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SXUS99 KDSM 040133
RERDSM
                                                                                
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
732 PM CDT MON NOV 3 2003
                                                                                
...RECORD RAINFALL REPORTED IN DES MOINES SO FAR THIS EVENING...
                                                                                
THE UNUSUAL NOVEMBER SHOWERS ACROSS IOWA HAS PRODUCED RECORD 24 HOUR
RAINFALL THUS FAR THIS EVENING FOR DES MOINES. AVERAGE RAINFALL WAS
2 TO 3 INCHES FROM BEDFORD TO DES MOINES TO WATERLOO DURING THE PAST
24 HOURS. RADAR ESTIMATES HAD ISOLATED AREAS RECEIVING 3 TO 4
INCHES.  FURTHER UPDATES WILL BE ISSUED LATER THIS EVENING IF NEEDED.
                                                                                
STATION        RECORD RAINFALL     OLD RECORD AND YEAR
DES MOINES         2.60               1.62 IN 1983
                                                                                
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