{"id":5959,"date":"2025-07-13T07:23:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T11:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.weatheramerica.com\/?p=5959"},"modified":"2025-07-13T07:23:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T11:23:20","slug":"weather-iowa-heavy-rain-slams-des-moines-and-central-parts-of-the-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/2025\/07\/13\/weather-iowa-heavy-rain-slams-des-moines-and-central-parts-of-the-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather Iowa: heavy rain slams Des Moines and central parts of the state"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5960\" src=\"http:\/\/us.weatheramerica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/des-moine-rain-1307.jpg\" alt=\"des-moine-rain-1307\" width=\"2120\" height=\"1413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/des-moine-rain-1307.jpg 2120w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/des-moine-rain-1307-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/des-moine-rain-1307-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/des-moine-rain-1307-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/des-moine-rain-1307-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/des-moine-rain-1307-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/des-moine-rain-1307-615x410.jpg 615w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/des-moine-rain-1307-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/des-moine-rain-1307-219x146.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2120px) 100vw, 2120px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A powerful line of <strong>thunderstorms<\/strong> rolled across <strong>Iowa<\/strong> from late <strong>Thursday, July 10<\/strong>, through <strong>Friday, July 11<\/strong>, dumping <strong>more than 2 inches of rain<\/strong> across parts of the <strong>Des Moines metro<\/strong> and beyond. The system brought <strong>heavy downpours<\/strong>, <strong>frequent lightning<\/strong>, and <strong>flash flood warnings<\/strong>, especially across <strong>central Iowa<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>Des Moines<\/strong>, the storm delivered a soaking <strong>2.31 inches of rain<\/strong> (58.7 mm) by the end of the day Friday, according to data from the <strong>Iowa Environmental Mesonet<\/strong>. Just to the north, <strong>Ankeny<\/strong> measured nearly <strong>2.04 inches<\/strong> (51.8 mm), while <strong>Ames<\/strong>, further north, topped the list locally with <strong>2.86 inches<\/strong> (72.6 mm).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>rainfall triggered flooding<\/strong> in some neighborhoods, including parts of <strong>Ames<\/strong>, where standing water caused travel disruptions. Over in <strong>Newton<\/strong>, storm watchers noticed <strong>rotating cloud formations<\/strong> near the <strong>Iowa Speedway<\/strong>, prompting a <strong>tornado warning<\/strong> that led fans to <strong>shelter in place<\/strong> ahead of the <strong>Sukup IndyCar Race weekend<\/strong>. Organizers cancelled Friday\u2019s practice due to the severe weather threat.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A second wave of storms moved through Friday afternoon, keeping much of <strong>central Iowa<\/strong> under a weather alert for most of the day. Rain totals continued to rise into <strong>Saturday, July 12<\/strong>, with several towns across the region reporting <strong>significant rainfall<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A powerful line of thunderstorms rolled across Iowa from late Thursday, July 10, through Friday, July 11, dumping more than 2 inches of rain across parts of the Des Moines metro and beyond. 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