .04″ rain Sunday night, in Atlantic. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 77 and the Low was 50. The All-Time Record High in Atlantic on July 8th, was 102 in 1937, and the Record Low was 42 in 1908. Sunrise: 5:53; Sunset: 8:56.
Today: Mostly cloudy w/scattered showers and thunderstorms this morning & later this afternoon. High near 79. Winds W/SW @ 5-10 mph this morning.
Tonight: Mo. cloudy w/a scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Low around 60.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Wednesday: A slight chance of afternoon showers & thunderstorms, otherwise mostly sunny. High near 83.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 84. The Low was 59. We received .03″ rain Saturday into early this morning, in Atlantic. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 66 and the Low was 55. The All-Time Record High in Atlantic on July 7th, was 107 in 1937, and the Record Low was 41 in 1934. Sunrise: 5:53; Sunset: 8:56.
Massena reports .23″ rain for the 24-hours ending 7-a.m. July 7th.
A KJAN social media follower sent us these pictures of a funnel cloud earlier this evening (around 8:37-p.m.) near Harlan. There were no warnings issued for the area. Photo’s courtesy of Zach Ploen.
Today: Mostly sunny w/a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms late this afternoon. High near 82. SW winds around 5-10 mph.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms through midnight. Low around 62.New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday: A 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 81. W/SW winds 5-10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night: A 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 60. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday: Mostly sunny w/a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 80.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Friday’s High in Atlantic was 81. Our Low this morning, 56. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 77 and the Low was 53. The All-Time Record High in Atlantic on July 6th, was 106 in 1937, and the Record Low was 47 in 1937 & 2006. Sunrise: 5:52; Sunset: 8:56.
Today: Mostly sunny & breezy. High near 77. NW winds 10-25 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 58.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny w/a 30% chance of late afternoon showers & thunderstorms. High near 82. SW winds 5-10.
Tom. Night: Showers & thunderstorms likely. Low around 62.
Sunday: Partly sunny w/a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 79.
Sunday Night: A 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 60.
Monday: Partly sunny w/a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 79.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Thursday’s High temperature in Atlantic was 83. Our Low this morning, 62. There was a Trace of rain after 7-a.m., Thursday. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 79, and the Low was 52. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on July 5th was 107 in 1911. The Record Low was 41 in 1972. Sunrise today: 5:51-a.m. Sunset is at 8:57-p.m.
Today (Independence Day): Partly sunny w/a 50% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High near 79. Southwest winds @ 5-10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Partly cloudy w/a slight (10%) chance of showers & thunderstorms this evening. Low around 60. W @ 10-20 mph.
Friday: A slight chance of afternoon showers, otherwise mostly sunny & breezy, with a high near 78. NW winds @ 15-25 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Saturday: Mostly sunny w/a slight chance of afternoon showers & thunderstorms. High near 81.
Saturday Night: A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 60.
Sunday: Partly sunny w/a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 79.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Wednesday’s High temperature in Atlantic was 85. The Low was 60. 24-hour rainfall (ending at 7-a.m. today): .04″. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 90, and the Low was 66. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on July 4th was 111 in 1936. The Record Low was 41 in 1967. Sunrise today: 5:51-a.m. Sunset is at 8:57-p.m.
Today: Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Independence Day: Mostly cloudy w/a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 80. Light and variable wind becoming southwest at 5-10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night: Mo. Cldy w/a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Low around 60. W/NW winds 10-20 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny & breezy, with a high near 76.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Tuesday’s High temperature in Atlantic was 82. Our Low this morning was 57. We received .33-inches of rain yesterday (for a 2-day total of 2.28-inches). Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 88, and the Low was 62. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on July 3rd was 107 in 1936. The Record Low was 43 in 1967 & 1968. Sunrise today: 5:50-a.m. Sunset is at 8:57-p.m.
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