Weather Highlights - May 21

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Severe weather occurrences during the past 24 hours...........
--Flash flooding was occurring in Fontanta Park in Iowa this morning
with some evacuations resulting.
--2.46 inches of rain fell in Grand Rapids, Michigan, yesterday
breaking the daily record of 1.13 inches set in 1917.
--A woman had to be evacuated by boat 3 miles east of Salem, Ohio,
due to flash flooding.
--An inch of rain fell in 10-15 minutes in Galena, Illinois.
--Winds gusted to 66 mph in West Union, Iowa, yesterday afternoon.
--Winds gusted to 70 mph in Epworth, Iowa, this morning.
--A semitrailer was blown over by high winds this morning in Rogers,
Nebraska.
--A bridge was washed out near Fredericksburg, Iowa.
24 hour rainfall totals ending at 2 p.m. EDT............

Mason City, IA 4.19


Emmetsburg, IA 4.00


Botanic Gardens, IL 2.30


Madison, NE 3.05


Wayne, NE 2.30


Clinton, IA 1.68


Des Moines, IA 0.76


Mundelein, IL 2.15


Albion, NE 2.06


Norfolk, NE 1.30

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