Heavy Rain, Iowa
- When
- April 30, 8:00 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Iowa County, Dodgeville
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.001, -90.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in Wisconsin, April 30, 2003
Heavy rains resulting from several rounds of thunderstorms resulted in some minor urban and small stream flooding. ) water levels reached the floor boards of vehicles.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS MKX wrote it up.
Heavy rains resulting from several rounds of thunderstorms resulted in some minor urban and small stream flooding. About 4 miles south of Belmont (Lafayette Co.) water levels reached the floor boards of vehicles. Gusty winds up to 43 knots (50 mph) created waves on some of the water-covered roads around Verona (Dane Co.)! Rainfall totals ranged from 1.50 to 3.00 inches based on WSR-88D Doppler radar estimates. A spotter in Verona recorded 1.98 inches. By the next morning, a total of 3.50 inches was measured in Dodgeville (Iowa Co.). Argyle (Lafayette Co.) picked up 2.53 inches of rain.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Dane
- When
- April 30, 8:00 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Dane County, Verona
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.067, -89.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Lafayette
- When
- April 30, 8:00 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Lafayette County, 4 mi S of Belmont
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.661, -90.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Green
- When
- April 30, 8:00 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Green County, 4 mi NW of Jordan
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.680, -89.602 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
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The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Illinois, April 30, 2003
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 30, 2003
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Iowa, April 30, 2003
- Lightning Strike in Iowa, April 30, 2003
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, April 30, 2003
- Flash Flood and Hail in Georgia, April 30, 2003
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 30, 2003
- Hail in Missouri, April 30, 2003
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, April 30, 2003
- Hail and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, April 30, 2003
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 30, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 30, 2003
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5348408, 5348409, 5348410, 5348411.