...RAINFALL SOAKS THE TRI STATE AREA... A LARGE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM MOVED THROUGH SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND NORTHWEST IOWA THIS MORNING...LEAVING BEHIND A FAIR AMOUNT OF RAINFALL. SOME RAINFALL TOTALS WERE ACTUALLY NEAR OR GREATER THAN THE AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH OF JULY. SOME STORM TOTALS RECEIVED THROUGH JULY 24, 2001 4PM THIS AFTERNOON... SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA CANISTOTA 3.25 4WNW CANTON 3.15 SIOUX FALLS AIRPORT 2.52 /NORMAL JULY PRECIP 2.68 INCHES TOTAL RAINFALL IN LAST 48 HOURS 4.88 IN/ 4ESE HARTFORD 2.28 LYONS 1.85 6SE CENTERVILLE 1.74 3NE FORESTBURG 1.70 10E BERESFORD 1.50 1E RENNER 1.40 ALCESTER 1.11 KIMBALL 1.00 MITCHELL 0.80 MANCHESTER 0.64 4W HURON 0.50 HURON AIRPORT 0.44 NORTHWEST IOWA 3ENE HOSPERS 4.10 3E HOSPSERS 3.75 1N SHELDON 3.16 PRIMGHAR 3.03 ROSSIE 2.80 SPENCER 2.35 SPENCER AIRPORT 2.34 CHEROKEE 1.98 2SE SIOUX CENTER 1.92 4E SIOUX RAPIDS 1.85 SIOUX CITY AIRPORT 0.28 SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA LUVERNE 2.10 WORTHINGTON 1.73 4NW ADRIAN 1.65 8N READING 0.70 PIPESTONE NATL MONUMENT 0.50 JC/DPM |