Widespread and heavy rainfall events have been difficult to come by this year. Thanks to some extra atmospheric moisture provided by an old tropical system, that looks to change with our near term stretch of weather. Heavy rainfall has started overnight and will continue for the next few days. The featured map is a forecast of precipitation totals for the next five days from the Weather Prediction Center. Parts of northern Iowa are indicated to approach four inches of rain.

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