It is currently an interesting dichotomy in Iowa currently with some parts of the state experiencing drought and others flooding. One such area experiencing flooding is Clayton County up in far northeastern Iowa. The featured map shows 12 hour estimated precipitation from MRMS between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. The RADAR-only based estimates peg amounts over eight inches and one need not travel far to the south and west to find values of zero! This is the time of year for such extreme and highly localized precipitation events to occur as storms tend not to move very fast and can train over the same locations given a feed of moist air into the thunderstorm complex.

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