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Eventdex · Heavy Rain

DECATUR

476035 · 40.630, -93.900

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Event typeevent_typeHeavy Rain
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id476,035
Episode IDepisode_id79,345
Begin UTCbegin_utc2013-10-30T12:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2013-10-31T12:00:00+00:00
StatestateIOWA
County/zone typecz_typeC
County/zone namecz_nameDECATUR
Latitudelat40.630
Longitudelon-93.900
End latitudeend_lat40.630
End longitudeend_lon-93.900
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceASOS
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeSurface low pressure moved northeast across Iowa during the evening of the 30th. Air in the warm sector was rich in moisture for the time of the year with surface dewpoints in the mid 50s to around 60 and precipitable water values over an inch. CAPE was limited, but sufficient with 500 J/kg available. CAPE in the -10 to -30 C layer of the atmosphere was close to 300 J/kg. Isolated thunderstorms developed just ahead of a cold front as it moved through the state. One storm produced quarter size hail as it skirted the south side of Des Moines. Heavy rainfall occurred across southern Iowa. Numerous reports of 2 to over 3 inches of rain were received from south central into parts of southeast Iowa.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeTwenty four hour rainfall total of 2.45 inches.
Yearyear2,013

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DECATUR — Heavy Rain — TerraPulse