Local Storm Report
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
816 PM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0944 AM Rain Mccallsburg 42.17N 93.39W
10/01/2026 M5.54 Inch Story IA Public
Social media report of 5.54 inches in
McCallsburg IA.
0947 AM Rain Grundy Center 42.36N 92.77W
10/01/2026 E4.50 Inch Grundy IA Public
Social media report of 4.5 inches in Grundy
Center IA since 5PM on Sep 30.
0127 PM Rain Manning 41.91N 95.07W
10/01/2026 E4.50 Inch Carroll IA Public
Social media report of 4.5 inches of
rainfall in Manning IA.
1108 AM Rain 1 SW Waterloo 42.48N 92.37W
10/01/2026 E4.50 Inch Black Hawk IA Public
Social media report of 4.5 inches within ZIP
code 50701 between 6pm and 6am.
0530 AM Rain Stout 42.53N 92.71W
10/01/2026 E4.37 Inch Grundy IA Public
Report from social media of 4.37 inches of
rainfall in Stout through 5:30am.
1049 AM Rain Randall 42.24N 93.60W
10/01/2026 M4.00 Inch Hamilton IA Public
Social media report of 4 inches of rain near
Randall IA.
1123 AM Rain 2 S Willey 41.96N 94.82W
10/01/2026 M3.87 Inch Carroll IA Mesonet
Measured from personal weather station.
1057 AM Rain 3 S Dike 42.43N 92.64W
10/01/2026 M3.84 Inch Grundy IA Mesonet
Measured from personal weather station.
0946 AM Rain Wellsburg 42.43N 92.92W
10/01/2026 M3.75 Inch Grundy IA Public
Social media report of 3.75 inches in
Wellsburg IA.
0654 AM Rain 1 NW Cedar Falls 42.53N 92.46W
10/01/2026 M3.60 Inch Black Hawk IA Public
1003 AM Rain 4 S Stanhope 42.23N 93.80W
10/01/2026 E3.50 Inch Hamilton IA Public
Social media report of 3.5 inches 4 miles
south of Stanhope IA.
0720 AM Rain 3 SSE Massena 41.21N 94.76W
10/01/2026 M3.50 Inch Cass IA Cocorahs
Cocorahs station IA-CS-12 Massena 2.9 SSE.
0950 AM Rain Clarksville 42.78N 92.67W
10/01/2026 E3.50 Inch Butler IA Public
Social media report of just under 3.5 inches
in Clarksville IA.
1219 PM Rain 2 N Boone 42.08N 93.88W
10/01/2026 M3.50 Inch Boone IA Public
Social media report of 3.5 inches north of
Boone IA.
0400 AM Rain 7 NNE Audubon 41.80N 94.86W
10/01/2026 M3.50 Inch Audubon IA Public
Rain gauge totals from 3pm yesterday
(9/30/2026).
0800 AM Rain 2 SSE Cedar Falls 42.49N 92.44W
10/01/2026 M3.39 Inch Black Hawk IA Mesonet
Mesonet station GW3192 Cedar Falls.
0730 AM Rain 3 WSW Dana 42.09N 94.29W
10/01/2026 M3.38 Inch Greene IA Mesonet
Mesonet station DVI013662 Hardin 13.
0730 AM Rain 2 SE Scranton 41.99N 94.52W
10/01/2026 M3.38 Inch Greene IA Mesonet
Mesonet station DVI013673 Hannahs 45.
0700 AM Rain Cedar Falls 42.52N 92.46W
10/01/2026 M3.35 Inch Black Hawk IA Cocorahs
Cocorahs station IA-BH-3 Cedar Falls 0.4
WNW.
0754 AM Rain 3 SSE New Providence 42.24N 93.15W
10/01/2026 M3.34 Inch Hardin IA Mesonet
Mesonet station DVI015218.
0718 AM Rain Cedar Falls 42.53N 92.45W
10/01/2026 M3.32 Inch Black Hawk IA Cocorahs
Cocorahs station IA-BH-23 Cedar Falls 0.4
NE.
0754 AM Rain Waterloo Regional Airpo 42.55N 92.40W
10/01/2026 M3.32 Inch Black Hawk IA ASOS
ASOS station KALO Waterloo Airport.
1058 AM Rain 2 SSE Eldora 42.34N 93.09W
10/01/2026 M3.31 Inch Hardin IA Mesonet
Measured from personal weather station.
0611 AM Rain 1 W Story City 42.19N 93.61W
10/01/2026 M3.30 Inch Story IA Cocorahs
Cocorahs station IA-SR-57 1 W Story City.
0700 AM Rain 1 SSE Cedar Falls 42.50N 92.44W
10/01/2026 M3.27 Inch Black Hawk IA Cocorahs
Cocorahs station IA-BH-7 Cedar Falls 1.4
SSE.
0830 AM Rain 3 S Jewell 42.27N 93.64W
10/01/2026 M3.25 Inch Hamilton IA Trained Spotter
1124 AM Rain 4 WNW Gilbert 42.13N 93.71W
10/01/2026 E3.25 Inch Boone IA Public
0311 AM Rain Carroll 42.07N 94.87W
10/01/2026 M3.20 Inch Carroll IA Emergency Mngr
Rain gauge total from noon yesterday
(9/30/2026). Was no longer raining at time
of report.
1120 AM Rain 2 WNW Scranton 42.03N 94.59W
10/01/2026 M3.14 Inch Greene IA Mesonet
Measured from personal weather station.
1046 AM Rain Gowrie 42.28N 94.29W
10/01/2026 E3.10 Inch Webster IA Public
Social media report of 3.1 inches of rain in
Gowrie IA.
1124 AM Rain 3 NE Gray 41.87N 94.94W
10/01/2026 M3.07 Inch Carroll IA Mesonet
Measured from personal weather station.
0700 AM Rain 2 S Roland 42.14N 93.51W
10/01/2026 M3.06 Inch Story IA Cocorahs
Cocorahs station IA-SR-50 Ames 10.0 NE.
0904 AM Rain 3 E Dayton 42.26N 94.01W
10/01/2026 M3.00 Inch Webster IA Emergency Mngr
Emergency Manager relayed a report of 3in.
of rainfall from a resident on Skillet Creek
Ave.
0941 AM Rain 1 E Halbur 42.01N 94.95W
10/01/2026 E3.00 Inch Carroll IA Public
Public report from social media of just
under 3 inches east of Halbur IA.
0942 AM Rain Parkersburg 42.57N 92.78W
10/01/2026 E3.00 Inch Butler IA Public
Social media report of 3 inches of rain near
Parkersburg IA.
0837 AM Rain 3 NE Paton 42.19N 94.21W
10/01/2026 M2.95 Inch Greene IA Public
Reported via social media.
0745 AM Rain 3 SSW New Providence 42.25N 93.19W
10/01/2026 M2.93 Inch Hardin IA Mesonet
Mesonet station GW1062 New Providence.
1045 AM Rain Boone 42.05N 93.88W
10/01/2026 M2.76 Inch Boone IA Public
Social media report of 2.76 inches of
rainfall since midnight in Boone IA.
0959 AM Rain Clarksville 42.78N 92.67W
10/01/2026 E2.75 Inch Butler IA Public
Social media report of 2.75 inches in
Clarksville IA.
1235 PM Rain 1 WNW Otho 42.43N 94.16W
10/01/2026 M2.70 Inch Webster IA Public
Received social media report of 2.7 inches
of rainfall south of Fort Dodge IA.
1134 AM Rain 3 SSE Gilbert 42.07N 93.62W
10/01/2026 M2.55 Inch Story IA Public
Received social media report of 2.55 inches
in the far north of Ames from 8am on 9/30 to
8am on 10/1.
1055 AM Rain Wall Lake 42.27N 95.09W
10/01/2026 E2.50 Inch Sac IA Public
Social media report of 2.5 inches near Wall
Lake IA.
1006 AM Rain 1 S Webster City 42.45N 93.82W
10/01/2026 M2.50 Inch Hamilton IA Public
Social media report of 2.5 inches of
rainfall on the south end of Webster City
IA.
1005 AM Rain Duncombe 42.47N 94.00W
10/01/2026 M2.46 Inch Webster IA Mesonet
Social media report of personal weather
station that recorded 2.46 inches of
rainfall in Duncombe IA.
0300 AM Flash Flood 3 ESE Coon Rapids 41.86N 94.63W
10/01/2026 Guthrie IA Emergency Mngr
Water over the road about a foot deep and
still rising.
0640 AM Flash Flood Dike 42.46N 92.63W
10/01/2026 Grundy IA Emergency Mngr
Barricaded roads within Dike due to water.
Water was a foot deep in some locations.
0640 AM Flash Flood 4 ESE New Hartford 42.54N 92.56W
10/01/2026 Grundy IA Emergency Mngr
Emergency Manager reported water beginning
to cover parts of Highway 57 near the county
line.
0500 AM Flash Flood Cedar Falls 42.52N 92.45W
10/01/2026 Black Hawk IA Law Enforcement
Significant roadway flooding across Cedar
Falls, Iowa, with reports of manhole covers
lifting out of position.
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