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Rainfall reports: Mon., May 12th 2014

Weather

May 12th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

24-hour rainfall in Atlantic ending at 7-a.m today at the KJAN studios (A National Weather Service reporting station) amounted to 2.18-inches. 1 inch of rain has fallen since 10-p.m. Sunday. Other (Official and Unofficial reports):

4.0″ in Lewis; 3.64″ 3 miles south of Avoca; 3.5″ in Oakland; 3.48″ 3 miles s.w. of Castana (Monona County); 3.25″ in Glenwood; 2.96″ in Underwood; 2.89″ at Irwin & Massena; 2.7″ in Villisca; 2.6″ in Castana; 2.51″ in Mapleton (Monona County); 2.32″ in Red Oak; 2.3″ south of Atlantic & 1 mile south of Avoca; 2.29″ in Logan (Harrison County); 2 inches in Audubon and in Randolph; 1.75″ in Clarinda; 1.48″ in Shenandoah. A trained weather service spotter reported 4.15-inches of rain had fallen by 8:15-p.m. Sunday, 1 mile northwest of Griswold.

If you have rainfall amounts to report, submit them to KJAN at 1-800-283-5526, 243-3920 (in Atlantic), or by e-mail to kjannews@metc.net.   Please let us know where the measurement was taken (your location), the time of measurement and if it is a 24-hour total or weekend amount. Also, note any hail or severe storm damage that may have occurred. Thanks for your input!