Historic 10.31" rain overnight in Dubuque, IA

[Skyfarmr]

This rain system is along a stalled front and is moving through already soaked northern Illinois today; we caught the northern edge of this in S. WI and what A LOT of intense lightening and house rattling thunder!

These overnight rain totals are phenomenal.
http://blog.chicagoweathercenter.com/2011/07/historic-1019-rain-overnight-in-dubuque.html

Historic 10.31" rain overnight in Dubuque; 13.45" at Galena
July 28, 2011 5:47 AM

Northeast Iowa and northwest Illinois were the unfortunate recipients of the latest excessive rainfall event. Dubuque, Iowa shattered many records with 10.96" of rain between 7PM and 7AM this morning.

In Galena, the rain was even heavier. 13.45" was recorded overnight. All of this rain led to extreme flooding that washed out roads as well as bridges.

Here is a list of the extreme rains that occurred around 120 miles west of Chicago:

14.50" Dubuque, IA (4 miles south of downtown)

13.45" Galena, IL

13.10" Peosta, IA

10.92" Dubuque, IA

10.31" Dubuque, IA (official location)

Dubuque, IA is on the Mississippi River across from Grant Co., WI which is currently under flash flood watch until 3pm this afternoon

Have been hearing a lot about "record rainfall" in the last few years. Googling the term brought up another recent "record rainfall" in Chicago from this past weekend.
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/article_2f54ef72-b582-11e0-98fa-001cc4c03286.html

Chicago gets record rainfall
CHICAGO (AP) - The overnight storms that hit the Chicago area have broken the city's record for most rainfall in a single day.

The National Weather Service says 6.86 inches have fallen at Chicago O'Hare International Airport since 1 a.m. Saturday.

That's the biggest single-day rainfall since records began in 1871. The previous record was 6.64 inches that fell on Sept. 13, 2008.

Meteorologist Richard Castro says additional rain before midnight on Saturday could break the record for largest rainfall in Chicago in a 24-hour period. That record stands at 9.25 inches from Aug. 13-14, 1987.

The overnight storm closed several flooded expressways, ramps and roads. Several thousand utility customers have also lost power.

Read more: http://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/article_2f54ef72-b582-11e0-98fa-001cc4c03286.html#ixzz1TPfSXA4F

Another article for record breaking rainfalls with this latest system moving through Michigan:
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/07/record_rainfall_heres_how_much.html

Record rainfall: Here's how much water dropped where you live
GRAND RAPIDS -- The 3.49 inches of rain that fell in Grand Rapids Wednesday sets a new record for July 27, splashing away the old record of 2.96 inches for the day set in 2006.

But the Rockford area, which got 5.08 inches, is the center of the heaviest rainfall reports so far, the National Weather Service said.

Totals ranged from 3 to 5 inches throughout much of the region, with other top spots including 6.8 inches in Barry County's Nashville and 5.45 inches in Eaton Rapids.

Here are some of the 24-hour rainfall reports coming in from weather spotters in or near these communities:

-- Rockford: 5.08 inches

-- Sparta: 4.06 inches

-- Comstock Park: 4.53 inches

-- Alto: 4.33 inches

-- Caledonia: 3.45 inches

-- Ada: 3.1 inches

-- Cutlerville: 3.59 inches

-- Middleville: 3.49 inches

-- Cannonsburg: 3.79 inches

-- Byron Center: 3.27 inches

-- Nunica: 3.6 inches

-- Hudsonville: 2.8 inches

-- Walker: 2.27 inches

-- East Grand Rapids: 2.74 inches

-- Wyoming: 2.41 inches

-- Holland: 2.15 inches

-- Kentwood: 3.83 inches

And across the Pacific, Korea has had devastating record rainfall:
67 dead or missing in record rainfall http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20110728000938

 

[anart]

Usually, one inch of rain is equal to around ten inches to one foot of snow. That means those folks would have received 10 to 13 feet of snow over night. Had this happened in January, they would have gone to bed able to open their doors and windows and woken up completely buried!!

 

[RyanX]

That's insane!

Yes, the rain in the US upper midwest has been highly unusual this summer. It seems 'patchy' too. Some storms hit suddenly and very intense in certain areas and then hardly touch other nearby places.

 

[Skyfarmr]

That's insane!

Yes, the rain in the US upper midwest has been highly unusual this summer. It seems 'patchy' too. Some storms hit suddenly and very intense in certain areas and then hardly touch other nearby places.

Patchy indeed! Totals given on local weather this morning gave totals for Madison at just under 2" for month of July. We're 45 minutes south from there, and have totaled up over 4" and all but 1/4" of that has fallen since last Saturday. The storms passing through are dropping massive amounts of rain, often breaking monthly rainfall records with one or two storms.

Was out yesterday afternoon picking beans and could hear this low steady rumble for about 30 minutes before rain started falling again; however, there wasn't any lightening, thunder, or wind accompanying the rain. Was kind of eerie.

And, what's up with this humidity? ugh! 98% this morning! Feel like a human condenser.

 

[Laura]

Usually, one inch of rain is equal to around ten inches to one foot of snow. That means those folks would have received 10 to 13 feet of snow over night. Had this happened in January, they would have gone to bed able to open their doors and windows and woken up completely buried!!

I think we can pretty much expect that to start happening this winter... this may be the last winter that SOME areas see a Spring.

 

[Beau]

Usually, one inch of rain is equal to around ten inches to one foot of snow. That means those folks would have received 10 to 13 feet of snow over night. Had this happened in January, they would have gone to bed able to open their doors and windows and woken up completely buried!!

I think we can pretty much expect that to start happening this winter... this may be the last winter that SOME areas see a Spring.

Considering how much rain we've gotten here in Northern Canada this summer (which is rare, usually VERY dry just east of Rockies), I would say that the above is also highly likely here and farther north.

 

[EGVG]

Usually, one inch of rain is equal to around ten inches to one foot of snow. That means those folks would have received 10 to 13 feet of snow over night. Had this happened in January, they would have gone to bed able to open their doors and windows and woken up completely buried!!

I think we can pretty much expect that to start happening this winter... this may be the last winter that SOME areas see a Spring.

Considering how much rain we've gotten here in Northern Canada this summer (which is rare, usually VERY dry just east of Rockies), I would say that the above is also highly likely here and farther north.

Maybe it's time so move near the Ecuador??? ;)

 

[Al Today]

I don't tell people what I have within my house because this may be weird. Have tools inside to dig out. A pick, pick axe, shovels, and whatever. Be ready to live in a cave to dig out. Have a chimney? Make a plan, be prepared for evacuation. Whatever opportunity is available, think, prepare. This may or not happen, but there is nothing wrong to be prepared to give yourself a fighting chance.