I cannot believe that we did not have a power outage at work with this storm. We usually don't make it through weaker storms than last night.
Had about 4.5" of rain in Ames. My basement carpet is wet, but it never has been before so I have no idea where it came in at.
Got nearly 4.5" in my rain gauge overnight in the Beaverdale area. Checked my basement and sump pump around 2am and it could barely get a rest for 10 seconds at times as quick as the pit refilled. The floor drain is just a couple feet from the pit thankfully but I am tempted to look into a battery backup option just in case I ever lost power for extended time. Have some seeping water in parts of the floor so would hate to think what it would be like if I didn't have the sump we installed this spring. Lot of lightning, some must have been pretty close as a few rumbles shook the house. I'm in the middle of a basement remodel project so the wife and I didn't sleep too good last night wondering if that would get wet but luckily none of the drywall was touched and I'm resigned to the fact there isn't much I can do in a 1956 house when you get 4.5" of rain in 3 hours to stop a little water seeping from the floor.
Could be worse, a co-worker is out today with standing water, my boss has 2 sump pits and has standing water and showed me a video of water running in pretty good through the foundation walls.
Ha, you saying that just made me feel a ton better about my situation. I just bought a house (moved in Thursday) and woke up to a very small amount of water in the basement even with my sump pump. The house was built around the same time as yours. I was a little worried that I just bought a house with a leaky basement. You're right, it could be much worse.