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Flood — Poweshiek, IA

May 9, 2003

The active weather continued as convective storms produced a swath of moderate rainfall from central Iowa into northeast Iowa on the late on May 6. 24-hour totals ending 12Z on the 7th included Shell Rock (SHRI4), 1.40"; Newton, (NWTI4), 1.09"; Grundy Center (GNDI4), 1.00"; New Providence (NPVI4), 0.90" and Cedar Falls (CEDI4), 0.89". This system was followed by a one day break, with renewed activity developing on the afternoon of May 8. With southwest Iowa in a Moderate SPC Risk for severe stor

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5352444). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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