Here we go again - Thunderstorms!

travman23 · 06-22-2007, 04:15 PM

Got dark here quick in Des Moines and can hear thunder although the worst is still north of downtown it looks like.

dinger · 06-22-2007, 04:17 PM

Originally Posted by C.John

Well, JP did say that Iowa was the Cyclone State.

he pretty much hit the nail on the head there. even God is on our side to develop a larger fan base.

DaddyMac · 06-22-2007, 04:17 PM

Rained like a waterfall out here in the Urbandale/Grimes area.

Pea sized + hail. I'd say we just got 1/2" to an 1" in the last 20 minutes or so.

Pretty bright to the west now @ 3:15

cytech · 06-22-2007, 04:56 PM

Originally Posted by CyinCo

This would be a great idea for a billboard. You could have a map similar to this one with weather cells of various strength like this one. However, the outline of the strong cells would roughly form "punching cy".

That is a great idea, I would love to see that on a billboard

Drive4cy · 06-22-2007, 04:58 PM

This storm flopped worse than the 2005 Iowa Hawkeye football team.

brianhos · 06-22-2007, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by Drive4cy

This storm flopped worse than the 2005 Iowa Hawkeye football team.

I did not know it was hyped up...I heard nothing about rain or a storm until I heard the weather radio go off.

DareDevil · 06-22-2007, 05:09 PM

Looks like the Des Moines area is going to get hammered with rain! The weather channel said this storm could produce rain @ 2 1/2 inches per hour!

DaddyMac · 06-22-2007, 05:12 PM

Round two coming through Urbandale now. Not quite a nasty looking as round one, but still.....

(knock on wood)

brianhos · 06-22-2007, 05:35 PM

Dangit! I was just walking out the car to leave, and now it is pouring.

Cannot even escape early on a friday anymore! Ohh well, I won't melt in the rain, here goes nuthin.

Cyclonesrule91 · 06-22-2007, 06:02 PM

3+" in Grimes since 2 pm according to another guy here in the office. I don't think I have ever seen it rain so hard for so long as it did here in West Des Moines the last 45 minutes. I couldn't see across the road and man was there rotation in the clouds before it opened up. That rotation might have been the start of the tornado that touched down in Norwalk.

bellzisu · 06-22-2007, 11:28 PM

Don't know about you guys... but that was a crazy storm that went through.

First off.. I almost got pushed off the road by rushing water on 141 just west of Granger.

Second... My gf called crying about being in Norwalk while there was a tornado.. So I was stupid and got in my truck and braved the weather.

I have never seen wind and rain like that before. got just to Norwalk at the end of the major part of the storm and trees where completely destoryed along with some houses. We finally got power about 9:30pm. Talk about a long afternoon.

DareDevil · 06-22-2007, 11:32 PM

Originally Posted by bellzisu

Don't know about you guys... but that was a crazy storm that went through.

First off.. I almost got pushed off the road by rushing water on 141 just west of Granger.

Second... My gf called crying about being in Norwalk while there was a tornado.. So I was stupid and got in my truck and braved the weather.

I have never seen wind and rain like that before. got just to Norwalk at the end of the major part of the storm and trees where completely destoryed along with some houses. We finally got power about 9:30pm. Talk about a long afternoon.

Glad to see that you made it through the storm!

jbhtexas · 06-22-2007, 11:33 PM

Originally Posted by dinger7203

you guys are so lucky. i love severe weather.

Move to North Texas...the first tornado warning came during Christmas week and it's been going ever since...