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Flood — Madison, IA

May 13, 2005

Another round of heavy rainfall occurred during the middle part of the month. The month's most widespread rainfall occurred from late on the 10th until early on the 13th when an average of 2.42 inches of rain fell across the state. Nearly all of Iowa recorded at least an inch of rain during this 60 hour period with Adair reporting the most with 6.70 inches. Rain fell frequently during the last half of the month but amounts were on the light side with a state average of only 0.84 inches after th

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5446550). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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