929 SXUS73 KDMX 242345 RERDMX RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 531 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT WATERLOO... A RECORD RAINFALL OF 0.48 INCHES WAS SET AT WATERLOO TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 0.41 SET IN 1940. THE NEW RECORD WILL LIKELY BE MUCH HIGHER BY THE END OF THE DAY AS PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. $$ RUSSELL