Unusually heavy rainfall across the Plains
July 10, 2009

We've experienced several days over the past week or so with exceptional rainfall amounts across parts of the Upper Midwest, including areas of 4.5" rainfall in southern Iowa on the 3rd and 4th and flood-causing storms in northeastern Iowa overnight (with one report of 6" of rain at Denver, Iowa and a new daily record at Waterloo). Taking a look at the total rainfall over the last seven days, it's clear we've had a wet spell. Times like these serve to remind us of the value of backup systems for pump stations and portable pumps for flood control and lift station bypass, not to mention sump pumps to keep basements from flooding.

July 2009
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last revised July 2009